CAWSTON PRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
+14.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6m
+24.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
38
+8.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£751k
+23.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £20,312,999 | £21,905,867 | £23,790,334 | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £192,147 | £633,603 | £801,409 | +26.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £129,558 | £609,127 | £750,845 | +23.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £84,347 | £446,394 | £691,648 | +54.9% | |
| Cash | £1,100,274 | £2,913,098 | £1,698,833 | £1,582,472 | £1,811,647 | +14.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,685,417 | £2,515,991 | £2,791,648 | £3,187,607 | £3,575,353 | +12.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,234,233 | £2,093,846 | £2,440,063 | £2,865,148 | £3,556,796 | +24.1% | |
| Equity | £1,234,233 | £2,093,846 | £2,440,063 | £2,865,148 | £3,556,796 | +24.1% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 25 | 34 | 35 | 38 | +8.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,956,301 | £2,228,223 | £2,267,716 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £144,354 | £149,963 | £171,356 | +14.3% |
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 | 2020-12-26 | 2021-12-25 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.9% | 2.9% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.9% | 19.9% | 22.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.55x | 1.38x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.07x | 8.58x | 8.80x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- CAWSTON PRESS LIMITED · parent
- Cawson Press Europe Limited 100%
- Cawston Press Inc. 100%
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 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-10-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.