WALKERS CHOCOLATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-16 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+78.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£908K
-75% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
193
-3.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-27.7% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £24,521,819 | — | — | £27,791,557 | £35,502,510 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £499,246 | — | — | -£2,060,016 | -£2,761,850 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,757,471 | -£1,246,456 | -£3,628,223 | -£2,168,074 | -£2,768,558 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,349,516 | -£997,738 | -£3,149,378 | -£2,168,074 | -£2,768,558 | |
| Cash | — | — | £650,511 | £1,034,397 | £1,373,942 | £1,094,961 | £1,952,778 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £13,530,237 | £11,307,625 | £11,992,821 | £9,399,458 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,498,376 | £5,760,903 | £3,630,940 | £907,887 | |
| Equity | £10,774,757 | £10,845,630 | £9,496,114 | £8,498,376 | £5,760,903 | £3,630,940 | £907,887 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 116 | 157 | 172 | 200 | 193 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,538,249 | £4,629,977 | £5,199,444 | £5,925,227 | £6,383,521 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £236,104 | £122,018 | £135,448 | £146,318 | £160,192 |
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
-
Turnover
+27.7%
£27,791,557 £35,502,510
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+78.3%
£1,094,961 £1,952,778
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-75%
£3,630,940 £907,887
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.5%
200 193
-
Operating profit
-34.1%
-£2,060,016 -£2,761,850
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-27.7%
-£2,168,074 -£2,768,558
-
Wages
+7.7%
£5,925,227 £6,383,521
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.0% | — | — | -7.4% | -7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -5.5% | — | — | -7.8% | -7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -17.2% | -29.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 80.2% | 95.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.55x | — | — | -19.01x | -411.72x |
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
“The directors are confident that post year end the company will return to profitability, which will restore the net assets position in due course. In the meantime the company has sufficient financial support.”
Significant events
- “During 2024 the exclusive contract to manufacture products for one of the industry's fastest growing chocolate brands commenced. This has given us a committed volume of production for a minimum of 2 years, providing a degree of stability for our sales levels.”
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-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-07-07 | Ceased 2019-01-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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
- 2
- 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.