WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1m
+2.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5.1m
+38.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
528
+12.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+81.8% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,675,166 | £42,393,612 | £45,662,454 | £49,756,013 | £56,831,611 | +14.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,106,791 | £2,418,817 | £3,789,319 | +56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,006,173 | £973,850 | £886,455 | £1,604,973 | £2,918,625 | +81.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,006,173 | £973,850 | £886,455 | £1,604,973 | £3,164,401 | +97.2% | |
| Cash | £4,349,881 | £2,511,561 | £5,441,119 | £4,048,674 | £4,136,188 | +2.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£13,281 | £986,614 | £1,758,972 | £4,863,945 | £6,445,270 | +32.5% | |
| Net assets | -£11,768,067 | -£10,794,217 | -£9,907,762 | -£8,302,789 | -£5,138,388 | +38.1% | |
| Equity | -£11,768,067 | -£10,794,217 | -£9,907,762 | -£8,302,789 | -£5,138,388 | +38.1% | |
| Average employees | 359 | 416 | 447 | 471 | 528 | +12.1% | |
| Wages | £6,414,581 | £7,533,394 | £8,528,763 | £9,575,238 | £10,684,329 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £382,312 | £391,683 | £333,325 | £383,585 | £612,565 | +59.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £9,229 | £10,729 | £18,361 | +71.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £222,263 | £254,066 | £236,024 | -7.1% |
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 | 2021-12-25 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | -5.5% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 119.8% | 49.7% | 58.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 172.0% | 180.1% | 171.6% | 154.2% | 126.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.09x | 1.27x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.73x | 1.84x | 3.00x |
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
- WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED 2009-07-03 → present
- HAMSARD 3146 LIMITED 2008-11-19 → 2009-07-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the forecasts, available mitigating actions and financing arrangements, the directors have not identified any material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Nathan James | Secretary | 2012-11-15 | — | — |
| FLANAGAN, Stephen Michael | Director | 2024-10-24 | Nov 1975 | British |
| SMITH, Nathan James | Director | 2014-07-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEY, Mark | Secretary | 2009-04-02 | 2011-09-09 |
| HALL, Michael Edward | Secretary | 2008-12-22 | 2009-06-17 |
| SAMUEL FAGG, Anna | Secretary | 2009-06-17 | 2012-11-16 |
| HAMMONDS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-19 | 2008-12-22 |
| BAKER, Thomas Matthew Christian | Director | 2024-10-24 | 2026-03-13 |
| BRAND, Giles Robert | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-03-17 |
| COULTEN, William Blair | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2023-09-08 |
| CROSSLEY, Peter Mortimer | Director | 2008-11-19 | 2008-12-22 |
| DUNHILL, Alfred Mark | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-07-25 |
| FULFORD, Robert William | Director | 2013-06-13 | 2016-03-17 |
| HALL, Michael Edward | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2013-06-30 |
| HALTON, Sara Frances | Director | 2011-07-14 | 2013-12-20 |
| JONES, Mark Gareth | Director | 2013-06-13 | 2014-04-04 |
| MAHONEY, Daniel Robert | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-03-10 |
| SPINKS, Paul James | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2016-03-17 |
| TAYLOR, Michael John | Director | 2008-12-22 | 2011-10-14 |
| WILSON, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2013-06-13 |
| HAMMONDS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-11-19 | 2008-12-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamsard 3145 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.