WILLIAM STRIKE LIMITED
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Cash
£21M
+21% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£76M
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
938
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.3M
+19.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,275,454 | £77,259,572 | £87,320,498 | +13% | |
| Operating profit | £8,104,242 | £6,321,941 | £7,681,223 | +21.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,484,262 | £6,905,236 | £8,261,469 | +19.6% | |
| Net profit | £6,590,607 | £5,174,431 | £6,193,019 | +19.7% | |
| Cash | £16,637,002 | £17,500,827 | £21,171,190 | +21% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £67,251,709 | £72,234,641 | £77,950,431 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £65,997,291 | £70,647,872 | £76,242,041 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £65,997,291 | £70,647,872 | £76,242,041 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 883 | 943 | 938 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £19,133,760 | £21,927,720 | £23,914,694 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £899,611 | £809,896 | £915,960 | +13.1% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 8.2% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 6.7% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 8.8% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.7% | 18.3% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.52x | 5.36x | 5.23x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “During the January period, we took the opportunity to refurbish a further five restaurants: Astbury Meadow and Wilmslow were major refurbishments, along with smaller-scale refurbishments at Northallerton, Beverley and Doncaster.”
- “two major restaurant redevelopments planned for Carlisle and High Legh in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAULT, Dorothy Agnes Dickson | Secretary | 1996-03-05 | — | British |
| ABBOTT, Allan David | Director | 2007-05-10 | Jan 1970 | British |
| ALLAN, Sharon | Director | 2006-04-03 | May 1971 | British |
| GAULT, Dorothy Agnes Dickson | Director | 1996-03-05 | Apr 1945 | British |
| HESTER, Anthony Paul | Director | 2025-06-30 | Mar 1975 | British |
| ROBB, David Alan | Director | 2013-02-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew | Director | 2025-06-30 | Mar 1971 | British |
| STONES, Jacqueline | Director | 2023-04-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| YARDLEY, William David | Director | 1996-04-11 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, William Joseph | Secretary | — | 1996-03-05 |
| BENNIE, Thomas | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2013-02-01 |
| CONWAY, John Gerard | Director | 1996-06-03 | 2004-02-14 |
| DELAMORE, Alan Keith | Director | — | 1996-03-05 |
| DRACUP, Ben M | Director | 1996-04-11 | 1998-08-28 |
| FEENEY, Keren | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-02-17 |
| GAULT, Robert David | Director | 1996-03-05 | 2011-02-15 |
| HEWITT, Robert John | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2024-12-31 |
| HUSTWAYTE, David John | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| MCGHEE, Edward Douglas | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2017-08-24 |
| SEABROOK, Peter John | Director | — | 1996-03-05 |
| STEWART, William Joseph | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2016-12-31 |
| STRIKE, James Arthur | Director | — | 1996-03-05 |
| STRIKE, Richard John Antony | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1994-09-30 |
| STRIKE, Waynman John Benskin | Director | — | 1996-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.