FORDS CHESHIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+33.2% highest in 8 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+15.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
8
+14.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+521.3% first positive since 2023
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £85,733,778 | — | £60,053,607 | £83,617,479 | — | £89,646,548 | £110,053,831 | £143,470,816 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,703,333 | — | £816,149 | £1,369,786 | — | £817,719 | £471,096 | £2,504,728 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,510,823 | — | £673,648 | £1,206,911 | — | £472,912 | -£337,796 | £1,423,006 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,223,767 | — | £545,654 | £977,729 | — | £382,876 | -£287,265 | £1,074,101 | |
| Cash | — | £490 | -£312,936 | £293,259 | £962,456 | £962,456 | £313,654 | £761,135 | £1,013,938 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,081,247 | — | £5,644,233 | £6,524,630 | — | £6,087,806 | £5,812,071 | £6,726,674 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,081,247 | — | £5,626,901 | £6,524,630 | — | £6,087,806 | £5,800,541 | £6,719,142 | |
| Equity | £3,927,480 | £5,081,247 | £5,081,247 | £5,626,901 | £6,524,630 | £6,524,630 | £6,087,806 | £5,800,541 | £6,719,142 | |
| Average employees | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Wages | — | £173,580 | — | £150,818 | £285,112 | — | £363,909 | £236,801 | £236,600 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £45,808 | — | £60,081 | £135,269 | — | £135,269 | £135,268 | £95,268 |
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
+30.4%
£110,053,831 £143,470,816
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+33.2%
£761,135 £1,013,938
highest in 8 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£5,800,541 £6,719,142
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+14.3%
7 8
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+431.7%
£471,096 £2,504,728
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+521.3%
-£337,796 £1,423,006
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
-0.1%
£236,801 £236,600
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.0% | — | 1.4% | 1.6% | — | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.4% | — | 0.9% | 1.2% | — | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 33.5% | — | 14.5% | 21.0% | — | 13.4% | 8.1% | 37.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.85x | — | 5.69x | 8.41x | — | 2.36x | 0.58x | 2.28x |
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
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- 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. 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The business also trades off a satellite site at Trafford Park, which has been extended and opened in August 2025. This has allowed the business to increase its stock for retail at the Trafford Park site, again by approximately 100% and as with the Winsford site, should hopefully with increased sales, return even greater profits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD, Paul Thomas | Secretary | 2001-12-14 | — | British |
| FORD, Edward James | Director | 2018-04-16 | Oct 1989 | British |
| FORD, John William | Director | 2018-04-16 | Oct 1989 | British |
| FORD, Paul Thomas | Director | 1999-04-22 | Oct 1957 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINFORD, Arthur Keith | Secretary | 1999-04-22 | 2001-12-13 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-22 | 1999-04-22 |
| FORD, Christine Mary | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2018-04-16 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-04-22 | 1999-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Thomas Ford | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-16 |
| Mrs Christine Mary Ford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation 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.