CHALLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£40K
+10,389.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-33% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
+8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-561.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,822,309 | £9,018,096 | £8,429,603 | |
| Operating profit | — | £252,233 | £522,800 | £583,905 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £161,905 | £344,192 | -£1,587,149 | |
| Net profit | — | £187,019 | £301,252 | -£1,595,192 | |
| Cash | — | £3,612 | £380 | £39,859 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,500,903 | £6,391,783 | £5,206,283 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,344,654 | £5,445,906 | £3,650,714 | |
| Equity | £5,377,635 | £5,344,654 | £5,445,906 | £3,650,714 | |
| Average employees | — | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
| Wages | — | £828,136 | £980,175 | £1,027,257 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £129,650 | £62,102 | £141,813 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.5%
£9,018,096 £8,429,603
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+10,389.2%
£380 £39,859
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-33%
£5,445,906 £3,650,714
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+8%
25 27
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+11.7%
£522,800 £583,905
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-561.1%
£344,192 -£1,587,149
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£980,175 £1,027,257
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.6% | 5.8% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.9% | 3.3% | -18.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.9% | 8.2% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.81x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.79x | 2.93x | 3.77x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- CHALLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Challs USA Inc 100%
- Challs Asia PTE Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2024, the Intragroup acquisition of assets and liabilities of Primo Manufacturing Limited by Challs International Limited was completed, designed to create synergies accruing from merging the vertically integrated subsidiaries arising from focusing on streamlining the end to end process from manufacturing to fulfilment within the FMCG market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINS, David | Secretary | 2026-04-27 | — | — |
| BURCHELL, Edward Lawrence | Director | 2023-04-16 | Aug 1988 | British |
| BURCHELL, Edwina Laurie | Director | 1992-04-27 | Mar 1954 | British |
| BURCHELL, Graham | Director | 1992-04-27 | Jan 1956 | British |
| DUNCAN, Daniel | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURCHELL, Edwina Laurie | Secretary | 1992-04-27 | 2008-03-31 |
| FINNEY, Marlini | Secretary | 2008-04-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| CITY INITIATIVE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-15 | 1992-04-27 |
| FINNEY, Marlini | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2023-04-28 |
| MACSWEENEY, Kieran Finbarr | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| RAMPLING, Michael John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| THOMPSON, Christopher William | Director | 2024-07-04 | 2025-05-16 |
| THORNTON, Robert Ian | Director | 2024-04-16 | 2024-10-31 |
| C I NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-15 | 1992-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challs International Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-01 | Active |
| Mrs Edwina Laurie Burchell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
| Mr Graham Burchell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
| Mrs Edwina Laurie Burchell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.