ICHIBAN UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-29 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-15
Watchouts
Cash
£29K
-95.5% lowest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-60.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
342
-3.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-416.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Material uncertainty related to going concern... indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. The Company is dependent on the continued support of Woolpit Business Parks Limited, a company under common control. The Company leases its premises from Woolpit Business Parks Limited and has not made any rent payments since January 2024. Woolpit Business Parks Limited has committed to not call for payment of any rent due to it now or in the future should this render the company unable to settle its liabilities as they fall due. Woolpit Business Parks Limited has also committed to provide sufficient funds to enable the Company to continue trading for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved should this be required.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,867,612 | — | £18,912,453 | — | — | £27,333,840 | £32,190,014 | — | £30,937,166 | £29,630,494 | |
| Operating profit | £342,174 | — | -£840,319 | — | — | £1,114,377 | -£357,446 | — | -£228,723 | -£1,678,647 | |
| Profit before tax | £310,157 | — | -£857,286 | — | — | £1,101,556 | -£418,240 | — | -£350,365 | -£1,808,761 | |
| Net profit | £255,832 | — | -£646,533 | — | — | £1,066,210 | -£380,062 | — | -£350,365 | -£1,808,761 | |
| Cash | £781,534 | £781,534 | £749,354 | £749,354 | £1,251,459 | £1,251,459 | £44,787 | £44,787 | £650,776 | £29,013 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,495,460 | — | £3,572,414 | — | — | £6,077,278 | £5,101,014 | — | £4,209,118 | £1,856,364 | |
| Net assets | £3,259,961 | — | £2,643,425 | — | — | £3,709,635 | £3,329,573 | — | £2,979,208 | £1,170,447 | |
| Equity | £3,259,961 | £3,259,961 | £2,643,425 | £2,643,425 | £3,709,635 | £3,709,635 | £3,329,573 | £3,329,573 | £2,979,208 | £1,170,447 | |
| Average employees | 375 | — | 343 | — | — | 336 | 349 | — | 354 | 342 | |
| Wages | £8,352,427 | — | £8,337,355 | — | — | £8,652,301 | £9,621,454 | — | £10,001,367 | £10,668,349 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £171,231 | — | £161,645 | — | — | £142,377 | £112,636 | — | £127,992 | £136,914 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-27 vs 2023-09-29
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Turnover
-4.2%
£30,937,166 £29,630,494
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Cash
-95.5%
£650,776 £29,013
lowest in 10 filed years
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Net assets
-60.7%
£2,979,208 £1,170,447
lowest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-3.4%
354 342
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Operating profit
-633.9%
-£228,723 -£1,678,647
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
-416.3%
-£350,365 -£1,808,761
lowest in 6 filed years
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Wages
+6.7%
£10,001,367 £10,668,349
highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | — | -4.4% | — | — | 4.1% | -1.1% | — | -0.7% | -5.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | — | -3.4% | — | — | 3.9% | -1.2% | — | -1.1% | -6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.8% | — | -23.5% | — | — | 18.3% | -7.0% | — | -5.4% | -90.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62.0% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 10.54x | — | -48.44x | — | — | 84.19x | -5.78x | — | -1.88x | -12.84x |
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
- ICHIBAN UK LIMITED 2013-12-12 → present
- PRETTY 1300 LIMITED 2013-11-15 → 2013-12-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Material uncertainty related to going concern... indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. The Company is dependent on the continued support of Woolpit Business Parks Limited, a company under common control. The Company leases its premises from Woolpit Business Parks Limited and has not made any rent payments since January 2024. Woolpit Business Parks Limited has committed to not call for payment of any rent due to it now or in the future should this render the company unable to settle its liabilities as they fall due. Woolpit Business Parks Limited has also committed to provide sufficient funds to enable the Company to continue trading for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements were approved should this be required.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Patricia Mary | Director | 2013-11-22 | Aug 1946 | British |
| BAKER, Robert Joseph | Director | 2013-11-22 | Jan 1939 | British |
| BAKER, Sally Ann | Director | 2024-10-11 | Jul 1965 | British |
| SMITH, Craig Anthony | Director | 2016-02-24 | May 1983 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAINE, Ian Michael | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2013-11-22 |
| WILKINSON, Andrew | Director | 2014-01-09 | 2024-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolpit Business Parks Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-31 | Active |
| Mrs Patricia Mary Baker | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Mr Robert Joseph Baker | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-09-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-09-07 | 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
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.