LATE STOP (SW) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-25 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£97K
-42.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£670K
-32.6% vs 2024
Employees
178
-14% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£246K
-170% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,105,918 | £13,084,733 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £405,992 | -£199,597 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £352,161 | -£246,411 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £245,391 | -£221,334 | |
| Cash | £682,340 | £418,122 | £272,521 | £168,648 | £97,026 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £933,935 | £1,175,133 | £1,611,868 | £1,591,830 | £962,418 | |
| Net assets | £345,601 | £605,186 | £887,864 | £992,990 | £669,656 | |
| Equity | £345,601 | £605,186 | £887,864 | £992,990 | £669,656 | |
| Average employees | 82 | 98 | 136 | 207 | 178 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,111,869 | £2,164,421 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £35,400 | £39,800 |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-7.2%
£14,105,918 £13,084,733
-
Cash
-42.5%
£168,648 £97,026
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-32.6%
£992,990 £669,656
-
Employees
-14%
207 178
-
Operating profit
-149.2%
£405,992 -£199,597
-
Profit before tax
-170%
£352,161 -£246,411
-
Wages
+2.5%
£2,111,869 £2,164,421
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.9% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.7% | -1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.5% | -20.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 65.8% | 74.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.07x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 7.47x | -4.26x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kilsby & Williams LLP
- 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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The board's strategy for the future is to sell its unprofitable stores and consolidate its remaining stores to ensure its they remain attractive and competitive within the market place.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER, Gregory Andrew | Director | 2020-08-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| VINNICOMBE, Jackie Ann | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| VINNICOMBE, Mark Andrew | Director | 2020-08-01 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARLEY, Kevin | Secretary | 2010-08-04 | 2021-04-06 |
| VINNICMBE, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2010-06-11 | 2010-08-04 |
| BEDRIJCZUK, Julian Stephen | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2010-08-04 |
| FARLEY, Kevin | Director | 2010-07-27 | 2021-04-06 |
| GARDNER, Gregory Andrew | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2012-06-12 |
| KAHAN, Barbara | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2010-06-11 |
| VINNICOMBE, Mark Andrew | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2010-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gregory Andrew Gardner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-06-07 | Active |
| Mr Mark Andrew Vinnicombe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Victor Farley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-11 | Ceased 2021-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2021-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.