CHURCH & CO LIMITED
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Cash
£73k
-85.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£26m
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
135
+1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-63.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,067,251 | £11,361,951 | £11,591,285 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | -£437,720 | £3,590,074 | £962,367 | -73.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,862,593 | £3,484,604 | £1,264,880 | -63.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,558,812 | £5,028,066 | £1,779,002 | -64.6% | |
| Cash | £5,062,549 | £493,426 | £73,161 | -85.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £19,718,889 | £24,553,879 | £25,882,881 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £19,718,889 | £24,553,879 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 138 | 133 | 135 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £4,790,480 | £4,501,448 | £4,571,177 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.3% | 31.6% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 85.0% | 44.3% | 15.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.9% | 1.1% | -2.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.06x | 5.03x | 8.77x | |
| Interest cover | -0.22x | 12.77x | 57.98x |
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
- CHURCH & CO LIMITED 2007-07-30 → present
- CHURCH & CO PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1926-01-16 → 2007-07-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- A.C.T Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Company's parent undertaking, Prada S.p.A has agreed to provide financial support as necessary for a period of at least twelve months from the date the Directors approve the financial statements of the Company”
Group structure
- CHURCH & CO LIMITED · parent
- Church & Co (Footwear) Limited 100%
- Church UK Retail Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Church UK Retail Limited was dissolved on 2nd January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERTELLI, Patrizio | Director | 2017-03-29 | Apr 1946 | Italian |
| BERTONCINI, Francesca | Director | 2022-01-03 | Dec 1970 | Italian |
| MANZATTO, Denni | Director | 2022-01-03 | Jan 1985 | Italian |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH, Jonathan David Ian | Secretary | 2000-07-10 | 2007-07-02 |
| HAYWARD, Peter Anthony | Secretary | — | 2000-07-07 |
| SHAH, Hamun | Secretary | 2007-07-02 | 2024-02-23 |
| BERTELLI, Patrizio | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2009-10-19 |
| BERTELLI, Patrizio | Director | 2002-11-14 | 2005-01-31 |
| BOVONE, Andrea | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2006-12-20 |
| CARMINATI MOLINA, Emanuele | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2006-12-20 |
| CHURCH, Ian Berkeley | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| CHURCH, John George | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| CHURCH, Jonathan David Ian | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2009-07-10 |
| CHURCH, Jonathan David Ian | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-12-21 |
| CHURCH, William John | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2009-07-10 |
| COZZANI, Alessandra | Director | 2021-07-27 | 2021-12-31 |
| CRAWSHAW, John | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ESPEY, James Stuart | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1999-12-21 |
| ETHERIDGE, Stephen | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2018-04-27 |
| ETHERIDGE, Stephen | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-12-21 |
| GALLI, Donatello | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2007-06-01 |
| GLEDHILL, Anthony James Sinton | Director | — | 1999-12-21 |
| KENNEDY, Iain Manning | Director | — | 2002-01-10 |
| LUPAS, Alexandra Domnica | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2017-03-29 |
| MASSARDI, Roberto | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2002-11-14 |
| MAZZI, Carlo | Director | 2018-04-27 | 2021-07-27 |
| MAZZI, Carlo | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2017-03-29 |
| MCGIBBON, Lewis | Director | — | 1999-12-21 |
| PASQUINI, Filippo | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2007-06-01 |
| PITTA, Giovanni | Director | 2004-11-29 | 2007-06-01 |
| ROBINS, John Vernon Harry | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1996-03-12 |
| ROMANO, Anthony | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2021-12-31 |
| SALOMONI, Marco | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2007-06-01 |
| STILLI, Riccardo | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2004-10-31 |
| STREICHENBERGER, Juliette | Director | 2009-10-19 | 2013-01-28 |
| WALTON JONES, Howard | Director | — | 1999-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrizio Bertelli | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-04-18 | Ceased 2024-05-29 |
| Ms Miuccia Prada Bianchi | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-04-18 | Active |
| Church Holding Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.