W.BOYES & CO.,LIMITED
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Cash
£37m
-17.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£88m
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,707
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7m
-36.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-24 | 2025-02-22 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £101,778,615 | £105,447,222 | £119,969,856 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | £10,307,050 | £9,225,978 | £5,489,492 | -40.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,869,947 | £11,091,631 | £7,019,192 | -36.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,962,337 | £8,437,968 | £5,187,424 | -38.5% | |
| Cash | £44,916,330 | £45,165,837 | £37,169,734 | -17.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £78,421,901 | £85,680,360 | £90,146,539 | +5.2% | |
| Net assets | £75,579,205 | £83,968,673 | £87,834,597 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £75,579,205 | £83,968,673 | £87,834,597 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 875 | 1,603 | 1,707 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £18,621,317 | £20,745,044 | £24,878,971 | +19.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £421,507 | £451,905 | £604,662 | +33.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £66,090 | £84,452 | £74,120 | -12.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £112,589 | £182,156 | £176,485 | -3.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-02-24 | 2025-02-22 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 8.7% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 8.0% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 10.8% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.7% | 16.4% | 16.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.77x | 5.03x | 4.66x |
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
- Ashby Berry Coulsons Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In February 2026, the Company also purchased the Freehold in its existing Holbeach store, a business strategy the Board are actively looking to move forward with.”
- “In addition, a further £1.2m has been contributed to the defined benefit pension scheme as part of a plan to move closer to a buy-out situation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, David Stephen | Secretary | 2023-11-01 | — | — |
| BOYES, Andrew Peter | Director | — | May 1947 | British |
| BOYES, Richard Malcolm | Director | 2008-06-27 | May 1975 | British |
| BOYES, Timothy John | Director | — | Jan 1948 | British |
| HUGHES, David Stephen | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| MICHAELSON, Emma Bridgette | Director | 2025-03-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| VAN DER HEIJDEN, Robert | Director | 2012-09-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALEY, Robert Bernard | Secretary | — | 2004-07-02 |
| HERBERT, Kevin Arthur | Secretary | 2004-07-02 | 2007-09-14 |
| SHORTLAND, Diane Mary | Secretary | 2007-09-14 | 2023-10-31 |
| BOYES, Paul | Director | — | 2011-08-01 |
| BOYES, Peter | Director | — | 1995-08-09 |
| BOYES, William, Doctor | Director | — | 2006-11-08 |
| FALEY, Robert Bernard | Director | 1991-07-12 | 2004-07-02 |
| GEE, Ernest | Director | 1996-03-15 | 2017-03-31 |
| HERBERT, Kevin Arthur | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2007-09-14 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1994-05-18 |
| SHORTLAND, Diane Mary | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2023-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyes Holdings (Scarborough) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-04-15 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.