HUTTON & CO (SHIPS CHANDLERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
-14.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6m
+7.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
51
+41.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-32.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,263,279 | £14,945,166 | +12.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,691,720 | £1,139,861 | -32.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,656,280 | £1,124,916 | -32.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,306,254 | £901,372 | -31% | |
| Cash | £54,640 | £214,200 | £292,838 | £198,917 | £2,762,047 | £2,354,208 | -14.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £906,854 | £1,142,776 | £1,408,194 | £2,080,454 | £3,308,346 | £3,588,366 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £549,414 | £873,786 | £1,232,754 | £2,002,092 | £3,308,346 | £3,559,718 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £549,414 | £873,786 | £1,232,754 | £2,002,092 | £3,308,346 | £3,559,718 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 51 | +41.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,408,274 | £1,872,051 | +32.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £126,607 | £275,434 | £250,000 | -9.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £2,097 | £1,321 | -37% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £100,759 | £125,000 | +24.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 51.1% | 31.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.1% | 74.5% | 73.4% | 57.4% | 46.2% | 46.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.12x | 2.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 46.61x | 76.27x |
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
- HUTTON & CO (SHIPS CHANDLERS) LIMITED 2000-04-25 → present
- CHENCROSS LIMITED 2000-03-29 → 2000-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments, together with the Company's strong liquidity position and ongoing monitoring of financial performance, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The auditors were unable to satisfy themselves concerning the stock quantities of £953,547 held at 31 December 2024, leading to a qualified audit opinion.”
- “The auditors were unable to determine whether adequate accounting records had been kept.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH, Craig Daniel | Director | 2024-05-21 | Dec 1981 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alexis Allan | Director | 2002-08-23 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Malcolm Kevin | Secretary | 2000-04-17 | 2000-05-18 |
| ROWLEY, Tracey Ann | Secretary | 2010-08-13 | 2012-07-05 |
| TAYLOR, Alexis Allan | Secretary | 2003-12-12 | 2010-08-13 |
| TAYLOR, Margaret Joyce | Secretary | 2000-05-18 | 2003-12-12 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-29 | 2000-04-17 |
| BOOTH, Malcolm Kevin | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2000-05-18 |
| BRUEN, Peter Charles | Director | 2000-04-17 | 2000-05-18 |
| COLGROVE, Kay | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2015-11-12 |
| FRANCIS, Simon Dafydd Huw | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2024-09-17 |
| SPARKS, Tavia Marie | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2024-06-17 |
| TAYLOR, Alan Paul | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2024-05-21 |
| THURSTON, William | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2024-06-17 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-29 | 2000-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton Ship Chandlers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-21 | Active |
| Mr Alexis Allan Taylor | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-08-23 | Ceased 2024-05-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-12-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.