CHARBONNEL ET WALKER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£21M
Equity attributable
Employees
191
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4M
Period ending 2025-04-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,935,739 | £22,756,450 | |
| Operating profit | £4,144,662 | £3,576,526 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,235,543 | £3,694,772 | |
| Net profit | £3,146,509 | £2,741,360 | |
| Cash | £4,669,265 | £5,735,611 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,480,585 | £21,222,880 | |
| Net assets | £20,433,375 | £21,174,735 | |
| Equity | £20,433,375 | £21,174,735 | |
| Average employees | 189 | 191 | |
| Wages | £5,135,700 | £5,307,663 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £268,747 | £256,880 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 15.7% | |
| Net margin | 15.0% | 12.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.2% | 16.9% | |
| Current ratio | 5.88x | 5.94x | |
| Interest cover | 403.61x | 791.97x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHARBONNEL ET WALKER LIMITED · parent
- Dorchester Chocolates Limited 100%
- House of Dorchester Limited 100%
- Personalized Products Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Commitment of "£3,757,399 (2024: £2,787,522) to purchase bulk supplies of raw ingredients from one of its main suppliers."”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATSON, Andrew Clive | Secretary | 1999-01-27 | — | British |
| BATSON, Andrew Clive | Director | 2000-02-04 | Dec 1967 | British |
| WESTON, Cecily Sophia Montagu | Director | 2021-07-13 | Apr 2002 | American |
| WESTON, Galvin, Mr. | Director | 1995-10-12 | Jun 1951 | American |
| WESTON, Michelle Louise | Director | 2021-07-13 | Aug 1961 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Stephen Derek | Secretary | — | 1995-10-20 |
| METCALFE, Garry James | Secretary | 1995-10-20 | 1999-01-27 |
| ARMSTRONG, Stephen Derek | Director | 1995-07-10 | 1995-07-21 |
| AXFORD, Graham | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1995-07-10 |
| CROWE, Allan | Director | — | 1991-05-20 |
| HOWLAND, Richard John Spencer | Director | — | 2003-02-12 |
| MAXWELL, Ralph Cruickshank | Director | 1993-09-10 | 2000-01-21 |
| METCALF, David Richard | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| METCALFE, Garry James | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2004-06-17 |
| SEARS BLACK, Roderick Clive | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2003-09-15 |
| WESTON, George Grainger | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2023-10-07 |
| WHITEFIELD, Robert Henry | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2002-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2019-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.