CHRISTOPHER WARD LONDON LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.5M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
74
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.8M
Period ending 2025-03-28
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £29,220,000 | £43,966,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,782,000 | £2,713,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£372,000 | £3,933,000 | £2,753,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£372,000 | £3,933,000 | £2,597,000 | — | |
| Cash | £271,239 | £159,633 | £5,954,000 | £2,869,000 | £2,221,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,053,817 | £360,775 | -£146,000 | £3,396,000 | £4,963,000 | — | |
| Net assets | -£1,281,959 | -£3,124,704 | -£3,998,000 | -£65,000 | £2,532,000 | — | |
| Equity | -£1,281,959 | -£3,124,704 | -£3,998,000 | -£65,000 | £2,532,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 37 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 74 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,789,000 | £2,752,000 | £3,916,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £258,000 | £420,000 | £555,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.9% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 13.5% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 111.4% | 54.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 100.5% | 84.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.25x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- CHRISTOPHER WARD LONDON LIMITED 2005-03-17 → present
- FENNEL & WORSWICK LIMITED 2005-03-01 → 2005-03-17
- HOROLOGIE LIMITED 2004-10-04 → 2005-03-01
- PITCOMP 345 LIMITED 2004-07-01 → 2004-10-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Spencer Gardner Dickins (Audit Services) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In view of the Company's funding position which is covered earlier, the directors have assessed the Company's position and are satisfied sufficient liquidity is available to meet its working capital and other capital requirements for the next twelve months.”
Significant events
- “Non recurring items of £397k (2024 - £43k) related principally to overlap and one-off costs of our head office move.”
- “Capital expenditure of £2,011k (2024 - £379k) relates to our head office move and the continued investment in systems and business infrastructure.”
- “For the previous year these represent professional fees in relation to an intellectual property dispute and redundancy costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEECH, Joseph John | Secretary | 2019-07-25 | — | — |
| BAUMANN, Sarah Louise | Director | 2024-09-23 | May 1974 | British |
| ELLIS, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2004-10-04 | Mar 1954 | British |
| FRANCE, Michael Bernard Anthony | Director | 2004-10-04 | May 1956 | British |
| KEECH, Joseph John | Director | 2023-02-09 | Nov 1984 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS, Peter Malcolm | Secretary | 2004-10-04 | 2019-07-25 |
| PITSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2004-10-04 |
| WARD, Christopher | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| CASTLE NOTORNIS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-10-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ward (London) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.