EDE & RAVENSCROFT LIMITED
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Cash
£7.9m
+24.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.8m
+14.3% vs 2024
Employees
217
+8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-4.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · 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 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £45,294,028 | £41,164,098 | £41,219,772 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,405,423 | £1,351,792 | £1,322,479 | -2.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,986,942 | £1,960,150 | £1,487,330 | £1,414,533 | -4.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,111,244 | -£2,864,247 | £3,402,285 | £1,459,097 | £1,660,031 | £1,254,746 | -24.4% | |
| Cash | £16,583 | £2,835,279 | £16,341,968 | £6,901,220 | £6,372,434 | £7,943,624 | +24.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,024,425 | £27,710,221 | £26,344,570 | £26,784,908 | £8,242,035 | £9,268,483 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £26,918,711 | £23,903,264 | £23,554,349 | £24,761,446 | £7,721,398 | £8,824,944 | +14.3% | |
| Equity | £26,918,711 | £23,903,264 | £23,554,349 | £24,761,446 | £7,721,398 | £8,824,944 | +14.3% | |
| Average employees | — | 126 | 168 | 199 | 201 | 217 | +8% | |
| Wages | — | £3,882,586 | £8,084,024 | £8,036,484 | £8,839,786 | £9,154,478 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.2% | 4.0% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 5.2% | 16.4% | 14.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.1% | 14.4% | 43.2% | 49.2% | 74.2% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.13x | 1.23x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 13.66x | 23.27x | 26.25x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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 n 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
- EDE & RAVENSCROFT LIMITED · parent
- Ede & Ravenscroft (Malaysia) SDN.BHD 51%
- Armstrong and Oxford Limited 100%
- Ede & Ravenscroft Nigeria Limited 100%
- Ede & Ravenscroft (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALLS, Adrian Trevor | Director | 2016-06-13 | Apr 1958 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Elizabeth | Director | — | Jan 1941 | British |
| MIDDLETON, James Spencer | Director | 2011-07-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Michael William | Director | — | Sep 1942 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISSEKER, Tilden John | Secretary | — | 2011-10-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2002-02-27 | 2022-05-17 |
| ROBERTS, Claire | Secretary | 2010-03-26 | 2011-10-31 |
| BARRY, Anthony Kevin | Director | 1996-01-02 | 1998-07-30 |
| BISSEKER, Tilden John | Director | — | 2011-10-31 |
| KEEN, William Robert | Director | — | 1996-01-14 |
| MIDDLETON, Emma Louise | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2022-05-17 |
| WHEATLEY, James Martyn | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ede & Ravenscroft Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-31 | Active |
| Mr Michael William Middleton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Middleton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-06 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-06 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-06-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-06-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-06-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
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.