CHARTERS OF ALDERSHOT LIMITED
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Cash
-£465k
-35,670.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.2m
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
43
-6.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£242k
-24.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,000,685 | £24,835,116 | £25,859,440 | £22,741,749 | £22,053,147 | £20,899,366 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £366,519 | £1,039,148 | £556,023 | £170,534 | £336,483 | £246,448 | -26.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £251,694 | £976,030 | £514,297 | £114,881 | £322,251 | £241,919 | -24.9% | |
| Net profit | £198,862 | £777,759 | £410,171 | £75,490 | £228,902 | £170,628 | -25.5% | |
| Cash | £297,092 | £344,731 | £362,712 | £283,124 | -£1,299 | -£464,663 | -35,670.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,571,960 | £3,919,986 | £3,851,947 | £3,161,056 | £3,200,849 | £3,178,495 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,459,297 | £3,059,788 | £3,274,989 | £3,155,509 | £3,189,441 | £3,165,099 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | £2,459,297 | £3,059,788 | £3,274,989 | £3,155,509 | £3,189,441 | £3,165,099 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 43 | -6.5% | |
| Wages | £2,077,117 | £1,856,082 | £1,795,649 | £1,810,233 | £1,733,850 | £1,596,057 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £107,619 | £99,718 | £94,825 | £96,709 | £96,697 | £99,132 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £56,900 | £56,700 | £57,700 | +1.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | 26.5% | 14.4% | 5.4% | 10.5% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.5% | 66.4% | 64.1% | 69.4% | 68.4% | 69.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.90x | 0.90x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 3.19x | 16.46x | 13.32x | 3.06x | 23.61x | 53.76x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- 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
- “Dividends totalling £194,970 (2024 - £194,970) were paid in the year in respect of shares held by the company's directors.”
- “Included within finished goods and goods for resale is consignment stock totalling £4,603,457 (2024: £896,857). This stock is pledged as security against the consignment stock liability included in other creditors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEPPARD, Hilary Elaine | Secretary | 2016-10-18 | — | — |
| LEPPARD, John Barry | Director | — | Jul 1946 | British |
| MACQUEEN, Derek Grant | Director | 2003-01-03 | Oct 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINBRIDGE, Michael | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| BURRIDGE, Marguerite Mary | Secretary | — | 1994-05-25 |
| GRAHAM, Florence | Secretary | 1994-05-25 | 2000-10-16 |
| LEPPARD, John Barry | Secretary | 2001-12-11 | 2005-02-01 |
| LOWRY, Owen Thomas | Secretary | 2000-10-16 | 2001-09-11 |
| MANCHESTER, David | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2016-10-18 |
| BURCH, Paul | Director | — | 2010-06-07 |
| BURRIDGE, Kenneth Patrick | Director | — | 1992-11-21 |
| BURRIDGE, Marguerite Mary | Director | — | 1994-07-18 |
| CRABTREE, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2006-06-06 |
| LEWIS-JONES, Michael John | Director | 1994-07-18 | 2000-02-25 |
| MANCHESTER, David James | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2016-10-18 |
| PLANT, Susan | Director | — | 1994-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hilary Elaine Leppard | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-01-01 | Active |
| Mr David Manchester | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-18 |
| Mr John Barry Leppard | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
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.