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FRENCHCROFT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

#04487036 · Active · Incorporated 2002-07-16 (24y 3m) · Last filing 2026-09-30 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 56102 · I Accommodation & Food Service Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-07-30 (in 10 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£7.2m

+61.6% vs 2024

Net assets

£6.4m

+99.9% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

1,539

-45% lowest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£5m

+469.5% first positive since 2024

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2020-12-312021-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £53,817,866£82,939,974£104,730,859£111,008,094£64,090,139 -42.3%
Operating profit £2,665,702£5,420,028£621,465-£914,835-£1,889,850 -106.6%
Profit before tax £2,439,395£5,239,328£1,420,571-£1,365,095£5,043,412 +469.5%
Net profit £1,911,841£4,287,681£829,133-£1,091,260£4,215,565 +486.3%
Cash £7,538,998£6,774,481£7,326,592£4,459,452£7,208,417 +61.6%
Total assets less current liabilities £13,055,118£13,710,913£13,892,432£4,878,470£6,433,049 +31.9%
Net assets £2,491,897£6,237,578£5,308,744£3,217,484£6,433,049 +99.9%
Equity £2,491,897£6,237,578£5,308,744£3,217,484£6,433,049 +99.9%
Average employees 1,9132,1082,6582,8001,539 -45%
Wages £17,366,915£21,659,386£27,380,093£30,519,506£18,026,235 -40.9%
Directors' remuneration £28,704£30,550£31,763£30,000£30,000 0%
Directors' pension contributions ——£5,250£5,250— —

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 2020-12-312021-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 5.0%6.5%0.6%-0.8%-2.9%
Net margin 3.6%5.2%0.8%-1.0%6.6%
Return on capital employed 20.4%39.5%4.5%-18.8%-29.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 86.4%65.3%79.2%84.6%—
Current ratio ——0.76x0.35x—
Interest cover 11.61x29.89x1.18x-1.77x-8.73x

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

  1. FRENCHCROFT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2026-01-19 → present
  2. WRIGHT RESTAURANTS LTD 2002-07-16 → 2026-01-19

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 4 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WRIGHT, Douglas Robertson Director 2002-07-20 Dec 1964 British
WRIGHT, Katherine Director 2026-05-06 May 1967 British
Show 4 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
WRIGHT, Teresa Elizabeth Secretary 2002-07-20 2010-07-01
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD Corporate Nominee Secretary 2002-07-16 2002-07-19
WRIGHT, Teresa Elizabeth Director 2002-07-20 2010-07-01
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD Corporate Nominee Director 2002-07-16 2002-07-19

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Douglas Robertson Wright Individual Shares 75–100% 2016-07-01 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 73 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-01-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-01-26 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2026-01-19 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-07-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-05-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-26 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-01-26 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-01-19 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company PDF
2025-12-16 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-08-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-07-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2023-08-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-08-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-01 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-08-01 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2021-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-01-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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