SOUTH WEST LARDER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-25
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-02 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-19
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+22.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+68.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
361
+5.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+20.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-25
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £32,909,000 | £37,934,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,839,000 | £2,212,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,839,000 | £2,212,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,420,000 | £1,650,000 | |
| Cash | £625,931 | £1,184,325 | £3,197,000 | £3,920,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,619,000 | £2,739,000 | |
| Net assets | £87,969 | £602,014 | £1,619,000 | £2,721,000 | |
| Equity | £87,969 | £602,014 | £1,619,000 | £2,721,000 | |
| Average employees | 144 | 183 | 342 | 361 | |
| Wages | — | — | £12,144,000 | £14,729,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £338,000 | £353,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-25 vs 2023-12-27
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Turnover
+15.3%
£32,909,000 £37,934,000
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Cash
+22.6%
£3,197,000 £3,920,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+68.1%
£1,619,000 £2,721,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.6%
342 361
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+20.3%
£1,839,000 £2,212,000
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Profit before tax
+20.3%
£1,839,000 £2,212,000
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Wages
+21.3%
£12,144,000 £14,729,000
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.6% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.3% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 113.6% | 80.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.20x | 1.17x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have considered the performance of the business through 2024 and ongoing performance and cash flow in 2025. The directors believe these results, including continued growth in trading and resilience in the financial performance of the Company, coupled with the positive outlook and the continued support of the parent WSH, reinforce the directors' confidence that the Company can meet all its obligations as they fall due through to at least the end of 2026. Accordingly, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SOUTH WEST LARDER LIMITED · parent
- WSH Anglian Larder Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024 WSH engaged a third-party expert to review our current animal welfare position and target. Following the review, in 2025, WSH will amend animal welfare positioning for key categories.”
- “During the year WSH launched the WSH Supplier Code of Conduct (SCOC), stipulating standards and expectations of our suppliers.”
- “In 2024, the absolute corporate carbon footprint increased 6.0%. However, the total economic intensity, measured as GHG emissions per £ of revenue, decreased 12.5%.”
- “On 28 June 2024, the company became a wholly owned WSH group subsidiary, thus the company has opted to apply the exemption contained in Section 33 of FRS 102 and has not disclosed details of transactions with wholly owned group companies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Marc | Director | 2021-12-02 | Apr 1975 | British |
| BRAITHWAITE, Steven David Ernest | Director | 2018-07-25 | May 1966 | British |
| HANCOCK, Nicholas John | Director | 2019-02-25 | Mar 1966 | British |
| HARTE, Ronan Brian | Director | 2026-03-01 | May 1970 | Irish |
| SCHOFIELD, Hannah Jane | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1982 | British |
| STOREY, Alastair Dunbar | Director | 2021-12-02 | Jan 1953 | British |
| TROTIGNOT, Frederic | Director | 2026-03-01 | Nov 1968 | French,British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTRELL, John Thomas | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-12-02 |
| MORTIMER, Richard John | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-12-02 |
| ORMROD, Christopher | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-12-02 |
| PYNE, Malcolm Philip | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2021-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-29 | Active |
| Wsh And Somerset Larder Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-02 | Ceased 2026-04-29 |
| Mr Nicholas John Hancock | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-02-25 | Ceased 2021-12-02 |
| Mr Steven David Ernest Braithwaite | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-25 | Ceased 2021-12-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-01-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.