TOLCHARDS LIMITED
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Cash
£2m
-24.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.2m
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
164
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
+1.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-05.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £55,351,370 | £57,947,819 | £63,052,860 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,639,613 | £2,497,689 | £1,955,832 | -21.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,635,549 | £2,477,760 | £2,514,127 | +1.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,939,754 | £1,776,947 | £1,882,506 | +5.9% | |
| Cash | £2,685,213 | £2,641,453 | £2,000,827 | -24.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,692,065 | £8,189,375 | £9,513,671 | +16.2% | |
| Net assets | £6,050,133 | £7,827,080 | £9,209,586 | +17.7% | |
| Equity | £6,050,133 | £7,827,080 | £9,209,586 | +17.7% | |
| Average employees | 157 | 159 | 164 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £4,516,788 | £4,824,436 | £5,107,490 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £532,377 | £575,805 | £528,801 | -8.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £129,617 | £114,746 | £99,717 | -13.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £105,539 | £150,864 | £116,931 | -22.5% |
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 | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.4% | 30.5% | 20.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.8% | 49.1% | 47.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.80x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | 47.12x | 58.82x | 81.47x |
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
- TOLCHARDS LIMITED 2009-11-13 → present
- JCM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2009-09-23 → 2009-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- TOLCHARDS LIMITED · parent
- Stewart Wines Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 June 2026, the Company purchased the trade and assets of DC ABC Ltd (formerly Colemans ABC Ltd) and Crystal Dispensing (an unincorporated partnership) for a total of £943,000. The acquisition was completed after the year end and therefore has not been reflected in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAINE, Edward James Gray | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jun 1983 | British |
| MARDELL, James Charles | Director | 2009-09-23 | Mar 1958 | British |
| MARDELL, Joanne Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2020-11-01 | Dec 1989 | British |
| MARDELL, Karen Michelle | Director | 2018-05-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MARDELL, Sean Charles | Director | 2016-08-22 | Mar 1988 | British |
| MARDELL, Steven Charles | Director | 2016-08-22 | Jul 1984 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2009-09-23 | 2009-09-24 |
| JEAVONS, Alan Stanley | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2025-12-15 |
| PHILLIPS, Robert Kenneth Lewis | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2025-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jcm Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-22 | Active |
| Mr James Charles Mardell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.