STRAWSON HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
+143.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-4.5% vs 2024
Employees
16
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£805K
-39.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,024,000 | £9,739,000 | +851.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£486,000 | -£577,000 | -18.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£577,000 | -£805,000 | -39.5% | |
| Net profit | -£453,000 | -£589,000 | -30% | |
| Cash | £694,000 | £1,688,000 | +143.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,212,000 | £18,397,000 | +20.9% | |
| Net assets | £13,114,000 | £12,525,000 | -4.5% | |
| Equity | £13,114,000 | £12,525,000 | -4.5% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 16 | 0% | |
| Wages | £687,000 | £796,000 | +15.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £27,000 | £81,000 | +200% |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -47.5% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | -44.2% | -6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.2% | -3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.3% | 46.8% | |
| Current ratio | 7.46x | 4.53x | |
| Interest cover | -3.95x | -2.42x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- STRAWSON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1982-07-28 → present
- CANBID LIMITED 1981-09-29 → 1982-07-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company is a going concern, as detailed in note 1.2.”
Group structure
- STRAWSON HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Strawsons Property Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILD, James Watson Eyre | Secretary | 2010-09-22 | — | — |
| BISSON, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | Dec 1963 | British |
| STRAWSON, George David | Director | — | Jul 1937 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVES, Pauline Carol | Secretary | — | 2010-09-22 |
| STRAWSON, John David | Director | — | 1994-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawson Property Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-11 | Active |
| Strawson Group Developments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-11 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.