SILVER CROSS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-29 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-15
Watchouts
Cash
£343K
-35.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-19.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
82
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-39.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £26,100,000 | — | £27,489,000 | £23,616,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,783,000 | — | -£1,040,000 | -£1,962,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,926,000 | £65,000 | -£1,241,000 | -£1,732,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,648,000 | -£62,000 | -£925,000 | -£1,703,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,333,000 | £355,000 | £531,000 | £343,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £14,303,000 | £14,310,000 | £8,871,000 | £7,219,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £13,925,000 | £13,863,000 | £8,438,000 | £6,817,000 | |
| Equity | £21,097,000 | £11,920,000 | £12,277,000 | £13,925,000 | £13,863,000 | £8,438,000 | £6,817,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 72 | 80 | 82 | 82 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,564,000 | £3,949,000 | £4,050,000 | £3,833,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £873,000 | £1,019,000 | £1,073,000 | £524,000 |
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
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Turnover
-14.1%
£27,489,000 £23,616,000
lowest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-35.4%
£531,000 £343,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-19.2%
£8,438,000 £6,817,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
82 82
-
Operating profit
-88.7%
-£1,040,000 -£1,962,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-39.6%
-£1,241,000 -£1,732,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
-5.4%
£4,050,000 £3,833,000
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.8% | — | -3.8% | -8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.3% | — | -3.4% | -7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.5% | — | -11.7% | -27.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 61.4% | 60.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.57x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.47x | — | -5.12x | -8.88x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“To assess the appropriateness of the preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis, a range of financial forecasts have been prepared to model hypothetical scenarios reflecting material deterioration in demand, or ability to meet demand, amongst other factors. The latest cash, bank facilities and working capital position are also factored into the assessment.”
Significant events
- “Notwithstanding the macro challenges, the business successfully launched a host of new products into the market including new REEF2, DUNE2 and REEF2 Special Edition travel systems, JET5 and CLIC2 compact strollers and MOTION2 all-size car seat. Incorporating innovative design, new features and exciting trend-leading colourways at key competitive price-points, these products have been incredibly well received across all channels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALSH, Carl Anthony | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | — | — |
| PAXTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2006-11-02 | Oct 1967 | British |
| TAYLOR, Philip Jeffrey | Director | 2008-12-29 | Nov 1965 | British |
| WALSH, Carl Anthony | Director | 2019-05-23 | Feb 1979 | English |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKWOOD, William John | Secretary | 2002-12-09 | 2020-03-31 |
| BTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-06 | 2002-12-09 |
| ACKROYD, Philip, Mrilip | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2005-06-23 |
| BEST, Roger Clive | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2015-07-03 |
| COPLESTONE, Andrew Francis David | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2005-06-23 |
| FAN, Yin | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2017-02-03 |
| HALES, Anthony John | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2005-06-23 |
| HALSALL, David Alan | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2015-07-16 |
| HALSALL, Graham Wilson | Director | 2005-06-22 | 2008-12-16 |
| HALSALL, Jonathan David | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2019-05-23 |
| HU, Tingzhou | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2025-11-20 |
| HUTT, John Robert | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2005-06-23 |
| JIABEI, Qian | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2022-07-29 |
| LOCKWOOD, William John | Director | 2006-10-24 | 2020-05-26 |
| LOCKWOOD, William John | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2005-06-23 |
| MA, John Changzheng, Dr | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2016-10-14 |
| NEWTON, Samantha Anne | Director | 2016-05-28 | 2019-06-17 |
| SHAO, Lijun | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2018-05-31 |
| SONG, Wei | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2016-11-30 |
| WANG, Jiayang | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| WRENN, John Robert | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2005-06-23 |
| XIAOTING, Song | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2022-07-29 |
| XU, Hao | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| YUAN, Yi | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2025-11-28 |
| ZHANG, Wei | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2022-07-29 |
| ZHANG, Xueqing | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2022-07-29 |
| BTC (DIRECTORS) LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-12-06 | 2002-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Cross Nurseries Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
| Mr Guangchang Guo | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.