APPLETHWAITE LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
26
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£962k
+187.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,560,987 | £21,735,893 | £22,032,061 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,409,829 | -£1,098,335 | £958,360 | +187.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,405,903 | -£1,098,335 | £961,553 | +187.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,405,348 | -£1,097,662 | £901,116 | +182.1% | |
| Cash | £190,858 | £31,264 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,648,205 | £1,550,543 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,648,205 | £1,550,543 | — | — | |
| Equity | £2,648,205 | £1,550,543 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 22 | 22 | 26 | +18.2% | |
| Wages | £1,083,341 | £1,177,129 | £1,415,310 | +20.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £291,627 | £449,171 | £462,983 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £91,999 | £94,672 | £95,596 | +1% | |
| Highest paid director | £119,710 | £123,300 | £128,950 | +4.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.4% | -5.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | -10.4% | -5.0% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -53.2% | -70.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.3% | 94.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.02x | — |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During 2025, the business transitioned away from legacy low-margin developments.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN, Nicola Joanne | Secretary | 2026-09-21 | — | — |
| HARTLEY, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2004-10-06 | Oct 1965 | British |
| HETHERINGTON, Colin | Director | 2024-01-18 | Apr 1973 | British |
| RACKHAM, Timothy Alistair | Director | 2023-06-12 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Mark | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWE, Sarah Joelle | Secretary | 2010-07-14 | 2016-06-22 |
| MILLER, Janette Michele | Secretary | 2004-07-23 | 2009-12-04 |
| RAWLINSON, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2016-06-22 | 2026-06-30 |
| CARTER, James Francis | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2025-01-13 |
| COLLIER, Michael Edward | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2009-12-04 |
| DEWHURST, Andrew Paul | Director | 2010-09-16 | 2016-01-01 |
| EVENSON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2018-06-30 |
| GUNDRY, Allan | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2022-05-31 |
| HAWORTH, Geoffrey Richard | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| HENRY, Michael James David | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2015-05-31 |
| HETHERINGTON, Colin | Director | 2015-05-31 | 2024-01-17 |
| HETHERINGTON, Colin | Director | 2015-05-31 | 2015-05-31 |
| HUGHES, Eric Herbert Robert | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2014-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Wright Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.