WHITE STORES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-09 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-34.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+5.1% vs 2023
Employees
25
-32.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£200K
-67.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WHITE STORES LIMITED 2011-03-04 → present
- CUSHIONS DIRECT LIMITED 2008-10-07 → 2011-03-04
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £40,129,363 | £37,643,880 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £855,959 | £833,465 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £621,018 | £199,571 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £479,448 | £474,216 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,656,640 | £2,402,200 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £11,461,899 | £12,581,224 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £9,228,149 | £9,702,365 | |
| Equity | £703,134 | £1,188,143 | £3,987,063 | £8,770,008 | £9,098,701 | £9,228,149 | £9,702,365 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 25 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,249,012 | £824,958 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | 6.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.50x | 1.25x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The company remains committed to its strategic vision of becoming the UK's leading outdoor living eCommerce business, supported by its strategically located showrooms in the south of England. The business has ambitions to continue expanding it's physical presence in the UK with the opening of new strategically placed Showrooms in the coming years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITELEY, James Jack | Secretary | 2013-09-30 | — | British |
| FOUCHER, Andrew | Director | 2023-06-01 | Feb 1992 | British |
| FOUCHER, Leeanna | Director | 2023-06-01 | Nov 1990 | British |
| GRANT, Victoria Anne | Director | 2021-02-25 | Oct 1979 | British |
| MCLAREN, Steven Charles | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jun 1990 | British |
| OXLEY, James | Director | 2019-03-04 | Nov 1979 | British |
| WHITELEY, James Jack | Director | 2008-10-07 | Jan 1985 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, June | Secretary | 2008-10-07 | 2013-09-30 |
| DAVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2008-10-07 |
| ROFFEY, Thomas Mark | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2022-04-17 |
| WHITELEY, Jack Percy | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2012-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 036 Group Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Mr James Jack Whiteley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-16 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.2%
£40,129,363 £37,643,880
-
Cash
-34.3%
£3,656,640 £2,402,200
-
Net assets
+5.1%
£9,228,149 £9,702,365
-
Employees
-32.4%
37 25
-
Operating profit
-2.6%
£855,959 £833,465
-
Profit before tax
-67.9%
£621,018 £199,571
-
Wages
-34%
£1,249,012 £824,958
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers