FRANCO'S LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-23 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£651K
+14.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1M
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
61
+3.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£36K
-22.9% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,134,605 | £462,766 | £3,175,685 | — | £4,224,281 | £4,221,473 | |
| Operating profit | -£52,098 | -£483,299 | £247,290 | — | £47,606 | £36,347 | |
| Profit before tax | -£52,326 | -£484,423 | £246,699 | £55,480 | £46,844 | £36,100 | |
| Net profit | -£56,028 | -£491,118 | £272,543 | -£6,015 | £17,788 | £4,666 | |
| Cash | £52,062 | £880 | £779,365 | £156,339 | £568,697 | £650,956 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£962,057 | -£1,446,479 | -£1,199,780 | -£1,144,300 | -£1,097,456 | -£1,088,979 | |
| Net assets | -£998,452 | -£1,489,570 | -£1,217,027 | -£1,223,042 | -£1,205,254 | -£1,200,588 | |
| Equity | -£998,452 | -£1,489,570 | -£1,217,027 | -£1,223,042 | -£1,205,254 | -£1,200,588 | |
| Average employees | 56 | 40 | 42 | 55 | 59 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-0.1%
£4,224,281 £4,221,473
-
Cash
+14.5%
£568,697 £650,956
-
Net assets
+0.4%
-£1,205,254 -£1,200,588
-
Employees
+3.4%
59 61
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-23.7%
£47,606 £36,347
first positive since 2021
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Profit before tax
-22.9%
£46,844 £36,100
first positive since 2021
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.7% | -104.4% | 7.8% | — | 1.1% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | -1.8% | -106.1% | 8.6% | — | 0.4% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.4% | 33.4% | -20.6% | — | -4.3% | -3.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.29x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | -228.50x | -429.98x | 418.43x | — | 62.48x | 147.15x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- FRANCO'S LIMITED 2004-10-25 → present
- CHARCO 1098 LIMITED 2004-08-09 → 2004-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- FRANCO'S LIMITED · parent
- Wilton (St James's) Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTI, Sharon | Secretary | 2012-10-22 | — | — |
| FRASER, Clementine Silvia | Director | 2005-08-10 | Jun 1976 | British |
| HAMBRO, James Daryl | Director | 2005-01-17 | Mar 1949 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Jason Alexander | Director | 2005-08-10 | Oct 1971 | British |
| STEEL, Andrew James | Director | 2005-07-12 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, Hannah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-01-17 | 2012-06-20 |
| HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-08-09 | 2005-01-17 |
| HAMBRO, Mary Christine | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2018-01-03 |
| HAMBRO, Richard Alexander | Director | 2005-01-17 | 2009-04-25 |
| HALCO MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-08-09 | 2005-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-11 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2022-05-31 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-07 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to 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.