WILLIAM LOCKIE & COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
Cash
£344K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
121
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£251K
lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-02-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £6,755,439 | — | £7,634,066 | £8,386,836 | £8,348,547 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £44,888 | -£16,329 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £190,705 | — | -£134,225 | -£116,370 | -£251,350 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£96,552 | -£305,419 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,327,861 | £344,237 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £5,463,431 | £4,993,703 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £721,603 | — | £2,801,984 | £2,434,432 | £2,173,013 | |
| Equity | £1,185,809 | £440,597 | £98,149 | £721,603 | — | — | — | £2,434,432 | £2,173,013 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 121 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,335,052 | £3,903,238 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £107,520 | £165,660 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-02-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.2% | -3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63.9% | 66.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.73x | 3.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.27x | -0.07x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- JRW Hogg & Thorburn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, and evaluating business developments subsequent to the year end, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Further details of this assessment are provided in note 1 to the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Demand during 2025 is likely to be impacted by national and global economic factors and sales in some key customers are expected to be lower than previous years, and may still be subject to heightened and unpredictable variability.”
- “Margins will also be under pressure as the stock being sold through has been acquired at a time of high cashmere prices. Expectations are therefore for a reduction in profitability in the coming year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Steven Patrick Ross | Secretary | 2024-09-06 | — | — |
| GRAHAM, Hazel Anne | Director | 2024-09-06 | Jun 1964 | British |
| NUTTALL, David | Director | — | Jun 1962 | British |
| NUTTALL, Jordan | Director | 2024-10-11 | Aug 1996 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Hazel Anne | Secretary | 1993-04-29 | 2022-10-27 |
| JACKSON, Steven Patrick Ross | Secretary | 2022-10-27 | 2024-09-06 |
| NUTTALL, Joseph Thwaites | Secretary | — | 1993-04-29 |
| NUTTALL, Joseph Thwaites | Director | — | 1996-01-27 |
| NUTTALL, Roderick Joseph | Director | 2001-05-11 | 2025-05-30 |
| THORBURN, Janet Curley | Director | — | 2000-09-12 |
| THORBURN, Jennifer Janet | Director | — | 2024-09-06 |
| THORBURN, Michael Robert | Director | 2001-05-11 | 2024-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Lockie (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-09-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael Robert Thorburn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-06 |
| Mr David Nuttall | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-02-05 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-09-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.