ANTHONY ROWCLIFFE AND SON LIMITED
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Cash
£65k
-46.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£290k
-35.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
50
-12.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£167k
+80.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,931,056 | £17,759,142 | £16,597,683 | £15,874,686 | £16,355,425 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £244,206 | £398,634 | -£469,787 | -£814,071 | -£125,549 | +84.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £250,812 | £409,168 | -£533,069 | -£871,607 | -£166,777 | +80.9% | |
| Net profit | £250,812 | £409,168 | -£593,746 | -£828,032 | -£160,247 | +80.6% | |
| Cash | £96,950 | £161,612 | £22,100 | £122,020 | £65,088 | -46.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,869,995 | £2,447,344 | £1,339,394 | £467,787 | £301,010 | -35.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,579,770 | £1,988,938 | £1,278,717 | £450,685 | £290,438 | -35.6% | |
| Equity | £1,579,770 | £1,988,938 | £1,278,717 | £450,685 | £290,438 | -35.6% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 68 | 60 | 57 | 50 | -12.3% | |
| Wages | £2,004,532 | £2,072,158 | £2,078,825 | £1,990,731 | £1,624,145 | -18.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £210,554 | £255,704 | £195,599 | £344,350 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £13,617 | £6,896 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £195,599 | £344,350 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 2.2% | -2.8% | -5.1% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 2.3% | -3.6% | -5.2% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | 16.3% | -35.1% | -174.0% | -41.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.9% | 73.7% | 76.8% | 89.6% | 93.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.26x | 1.09x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 4.04x | 7.05x | -4.23x | -13.98x | -3.00x |
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
- KLSA LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis is appropriate as the company has the ongoing support of Groupe Lactalis, its ultimate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-01-01 | — | — |
| CHATTERS, Michael David John | Director | 2023-07-03 | May 1963 | British |
| GOPAL, Naigee | Director | 2023-07-03 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONOVAN, Kevin John | Secretary | 2019-01-23 | 2021-12-13 |
| MAIDMENT, Donna | Secretary | 2021-12-13 | 2023-12-31 |
| ROWCLIFFE, Helen Mary | Secretary | 1994-05-25 | 2019-01-23 |
| ROWCLIFFE, Helen | Secretary | — | 1991-09-01 |
| ROWCLIFFE, Timothy | Secretary | 1991-09-01 | 1994-05-25 |
| BOUCHET, Herve | Director | 2023-07-03 | 2025-11-12 |
| CHILD, Leonard | Director | — | 2010-03-26 |
| COWAN, Milton | Director | 1993-01-18 | 2015-06-19 |
| DONOVAN, Kevin John | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2017-01-27 |
| DOWN, Gary Michael | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2013-07-01 |
| FISHER, Jason | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2019-01-23 |
| MASON, Joanne | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2019-01-23 |
| MEHTA, Sunit | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2024-05-17 |
| RAGLIO, Sergio | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2023-07-03 |
| ROWCLIFFE, Helen | Director | — | 1991-09-01 |
| ROWCLIFFE, Timothy | Director | — | 2019-01-23 |
| SMITH, Steven | Director | — | 2013-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrosi (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-23 | Active |
| Mr Tim Rowcliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-23 |
| Mrs Helen Mary Rowcliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.