VARLEY CLOTHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£136K
+29.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£2M
-7.1% vs 2024
Employees
117
+51.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£129K
-114.8% vs 2024
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £11,504,077 | £16,618,263 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £871,575 | -£143,594 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £872,939 | -£129,191 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£875,979 | — | -£410,361 | — | £872,939 | -£129,191 | |
| Cash | £12,370 | £82,240 | — | £41,690 | — | £17,985 | — | £105,116 | £135,696 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,808,988 | -£1,369,152 | — | -£2,254,937 | — | -£2,673,638 | — | -£1,810,736 | -£1,949,823 | |
| Net assets | -£1,916,758 | -£1,407,231 | — | -£2,283,210 | — | -£2,693,571 | — | -£1,820,632 | -£1,949,823 | |
| Equity | -£1,916,758 | -£1,407,231 | -£1,407,231 | -£2,283,210 | -£2,283,210 | -£2,693,571 | -£2,693,571 | -£1,820,632 | -£1,949,823 | |
| Average employees | 16 | 24 | — | 35 | — | 44 | — | 77 | 117 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
+44.5%
£11,504,077 £16,618,263
-
Cash
+29.1%
£105,116 £135,696
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-7.1%
-£1,820,632 -£1,949,823
-
Employees
+51.9%
77 117
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-116.5%
£871,575 -£143,594
-
Profit before tax
-114.8%
£872,939 -£129,191
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -48.1% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1424.14x | -375.90x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Harris & Trotter LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 July 2025, the company had net liabilities of £1,949,823. The directors and shareholders of the ultimate parent company have indicated their present intention to provide adequate finance to enable the company to continue in operational existence, and on this basis the directors considers it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAD, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2012-08-06 | Feb 1984 | British |
| MEAD, Lara Jane | Director | 2013-03-11 | May 1987 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Gillian | Secretary | 2011-10-28 | 2012-07-07 |
| BROWN, Jane Victoria | Director | 2012-02-10 | 2013-01-21 |
| DUNDAS, Francis Joseph | Director | 2011-10-28 | 2012-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varley International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-07-29 | Active |
| Mrs Lara Jane Mead | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-28 | Ceased 2019-07-29 |
| Mr Benjamin Thomas Mead | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.