THE CLACTON PIER COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-01 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£434K
+3.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+15.4% vs 2023
Employees
140
+7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£833K
-19.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £8,150,828 | £8,358,480 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,463,667 | £1,347,597 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,030,178 | £832,823 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,074,459 | £662,212 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £419,634 | £434,239 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,567,552 | £13,655,426 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,294,046 | £4,956,258 | |
| Equity | £1,801,116 | £2,109,685 | £2,307,259 | — | £3,174,587 | £4,294,046 | £4,956,258 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,754,221 | £2,036,868 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£8,150,828 £8,358,480
-
Cash
+3.5%
£419,634 £434,239
-
Net assets
+15.4%
£4,294,046 £4,956,258
-
Employees
+7.7%
130 140
-
Operating profit
-7.9%
£1,463,667 £1,347,597
-
Profit before tax
-19.2%
£1,030,178 £832,823
-
Wages
+16.1%
£1,754,221 £2,036,868
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 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 18.0% | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 13.2% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 19.3% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.25x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.38x | 2.50x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE CLACTON PIER COMPANY LIMITED 2008-11-12 → present
- TEH CLACTON PIER COMPANY LIMITED 2008-11-11 → 2008-11-12
- W BALL & SONS LIMITED 2008-08-18 → 2008-11-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sears Morgan Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts which show that the business is expected to continue to generate profit and be able to pay its liabilities as they fall due. As such, the Directors have adopted the going concern basis of accounting.”
Significant events
- “On 18 December 2024, the Company became a guarantor on a hire purchase agreement of £450,000 for Ball Brothers Limited. Future developments include continued investment in new attractions, pier structure, facilities, and amusement machines, with specific projects like the West Side Project and Boathouse building identified.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, William Alfred | Secretary | 2012-12-23 | — | — |
| BALL, Elliot | Director | 2009-02-05 | May 1984 | British |
| BALL, William Alfred | Director | 2008-08-18 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, William | Secretary | 2009-02-05 | 2012-12-23 |
| BALL, William | Director | 2009-02-05 | 2012-12-23 |
| TAYLOR, Charles William | Director | 2009-02-05 | 2016-02-10 |
| TAYLOR, Steven | Director | 2014-05-11 | 2014-05-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Alfred Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Elliot Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-11-06 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.