CAWSTON PRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-24 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-4.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+17.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
35
+2.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£592K
+356.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £20,312,999 | £21,905,867 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £192,147 | £616,489 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £129,558 | £592,013 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £859,613 | — | £84,347 | £429,280 | |
| Cash | £566,298 | £1,100,274 | £2,913,098 | — | £1,698,833 | £1,616,067 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,042,744 | £1,685,417 | — | — | £2,791,648 | £3,191,891 | |
| Net assets | £2,761,071 | £1,234,233 | £2,093,846 | — | £2,440,063 | £2,869,432 | |
| Equity | — | £1,234,233 | — | £111,532 | £2,440,063 | £2,869,432 | |
| Average employees | 25 | 27 | 25 | — | 34 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,468,365 | — | £1,956,301 | £2,288,223 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £144,354 | £149,963 |
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
+7.8%
£20,312,999 £21,905,867
-
Cash
-4.9%
£1,698,833 £1,616,067
-
Net assets
+17.6%
£2,440,063 £2,869,432
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2.9%
34 35
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+220.8%
£192,147 £616,489
-
Profit before tax
+356.9%
£129,558 £592,013
-
Wages
+17%
£1,956,301 £2,288,223
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 | 2019-12-28 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.55x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.07x | 8.34x |
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
- CAWSTON PRESS LIMITED 2016-07-13 → present
- CAWSTON VALE LIMITED 2000-08-14 → 2016-07-13
- PRETTY 551 LIMITED 2000-06-21 → 2000-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that with its anticipated growth, together with continued support of its shareholders, the group will continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. The directors do not consider there to be any material uncertainty in relation to going concern.”
Group structure
- CAWSTON PRESS LIMITED · parent
- Cawston Press, Inc. 100%
- Cawston Press Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “exceptional operational failing at the companys third-party warehousing and distribution partner during the key summer trading period causing unfulfilled orders and lost sales.”
- “The marketing focus for 2024 centered around ATL advertising for our flagship Sparkling Rhubarb drink and an inaugural partnership with Disney supporting the kids fruit water range.”
- “The company continued its partnership with Fareshare a charity network working to alleviate food poverty and reduce food waste.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN, Alyson | Secretary | 2017-02-27 | — | — |
| HARGRAVES, Andrew James | Director | 2021-04-09 | Apr 1974 | British |
| KEARNS, Stephen | Director | 2018-06-12 | Feb 1974 | British |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2011-06-30 | Aug 1961 | British |
| PALMER, Mark Richard | Director | 2011-06-30 | May 1973 | British |
| UNWIN, Stephen Edward | Director | 2000-07-10 | Sep 1956 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLEIGHT, Paul Thomas | Secretary | 2000-06-21 | 2000-07-10 |
| UNWIN, Stephen Edward | Secretary | 2000-07-10 | 2013-08-13 |
| AFP SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-08-13 | 2017-02-27 |
| BEART, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2021-04-09 |
| CAMPBELL, Jonathan Philip Gainsford | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2000-07-10 |
| DUNN, Simon Matthew | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2015-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Anthony Beart | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-09 |
| Mr Stephen Edward Unwin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Mark Richard Palmer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| William Bruce Kendall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-05-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.