CHARLES CHURCH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£454K
+7.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£422M
+8.9% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£54M
+4.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £376,874,000 | £479,649,000 | +27.3% | |
| Operating profit | £53,232,000 | £58,015,000 | +9% | |
| Profit before tax | £52,138,000 | £54,345,000 | +4.2% | |
| Net profit | £36,958,000 | £34,536,000 | -6.6% | |
| Cash | £423,000 | £454,000 | +7.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £396,533,000 | £423,258,000 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £387,364,000 | £421,900,000 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £387,364,000 | £421,900,000 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.4% | 13.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.7% | 78.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 41.72x | 15.26x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CHARLES CHURCH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1995-08-02 → present
- CHARLES CHURCH SOUTHERN LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1995-08-02
- RITZVALE LIMITED 1974-09-02 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the Company's principal risk areas that they consider material to the assessment of going concern. Having completed this assessment, the Directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the continued financial support of the ultimate Parent Company Persimmon Plc. The Directors have received confirmation that Persimmon Plc intends to support the company for a period of 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. For further information regarding the going concern status, please refer to the statement on page 12.”
Group structure
- CHARLES CHURCH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Charles Church Southern Limited 100%
- Charles Church Limited 100%
- Pentra Limited 100%
Significant events
- “UK economic and market conditions”
- “Climate change and sustainability”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVISON, Tracy Lazelle | Secretary | 2001-07-20 | — | British |
| FINCH, Dean Kendal | Director | 2020-12-01 | Jul 1966 | British |
| NICHOLS, Julia | Director | 2021-09-30 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Michael John | Director | 2022-01-14 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAK, Paul Mario | Secretary | — | 1996-09-30 |
| BROADBENT, Walter Louis Farndon | Secretary | 1996-09-30 | 1999-01-22 |
| GARNER, Laurence Edwin | Secretary | 1999-01-22 | 2001-05-18 |
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Secretary | 2001-05-18 | 2001-07-20 |
| ALLAN, Sian Elizabeth | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| BAILY, Thomas Andrew | Director | 1998-08-24 | 2002-03-01 |
| BAK, Paul Mario | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| BASELEY, Stewart Antony | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| BROADBENT, Walter Louis Farndon | Director | 1996-09-01 | 1999-01-22 |
| BRYANT, David George | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2009-12-31 |
| CALVERT, Andrew Richard John | Director | 1996-05-31 | 1998-08-27 |
| CHURCH, Susanna Bridgette | Director | — | 1994-02-08 |
| CORDY, Richard Miles | Director | 2000-01-03 | 2001-12-31 |
| FAIRBURN, Jeffrey | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2018-12-31 |
| FARLEY, Michael Peter | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2013-04-18 |
| FRANCIS, Gerald Neil | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| GARNER, Laurence Edwin | Director | 1999-01-22 | 2001-10-01 |
| GILL, Corinne Jane | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2011-04-30 |
| GREENAWAY, Nigel Peter | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2016-04-30 |
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2002-05-01 |
| GREWER, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2001-05-21 |
| JENKINSON, David | Director | 2013-05-07 | 2020-09-20 |
| KILLORAN, Michael Hugh | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2022-01-14 |
| LOW, John David | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2001-06-01 |
| MILLAR, John | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2006-04-30 |
| PRYNNE, Richard Charles | Director | 1996-07-08 | 1999-10-25 |
| SCREGG, Nicholas Robert | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| SMITH, David John | Director | 1998-08-27 | 2001-03-19 |
| SMITH, Nicholas Howard | Director | 1995-02-23 | 2001-05-11 |
| STENHOUSE, Richard Paul, Mr | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2021-09-30 |
| THORNTON, David | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2018-09-30 |
| TWINE, Nicholas Paul | Director | 1999-01-06 | 2003-07-31 |
| WATT, Stephen | Director | 2001-06-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| WEBB, Dennis Michael | Director | 1996-05-31 | 1999-10-28 |
| WHITE, John | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2009-12-31 |
| WILSON, John Clifford | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1997-09-29 |
| WINDSOR, Jason Michael | Director | 2022-07-26 | 2023-09-01 |
| WOOD, John Meredyth | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 454 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-07 | MORT MISC | mortgage | Mortgage miscellaneous | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.