W. LIDDY & COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+38.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+210.8% vs 2023
Employees
736
-23.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+311.2% first positive since 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,272,445 | — | £19,972,500 | — | £31,421,618 | — | £33,439,359 | — | £36,396,064 | £32,305,018 | |
| Operating profit | £722,890 | — | £402,065 | — | £3,000,549 | — | -£726,044 | — | -£1,158,542 | £2,413,574 | |
| Profit before tax | £672,633 | — | £381,857 | — | £2,992,051 | — | -£726,268 | — | -£1,137,714 | £2,402,469 | |
| Net profit | £519,540 | — | £281,354 | — | £2,364,003 | — | -£574,730 | — | -£1,296,459 | £2,240,073 | |
| Cash | £3,986,789 | £3,986,789 | £4,231,883 | £3,546,733 | £4,440,648 | £4,437,558 | £4,083,760 | £4,083,760 | £1,898,473 | £2,625,263 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,339,753 | — | £3,880,988 | — | £3,563,919 | — | £2,867,241 | — | £1,981,960 | £3,773,820 | |
| Net assets | £2,494,659 | — | £2,546,913 | — | £3,250,916 | — | £2,586,186 | — | £929,727 | £2,889,800 | |
| Equity | £2,494,659 | — | £2,546,913 | — | £3,250,916 | — | £2,586,186 | — | £929,727 | £2,889,800 | |
| Average employees | 643 | — | 647 | — | 691 | — | 817 | — | 961 | 736 | |
| Wages | £6,847,574 | — | £7,144,063 | — | £8,016,037 | — | £9,771,013 | — | £11,030,982 | £9,053,389 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £138,692 | — | £160,540 | — | £178,333 | — | £180,500 | — | £200,000 | £200,000 |
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
-11.2%
£36,396,064 £32,305,018
-
Cash
+38.3%
£1,898,473 £2,625,263
-
Net assets
+210.8%
£929,727 £2,889,800
-
Employees
-23.4%
961 736
-
Operating profit
+308.3%
-£1,158,542 £2,413,574
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+311.2%
-£1,137,714 £2,402,469
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
-17.9%
£11,030,982 £9,053,389
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | — | 2.0% | — | 9.5% | — | -2.2% | — | -3.2% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | — | 1.4% | — | 7.5% | — | -1.7% | — | -3.6% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | — | 10.4% | — | 84.2% | — | -25.3% | — | -58.5% | 64.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.59x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 14.38x | — | 19.90x | — | 353.09x | — | -3241.27x | — | -271.51x | 53.24x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- W. LIDDY & COMPANY LIMITED 1994-01-12 → present
- LIVELY LOBSTER LIMITED 1993-10-07 → 1994-01-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Ryecroft Glenton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the company reported excellent profits this year, the results were affected by 3 key items: - VAT refunds were received for previously overlooked recoverable amounts on fees charges by delivery companies - A VAT creditor was released back to the profit and loss account - The company sold 2 of its stores Having considered predicted trading results, the director is of the opinion that the company is now stable and unless the UK economy took a significant downturn, resulting in a turnover drop of at least 24%, the business has enough cash reserves to meet its obligations and continue to trade for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The company sold two of its stores during the year and thus remains financially stable and strong, with healthy reserves and cash balances.”
- “The company sold the Killingworth and Kingston Park franchises to Vieira Group Limited at market value through McDonalds normal procedures.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Sara | Secretary | 2023-01-01 | — | — |
| LIDDY, William | Director | 1994-01-21 | Nov 1946 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIDDY, Sara Joanne | Secretary | 1994-01-21 | 2006-06-30 |
| VIEIRA, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2006-07-01 | 2023-02-01 |
| DICKINSON DEES | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-10-07 | 1994-01-21 |
| CARE, Timothy James | Nominee Director | 1994-01-27 | 1994-04-27 |
| CARE, Timothy James | Nominee Director | 1993-10-07 | 1994-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Liddy | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.