WALKERS CHOCOLATES LIMITED
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Cash
£800k
-59% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.9m
+114.7% vs 2024
Employees
126
-34.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£85k
+103.1% highest in 5 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 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,521,819 | £22,574,969 | £27,791,557 | £35,502,510 | £34,208,857 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £499,246 | -£1,132,155 | -£2,060,016 | -£2,761,850 | £104,440 | +103.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,757,471 | -£1,246,456 | -£2,168,074 | -£2,768,558 | £85,394 | +103.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,349,516 | -£997,738 | -£2,168,074 | -£2,768,558 | £689,336 | +124.9% | |
| Cash | £650,511 | £1,034,397 | £1,094,961 | £1,952,778 | £800,071 | -59% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,992,821 | £9,399,458 | £9,829,374 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,630,940 | £907,887 | £1,949,608 | +114.7% | |
| Equity | £9,496,114 | £8,498,376 | £3,630,940 | £907,887 | £1,949,608 | +114.7% | |
| Average employees | 116 | 157 | 200 | 193 | 126 | -34.7% | |
| Wages | £3,538,249 | £4,629,977 | £5,925,227 | £6,383,521 | £4,549,894 | -28.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £236,104 | £122,018 | £146,318 | £160,192 | £146,545 | -8.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £15,984 | £38,424 | £38,424 | 0% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | -5.0% | -7.4% | -7.8% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -5.5% | -4.4% | -7.8% | -7.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -17.2% | -29.4% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 80.2% | 95.9% | 91.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.83x | 1.26x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | 2.55x | -9.91x | -19.01x | — | 5.48x |
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
- Sumer Auditco 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.”
Significant events
- “On 12 May 2026, the company successfully negotiated a settlement and release agreement with a customer. This secured the ongoing contract of terms. This has been recognised as an adjusting post balance sheet event, to confirm the accrued income as at 31 December 2025 given that contract negotiations had commenced prior to the balance sheet date.”
- “After the balance sheet date, the company has been in negotiations with their insurers over an insurance claim made. This claim has not yet been agreed and paid, therefore the directors have prudently only recognised 80% of the insurance claim value to allow for any adjustments by the insurance company. This has been recognised as an adjusting post balance sheet event to recognise an other debtor as at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, John | Director | 2004-02-02 | Feb 1957 | British |
| NIXON, Derek Rhys | Director | 2023-07-18 | Jul 1982 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Neil Christopher | Secretary | 2004-02-02 | 2021-01-14 |
| SHATHER, Mark Iestyn | Secretary | 2021-01-15 | 2023-06-30 |
| ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-02 | 2004-02-02 |
| GRIFFITHS, Emrys John | Director | 2021-09-15 | 2022-05-31 |
| MAJID, Ibrahim | Director | 2020-05-29 | 2023-07-05 |
| ROSE, Neil Christopher | Director | 2006-12-08 | 2021-01-14 |
| SHELDON, Kevin John | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2021-12-13 |
| SMITH, David Leslie | Director | 2020-05-28 | 2021-12-13 |
| TOMLINS, Barry Michael | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2015-07-31 |
| WALKER, Ian Robert | Director | 2014-12-22 | 2019-01-11 |
| WALKER, Robert William | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2015-07-10 |
| ACI DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-02 | 2004-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkers Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-01-11 | Active |
| Mr Ian Robert Walker | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-07 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.