STAFFORD MILLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-09 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£934K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
62
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£149K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-02-23 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,673,945 | £11,707,744 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,515,709 | -£129,003 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,421,885 | -£148,623 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,254,626 | -£123,122 | |
| Cash | — | £325,869 | £933,900 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,334,611 | £3,988,022 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,124,072 | £3,800,950 | |
| Equity | £0 | £4,124,072 | £3,800,950 | |
| Average employees | — | 56 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | £154,992 | £1,469,452 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £78,701 | £69,110 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-02-23 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 75.2% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 69.6% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 81.1% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 35.7% | 48.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.99x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 29.49x | -2.18x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- STAFFORD MILLS LIMITED · parent
- Stafford Mills Holdings Limited 100%
- Pacific Lifestyle Limited 100%
- Aimbry International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On a more positive note, we acquired the trading business of The Old Basket Supply Limited ('tobs') albeit completion took place in January 2025. We are very excited about this acquisition and hope it will create additional turnover and new opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHISON, Andrew Simon | Director | 2023-02-24 | Sep 1969 | British |
| HUTCHISON, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2023-02-24 | May 1969 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Nigel St John | Director | 2023-02-24 | Aug 1972 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel St John Lawrence | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-03 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Simon Hutchison | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 12 of 12 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-02-24 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.