SEWELL RETAIL LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8k
+3.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.9k
+7.5% vs 2024
Employees
220
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7k
+42.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,443,000 | £53,968 | £49,932 | -7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,337,000 | £1,804 | £1,896 | +5.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,979,000 | £1,165 | £1,663 | +42.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,470,000 | £682 | £1,243 | +82.3% | |
| Cash | £1,905,000 | £3,664 | £3,806 | +3.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,015,000 | £14,753 | £14,646 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £9,071,000 | £9,203 | £9,896 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £9,071,000 | £9,203 | £9,896 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 230 | 233 | 220 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £4,272,000 | £4,647 | £4,727 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £550,000 | £567 | £733 | +29.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £23,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £185,000 | £187 | £179 | -4.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 1.3% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.6% | 12.2% | 12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.2% | 59.5% | 54.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.60x | 0.73x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 6.10x | 4.60x | 5.76x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- SEWELL RETAIL LIMITED 2004-07-15 → present
- SEWELL SERVICE STATIONS LIMITED 2000-09-01 → 2004-07-15
- SOUTHCOATES SERVICE STATION LIMITED 1995-08-08 → 2000-09-01
- GENEVA SERVICES LIMITED 1993-07-28 → 1995-08-08
- SEWELL ELECTRICAL LTD. 1989-10-25 → 1993-07-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis, in accordance with applicable UK Accounting Standards, under the historical cost convention as modified by recognition of investment properties at fair value.”
Significant events
- “The company disposed of one site during the year, resulting in a profit on disposal of tangible fixed assets of £781,000.”
- “In 2025, 6 Ordinary C shares were issued at a value of £1 each. The proceeds received in relation to these shares was £95,000.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company repaid £2.6m of its long term bank borrowings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEEDHAM, David Adrian | Secretary | 1996-09-30 | — | British |
| BATCH, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2016-10-03 | Nov 1983 | British |
| DAVISON, Simon John | Director | 2006-11-28 | Apr 1974 | British |
| MORTIMER, Alexandra Sarah | Director | 2016-10-03 | Oct 1981 | British |
| OUGHTIBRIDGE, Rebecca Josephine | Director | 2026-02-13 | Jul 1985 | British |
| SEWELL, Patrick Allan | Director | 2001-04-02 | Mar 1972 | British |
| SEWELL, Paul Edwin | Director | — | May 1952 | British |
| SEWELL, Susan Anne | Director | 2001-12-27 | May 1952 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, John Reginald Greenhow | Secretary | 1995-08-09 | 1996-09-30 |
| HANSON, John Reginald Greenhow | Secretary | — | 1995-02-27 |
| MONEY, Ian Christopher | Secretary | 1995-02-27 | 1995-08-08 |
| CRAVEN-JONES, David | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2021-05-26 |
| CRAVEN-JONES, Robert Christopher | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2007-04-01 |
| LEEDHAM, David Adrian | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2006-11-28 |
| SEWELL, Dennis Anthony | Director | — | 2012-09-14 |
| SEWELL, Mary Christine | Director | 2001-12-27 | 2012-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sewell Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.