R.H.CLAYDON LIMITED
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Cash
£216k
-46.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.1m
-30.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
86
-14% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3m
-172.9% lowest in 6 filed years
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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,884,124 | £35,014,695 | £35,164,659 | £33,461,972 | £30,071,241 | £27,736,943 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,856,355 | £3,359,088 | £1,444,965 | £464,114 | -£421,414 | -£2,377,092 | -464.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,772,135 | £3,289,919 | £1,328,908 | -£131,901 | -£1,104,250 | -£3,013,156 | -172.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,413,122 | £2,669,870 | £1,003,277 | -£264,415 | -£606,822 | -£2,849,196 | -369.5% | |
| Cash | £171,979 | £203,323 | £5,508 | £245,607 | £403,198 | £216,232 | -46.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,743,708 | £14,500,724 | £15,505,225 | £16,223,183 | £14,706,206 | £9,363,916 | -36.3% | |
| Net assets | £9,306,527 | £11,752,081 | £12,605,826 | £12,276,641 | £11,669,819 | £8,070,623 | -30.8% | |
| Equity | £9,306,527 | £11,752,081 | £12,605,826 | £12,276,641 | £11,669,819 | £8,070,623 | -30.8% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 91 | 94 | 107 | 100 | 86 | -14% | |
| Wages | £2,550,689 | £2,985,715 | £3,098,470 | £3,806,955 | £3,338,348 | £3,667,485 | +9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £367,574 | £485,597 | £418,618 | £370,362 | £306,314 | £360,151 | +17.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £10,433 | £10,590 | £8,107 | -23.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £107,647 | £133,749 | £194,390 | +45.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 9.6% | 4.1% | 1.4% | -1.4% | -8.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 7.6% | 2.9% | -0.8% | -2.0% | -10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 23.2% | 9.3% | 2.9% | -2.9% | -25.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.0% | 60.0% | 55.5% | 54.7% | 58.8% | 53.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.47x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 22.04x | 46.95x | 12.23x | 0.78x | -0.62x | -3.73x |
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
- Auditor
- Knights Lowe Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group is in a net current assets position at the balance sheet date and has a strong net assets position. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- R.H.CLAYDON LIMITED · parent
- D and S Factors Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Ceased trading as a tyre wholesaler during 2025; transitioning to operate as a property rental company from 1 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASKELL, Clive Raymond | Secretary | 2015-07-27 | — | — |
| CLAYDON, Lydia Rose | Director | 2022-04-04 | Jul 1995 | British |
| CLAYDON, Michael Hugh | Director | 2002-05-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
| CLAYDON, Ruby Louella | Director | 2018-07-10 | Jun 1992 | British |
| MASKELL, Clive Raymond | Director | 2016-07-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYDON, Doreen Alice | Secretary | — | 2014-11-11 |
| GILKS, Jeremy Langton | Secretary | 2014-11-11 | 2015-04-01 |
| BECK, Elizabeth Ina | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2025-11-21 |
| BECK, Elizabeth Ina | Director | — | 2003-10-12 |
| CLAYDON, Doreen Alice | Director | — | 2025-01-28 |
| CLAYDON, Michael Hugh | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| CLAYDON, Royston Hugh | Director | — | 2015-04-16 |
| CLEMENTS, Colin Reginald | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GILKS, Jeremy Langton | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2015-04-01 |
| PARKER, John Rolland | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Ina Beck | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2026-06-04 | Active |
| Mr Richard John Chaplin | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2026-06-04 | Active |
| Mrs Lydia Rose Claydon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-23 | Active |
| Mrs Ruby Louella Claydon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-22 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth Ina Beck | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
| Mr Michael Hugh Claydon | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.