CHRISTOPHER WARD (LONDON ) HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-04 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-22% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+139.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
108
+44% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-3.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £30,545,000 | £45,369,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £4,083,000 | £4,076,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,980,000 | £3,826,000 | |
| Net profit | -£649,405 | — | £421,000 | — | £4,121,000 | £3,829,000 | |
| Cash | £972,515 | — | £696,000 | — | £4,331,000 | £3,377,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,874,595 | — | £8,454,000 | — | £7,597,000 | £10,229,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,846,280 | — | £3,095,000 | — | £2,768,000 | £6,626,000 | |
| Equity | £3,846,280 | £3,495,000 | £3,095,000 | £2,887,000 | £2,768,000 | £6,626,000 | |
| Average employees | 5 | — | 5 | — | 75 | 108 | |
| Wages | £15,000 | — | £30,000 | — | £4,476,000 | £6,802,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £587,000 | £757,000 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+48.5%
£30,545,000 £45,369,000
-
Cash
-22%
£4,331,000 £3,377,000
-
Net assets
+139.4%
£2,768,000 £6,626,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+44%
75 108
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-0.2%
£4,083,000 £4,076,000
-
Profit before tax
-3.9%
£3,980,000 £3,826,000
-
Wages
+52%
£4,476,000 £6,802,000
highest in 4 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.4% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 53.7% | 39.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 14.28x | 13.15x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Spencer Gardner Dickins (Audit Services) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- CHRISTOPHER WARD (LONDON ) HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Christopher Ward London Limited 100%
- Christopher Ward SA 100%
- CW Watches Inc 100%
Significant events
- “In addition, we acquired a 20% stake in Paoluzzo AG, a high-quality Swiss machining company, to increase our capability in the manufacture of certain specialised components.”
- “Capital expenditure of £2,130k (2024 - £477k) relates to our head office move, the opening of our Dallas showroom and the continued investment in systems and business infrastructure.”
- “During the next financial year our physical footprint will continue to develop in the UK and the United States with the opening of further showrooms in both territories following the successful test in Dallas and the continuing success of our UK showrooms.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEECH, Joseph | Secretary | 2019-07-25 | — | — |
| BADER, Jorg | Director | 2014-06-26 | Jul 1953 | Swiss |
| BAUMANN, Sarah Louise | Director | 2024-09-23 | May 1974 | British |
| BUCHMANN, Adrian | Director | 2023-12-13 | Sep 1987 | Swiss |
| ELLIS, Peter Malcolm | Director | 2014-06-09 | Mar 1954 | British |
| FRANCE, Michael Bernard Anthony | Director | 2014-06-09 | May 1956 | British |
| KEECH, Joseph John | Director | 2023-02-09 | Nov 1984 | British |
| KERSHAW, Steve | Director | 2019-12-19 | Apr 1955 | British |
| WADE, Duncan Austin | Director | 2022-12-21 | May 1964 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, James Mclelland | Director | 2019-07-25 | 2020-06-04 |
| OLDHAM, Paul Leslie | Director | 2020-06-04 | 2022-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Bader | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-12-13 | Active |
| Bgf Gp Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2019-07-25 | Active |
| Mr Peter Malcolm Ellis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-26 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
| Mr Jorg Bader | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-26 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
| Mr Michael Bernard France | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-26 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-29 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.