CHINA INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
-35.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£4.6m
+18.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
34
+9.7% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£897k
-59.2% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,588,704 | £13,770,770 | £15,821,291 | £14,403,317 | £21,350,590 | £20,601,243 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £451,640 | £103,018 | £199,337 | £195,561 | £2,330,246 | £940,393 | -59.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £387,475 | £40,072 | £100,486 | £113,623 | £2,199,406 | £897,310 | -59.2% | |
| Net profit | £387,475 | £130,934 | £268,986 | £969,065 | £1,636,506 | £729,184 | -55.4% | |
| Cash | £1,529,106 | £2,106,647 | £1,470,787 | £865,388 | £3,315,132 | £2,147,448 | -35.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,176,555 | £2,536,423 | £2,564,981 | £3,460,165 | £3,859,148 | £4,588,332 | +18.9% | |
| Net assets | £853,657 | £984,591 | £1,253,577 | £2,222,642 | £3,859,148 | £4,588,332 | +18.9% | |
| Equity | £853,657 | £984,591 | £1,253,577 | £2,222,642 | £3,859,148 | £4,588,332 | +18.9% | |
| Average employees | 38 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | +9.7% | |
| Wages | £2,156,703 | £2,374,167 | £2,373,219 | £2,220,611 | £2,425,091 | £2,323,420 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £565,869 | £638,955 | £615,599 | £636,204 | £706,265 | £548,387 | -22.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £5,284 | £5,284 | £4,844 | -8.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £172,595 | £189,674 | £162,401 | -14.4% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10.9% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 5.7% | 60.4% | 20.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.8% | 87.8% | 78.2% | 62.1% | 61.2% | 54.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.25x | 1.56x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 7.04x | 1.64x | 2.02x | 2.39x | 17.80x | 21.68x |
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
- CHINA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2006-05-09 → present
- TWP (NEWCO) 25 LIMITED 2004-01-23 → 2006-05-09
- SEANA LIMITED 2003-12-09 → 2004-01-23
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”
Group structure
- CHINA INDUSTRIES LIMITED · parent
- Wow! Stuff (H.K.) Limited 100%
- Wow Stuff USA LLC 100%
- Txt4vid Limited 100%
- The Printable Mask Co Ltd 100%
- Wow! Stuff Limited 100%
- Nexttoptoy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025 the company was acquired by the Troy Group, a Netherlands based Toy group, with headquarters in Hertogenbosch.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Samantha Jane | Secretary | 2006-04-07 | — | British |
| GARDNER, Simon John | Director | 2014-04-28 | Sep 1960 | British |
| GIBB, Ewan Kenneth | Director | 2009-10-02 | Jul 1963 | British |
| LAVALETTE, Dawn Heather Bartlett | Director | 2019-05-01 | Nov 1979 | British |
| MCANDREW, Kenny | Director | 2006-04-07 | Mar 1970 | British |
| NORTH, Richard David | Director | 2006-04-07 | Nov 1966 | British |
| TAYLOR, Graeme John | Director | 2006-04-07 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-12-09 | 2003-12-09 |
| TWP (COMPANY SECRETARY) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-12-09 | 2006-04-07 |
| BIRCH, Jon Giles | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2019-07-31 |
| BREW, Alistair Jeremy | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2013-12-11 |
| BURDETT, Roger Leonard | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2014-04-24 |
| DOWNING, Ian | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2014-04-24 |
| PACEY, Keith | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2013-12-11 |
| WHITTLE, David Ian | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2014-04-17 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-09 | 2003-12-09 |
| TWP (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-12-09 | 2006-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Toys Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-06-04 | Active |
| Mrs Karen North | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-08-05 | Ceased 2025-06-04 |
| Mr Richard David North | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.