WILLIAM THOMPSON (YORK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-14
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+0.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+4.1% vs 2024
Employees
69
-6.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£671K
+134.4% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-14.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £44,099,948 | — | — | — | £54,138,712 | £51,521,127 | |
| Operating profit | £54,075 | — | — | — | -£1,989,153 | £611,286 | |
| Profit before tax | £54,975 | — | £4,491,933 | £326,903 | -£1,952,216 | £671,261 | |
| Net profit | £31,217 | — | £3,665,250 | £412,720 | -£1,505,645 | £480,539 | |
| Cash | £2,758,839 | — | £4,939,534 | £4,430,233 | £3,786,167 | £3,813,399 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,676,480 | — | £13,420,879 | £14,716,272 | £13,129,706 | £13,653,313 | |
| Net assets | £7,522,953 | — | £12,895,573 | £13,308,293 | £11,802,648 | £12,283,187 | |
| Equity | £7,522,953 | £9,230,323 | £12,895,573 | £13,308,293 | £11,802,648 | £12,283,187 | |
| Average employees | 75 | — | 77 | 78 | 74 | 69 | |
| Wages | £2,466,421 | — | £2,535,467 | £2,553,415 | £2,666,486 | £2,387,375 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,127 | — | £182,327 | £203,372 | £175,235 | £67,018 |
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
-4.8%
£54,138,712 £51,521,127
-
Cash
+0.7%
£3,786,167 £3,813,399
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£11,802,648 £12,283,187
-
Employees
-6.8%
74 69
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+130.7%
-£1,989,153 £611,286
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+134.4%
-£1,952,216 £671,261
first positive since 2024
-
Wages
-10.5%
£2,666,486 £2,387,375
lowest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | — | — | — | -3.7% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | — | — | — | -2.8% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.7% | — | — | — | -15.2% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 32.2% | 35.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.06x | 2.85x | |
| Interest cover | 269.03x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively. may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Volumes in the year to 30 September 2025 grew by 2% year on year, but with reducing commodity prices, feed revenue saw a reduction of 9% on 2024. Retail sales through the store at Murton were transferred to the parent company during the year, although the revenue and profit impact of this change were immaterial.”
- “The business has stabilised and is now on an upward profit trajectory, resulting in an operating profit of £0.6m against an operating loss of £2.0m in the previous year.”
- “The Company is subject to an ongoing investigation, for which resolution is expected within the next 12 months. The best estimate that the company has regarding the costs that are likely to be incurred in order to bring this matter to a close is £486,694. Subsequent to the year end the outcome of the investigation was concluded, and costs were finalised at £507k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERWORTH, Richard | Director | 2024-01-09 | Nov 1962 | British |
| GREENFIELD, Stephen Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2024-01-09 | Sep 1960 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Christine Margaret | Secretary | — | 2007-07-03 |
| DRURY, John Michael | Secretary | 2007-07-03 | 2017-01-04 |
| RICHARDSON, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 2017-01-04 | 2023-11-27 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Charles Reginald | Director | — | 1994-02-14 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Michael William | Director | — | 2007-07-03 |
| BECKETT, Nicola Jane | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2014-07-03 |
| BRADER, Alan Charles | Director | 2024-01-09 | 2026-04-02 |
| BRADER, Alan Charles | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2021-03-31 |
| CLARKE, Steven Henry | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2014-10-17 |
| DRURY, John Michael | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2014-07-03 |
| HARTLEY, Peter Anderson | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2014-07-03 |
| HEATH, Daniel Benjamin | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2014-07-03 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Hugh Ronksley | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2014-07-03 |
| LAWSON, Keith Anthony | Director | — | 2010-12-17 |
| LYTH, Christopher | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2014-07-03 |
| OWBRIDGE, Steven | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2014-07-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Andrew Mark | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2023-11-27 |
| ROOK, Robert Charles | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2024-02-01 |
| THOMPSON, David William | Director | — | 2007-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murton Feeds Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-16 | Ceased 2018-11-16 |
| Brandsby Agricultural Trading Association Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-16 | Active |
| William Thompson Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2018-11-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.