ROBERT POCHIN LIMITED
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Cash
£164k
-46.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8m
+6.9% vs 2024
Employees
172
+6.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-29.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,895,822 | £56,962,535 | £57,402,538 | £61,352,560 | +6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,761,704 | £2,787,193 | £2,571,669 | £1,965,632 | -23.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,747,926 | £2,771,457 | £2,535,105 | £1,781,232 | -29.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,022,261 | £2,130,524 | £1,866,486 | £1,316,655 | -29.5% | |
| Cash | £6,786 | £242,315 | £306,879 | £163,648 | -46.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,462,281 | £9,590,807 | £7,909,988 | £8,405,660 | +6.3% | |
| Net assets | £8,184,557 | £9,308,000 | £7,506,905 | £8,023,509 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £8,184,557 | £9,308,000 | £7,506,905 | £8,023,509 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 141 | 154 | 162 | 172 | +6.2% | |
| Wages | £5,203,993 | £5,854,872 | £6,354,581 | £7,129,903 | +12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £610,002 | £523,719 | £517,869 | £700,638 | +35.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £25,762 | £61,161 | £56,472 | -7.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £140,660 | £128,133 | £154,803 | +20.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.5% | 29.1% | 32.5% | 23.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.2% | 52.1% | 60.9% | 60.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.77x | 1.48x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 70.33x | 10.10x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROBERT POCHIN LIMITED 1995-02-14 → present
- R.POCHIN & SON LIMITED 1922-02-06 → 1995-02-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having carefully reviewed its forecasts, the directors consider the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As a result, the directors continue to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “UK businesses continue to address many uncertainties including the ongoing consequences of environmental sustainability and geopolitical events such as the impact of international conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. These uncertainties have contributed to an environment where there exists a range of issues and risks, including substantial inflation, higher interest rates, labour shortages, disrupted supply chains and new ways of working.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARJORAM, Stephen John | Secretary | 2025-12-19 | — | — |
| FROGGATT, Simon | Director | 1997-02-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MARJORAM, Stephen John | Director | 2025-06-24 | Jun 1977 | British |
| POCHIN, David Roy | Director | — | Jun 1958 | British |
| PYSDEN, Matthew | Director | 2024-10-21 | Aug 1982 | British |
| TRICKETT, Peter Charles Walter, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-29 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRINGTON, Glynn | Secretary | 2007-10-10 | 2025-12-19 |
| FROGGATT, Simon | Secretary | 1994-01-05 | 2007-10-10 |
| POCHIN, David Roy | Secretary | — | 1994-01-05 |
| BARRINGTON, Glynn | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2025-12-19 |
| DAY, John Philip | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| POCHIN, Herbert Orry | Director | — | 2002-05-14 |
| PRESS, Stuart | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2021-09-02 |
| STONES, Paul Derek | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2008-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pochin Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-02-28 | Active |
| Mr David Roy Pochin | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-07-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-07-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.