ARTHUR CHATWIN LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
-21.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2M
-8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
288
-8.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£35K
-112.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,601,562 | £13,677,062 | £14,179,419 | £13,283,308 | -6.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£210,503 | £37,002 | £329,093 | £16,236 | -95.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,212,009 | -£263,813 | -£28,586 | £281,426 | -£35,017 | -112.4% | |
| Net profit | — | -£258,788 | -£8,586 | £249,339 | -£117,017 | -146.9% | |
| Cash | £2,763,991 | £1,022,208 | £807,733 | £1,437,384 | £1,133,825 | -21.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,070,830 | £4,903,998 | £4,831,650 | £4,693,394 | £4,374,674 | -6.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,725,859 | £3,442,071 | £3,408,485 | £3,476,271 | £3,198,350 | -8% | |
| Equity | £3,725,859 | £3,442,071 | £3,408,485 | £3,476,271 | £3,198,350 | -8% | |
| Average employees | 239 | 290 | 313 | 316 | 288 | -8.9% | |
| Wages | £3,886,404 | £4,685,485 | £5,478,907 | £5,893,740 | £5,656,804 | -4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £289,864 | £146,864 | £169,967 | £210,279 | £135,965 | -35.3% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -1.8% | 0.3% | 2.3% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.2% | -0.1% | 1.8% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -4.3% | 0.8% | 7.0% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 44.2% | 42.9% | 40.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.38x | 1.51x | 1.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | -3.71x | 0.42x | 3.78x | 0.23x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “During 2025 turnover decreased by 6% to £13.3m. Sales were impacted by the closure of 2 stores, Chester City Centre store at the end of 2024 when the lease expired and the Newcastle store in April 2025, following the sale of the freehold.”
- “During the year we invested £402,070 in new capital equipment across the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHATWIN, Edward Robert | Director | 2000-04-03 | Aug 1971 | British |
| COOPER, Sharon Elizabeth | Director | 2025-07-14 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENKS, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2013-02-28 | 2025-06-08 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Brian Philip | Secretary | — | 2013-02-28 |
| AINSLEY, John Martyn | Director | — | 1996-10-22 |
| BAXTER, Ian | Director | 2008-01-08 | 2009-12-31 |
| CHATWIN, Arthur | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| CHATWIN, Brian Arthur | Director | — | 2005-09-05 |
| CHATWIN, John Murray | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| JENKS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2025-07-14 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Brian Philip | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2014-05-02 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Brian Philip | Director | — | 2013-02-28 |
| MOONEY, Paul | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2016-10-18 |
| MOONEY, Trevor John | Director | — | 2014-05-02 |
| PORTEUS, Robert | Director | — | 1993-09-04 |
| SHENTON, Mary Myfanwy | Director | — | 1992-10-24 |
| TOMLINSON, David | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| WATERFIELD, Albert Richard | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2008-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward Robert Chatwin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing change details of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-10-28 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.