THIS IS IT STORES LIMITED
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Cash
£5.4M
+90.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.5M
+30.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
48
+23.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+45.9% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £16,848,751 | £21,398,363 | £29,239,187 | +36.6% | |
| Operating profit | £542,046 | £2,061,353 | £2,988,947 | +45% | |
| Profit before tax | £540,860 | £2,061,353 | £3,006,489 | +45.9% | |
| Net profit | £591,860 | £2,067,353 | £2,265,489 | +9.6% | |
| Cash | £1,596,402 | £2,830,875 | £5,385,782 | +90.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,683,985 | £5,745,338 | £7,417,627 | +29.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,677,985 | £5,745,338 | £7,511,627 | +30.7% | |
| Equity | £3,677,985 | £5,745,338 | £7,511,627 | +30.7% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 39 | 48 | +23.1% | |
| Wages | £1,232,258 | £1,563,439 | £1,935,924 | +23.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £327,313 | £590,679 | £651,988 | +10.4% |
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 | 3.2% | 9.6% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 9.7% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.7% | 35.9% | 40.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.4% | 24.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.18x | 3.90x | 2.08x |
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
- THIS IS IT STORES LIMITED 2015-03-27 → present
- WILTON BRADLEY LIMITED 1994-01-05 → 2015-03-27
- GARAGEBACK PROJECTS LIMITED 1993-11-18 → 1994-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed budgets and cash flow forecasts and are satisfied that, based on the information available to date, the company is able to operate within available facilities, which include those made available by other group companies, for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation.”
Significant events
- “The directors believe the business enters 2026 from a significantly strengthened position, supported by strong cash generation, improved operational scalability and continued growth in its owned consumer brands.”
- “The company has also secured expanded warehousing facilities at its existing operational site, effective from January 2026, which are expected to support continued growth, improve operational efficiency and reduce reliance on third-party external warehousing over the longer term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Andrew David | Secretary | 2019-08-12 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Antony William | Director | 1993-12-02 | Aug 1960 | British |
| BRADLEY, Carl | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1991 | British |
| BRADLEY, Ross | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jun 1987 | British |
| PARNELL, Jason | Director | 2020-05-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| PIERCY, Joshua | Director | 2020-05-01 | May 1990 | British |
| ROSSI, Marcello Gino | Director | 2016-10-20 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEETHAM, Leigh Karen | Secretary | 1993-12-02 | 2019-08-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-18 | 1993-12-02 |
| ARROWSMITH, Paul Kevin | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2025-09-30 |
| BRADLEY, William Henry | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2000-11-03 |
| CHEETHAM, Leigh Karen | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2025-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-18 | 1993-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Bradley Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.