AITCH ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4M
-37.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.9M
-52.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
25
-13.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.9M
-10.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £761,470 | £652,428 | £617,983 | -5.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,613,052 | -£1,293,623 | -£1,186,654 | +8.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £315,047 | -£3,552,265 | -£3,933,099 | -10.7% | |
| Net profit | £257,209 | -£3,552,265 | -£3,871,726 | -9% | |
| Cash | £9,381,922 | £3,913,409 | £2,434,874 | -37.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £47,756,661 | £14,486,396 | £22,347,300 | +54.3% | |
| Net assets | £26,971,161 | £12,356,896 | £5,880,670 | -52.4% | |
| Equity | £26,971,161 | £12,356,896 | £5,880,670 | -52.4% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 29 | 25 | -13.8% | |
| Wages | £1,774,076 | £1,702,245 | £1,606,426 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £273,084 | £268,840 | £271,342 | +0.9% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -198.3% | -192.0% | |
| Net margin | 33.8% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.4% | -8.9% | -5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.4% | 88.8% | 94.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.14x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | -0.43x | -0.33x | -0.38x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Leaman Mattei
- 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.”
Group structure
- AITCH ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Anworth Services Limited 100%
- Saliby Properties Limited 100%
- Aitch Estates (Chatham Place) Limited 100%
- Woodford Land Developments Limited 100%
- Aitch Construction Limited 100%
- The Oval Crescent Limited 100%
- Textile Building Limited 100%
- Aitch Developments Limited 100%
- Regal Retirement Limited 100%
- Walters Build Limited 100%
- Loughton High Road (256) Limited 100%
- Arkley Stable Homes Limited 100%
- Foresta Urbana SL 100%
- Millenium Way Limited 100%
- Hedgerow Lane Management Company Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “J E Rogers (appointed 1 April 2026) as Director.”
- “The charge over Saliby Properties Limited was removed after the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAIL, Laurence Richard | Director | 2024-03-28 | Nov 1980 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Chelsea | Director | 2017-01-22 | Jun 1987 | British |
| ROGERS, James Edward | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1988 | British |
| SPIRES, Christopher John | Director | 2017-11-15 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Paul Clifford | Secretary | 2008-08-21 | 2019-08-02 |
| KEEBLE, James Trevor | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2012-02-07 |
| RAHMAN, Enamur | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2015-03-06 |
| ROSE, Paul Clifford | Director | 2008-08-21 | 2019-08-02 |
| SAMSON, David | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2010-10-26 |
| SMITH, Henry Thomas | Director | 2008-08-21 | 2026-06-11 |
| STEDMAN, Simon Christoffer | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2017-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Henry Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.