S. THOROGOOD & SONS (COVENT GARDEN) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-28 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+25.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+17% vs 2023
Employees
39
+14.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£913K
+15.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £25,165,030 | £26,118,565 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £788,982 | £904,076 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £788,982 | £913,257 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £574,752 | £621,444 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,193,079 | £2,757,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £3,443,724 | £4,080,133 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,401,131 | £3,980,742 | |
| Equity | £2,110,670 | £2,246,384 | £2,934,823 | £3,404,034 | £2,634,354 | £3,401,131 | £3,980,742 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,811,012 | £2,009,700 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £123,914 | £121,332 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+3.8%
£25,165,030 £26,118,565
-
Cash
+25.8%
£2,193,079 £2,757,953
-
Net assets
+17%
£3,401,131 £3,980,742
-
Employees
+14.7%
34 39
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Operating profit
+14.6%
£788,982 £904,076
-
Profit before tax
+15.8%
£788,982 £913,257
-
Wages
+11%
£1,811,012 £2,009,700
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 22.9% | 22.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.76x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1593.90x | 1986.98x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Clemence Hoar Cummings
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the fruit and vegetable wholesale business will continue to be profitable for the year ended 31 October 2025. 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- S. THOROGOOD & SONS (COVENT GARDEN) LIMITED · parent
- Mushroom Man.Co.Uk Limited 100%
- S. Thorogood & Sons (Direct) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The group has faced a challenging trading environment during the year, influenced by external economic pressures, market volatility, and increased competition. Despite this the Group has traded well.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOROGOOD, Andrew John | Secretary | 2004-05-06 | — | British |
| THOROGOOD, Andrew John | Director | — | Apr 1958 | British |
| THOROGOOD, Timothy James | Director | — | Nov 1954 | British |
| THOROGOOD, William John | Director | 2021-09-15 | Dec 1991 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODGSON, Neil | Secretary | — | 2004-05-06 |
| THOROGOOD, Christopher John | Director | — | 2002-11-15 |
| THOROGOOD, Geoffrey Herbert | Director | — | 1997-05-23 |
| THOROGOOD, Graham Herbert | Director | — | 2017-07-19 |
| THOROGOOD, Hugh Charles | Director | — | 2002-11-15 |
| THOROGOOD, Samuel John | Director | — | 1995-02-04 |
| THOROGOOD, Simon Samuel Kim | Director | — | 2002-11-15 |
| THOROGOOD, Stephen John | Director | — | 2019-09-02 |
| THOROGOOD, Walter James | Director | — | 2001-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy James Thorogood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Andrew John Thorogood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2019-10-11 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
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.