CHESTNUT HOMES LIMITED
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Cash
£13k
-79.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£25m
+6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
66
-4.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2m
+63.9% vs 2024
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
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,399,312 | £39,360,886 | £29,233,433 | £37,840,973 | +29.4% | |
| Operating profit | £4,771,865 | £4,023,532 | £1,747,645 | £2,406,847 | +37.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,606,315 | £3,614,036 | £1,221,864 | £2,002,962 | +63.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,732,235 | £2,795,390 | £910,944 | £1,520,514 | +66.9% | |
| Cash | £3,477 | £7,013 | £61,093 | £12,521 | -79.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,650,454 | £23,117,791 | £23,917,917 | £25,826,623 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £20,530,930 | £23,026,320 | £23,837,264 | £25,257,778 | +6% | |
| Equity | £20,530,930 | £23,026,320 | £23,837,264 | £25,257,778 | +6% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 73 | 69 | 66 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £1,956,751 | £2,186,584 | £2,148,072 | £2,102,443 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £430,300 | £467,542 | £487,589 | £511,571 | +4.9% |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.8% | 10.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 7.1% | 3.1% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.1% | 17.4% | 7.3% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 30.1% | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.35x | 3.30x | 4.14x | |
| Interest cover | 28.82x | 9.83x | 3.32x | 5.96x |
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
- RNS Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Included within turnover is £965,118 (2024 - £Nil) in relation to grants received from the Government under the First Homes Scheme. The grants are recognised on the legal completion of the property.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTON, David Sydney | Secretary | 1992-10-21 | — | British |
| ARCHER, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2025-09-05 | Jan 1984 | British |
| KEMPSTER, Neil Robert | Director | 2004-05-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| NEWTON, David Sydney | Director | 1992-10-21 | Oct 1958 | British |
| NEWTON, Robert David | Director | 2004-05-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
| RENNISON, Paul Christopher | Director | 2025-09-05 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-21 | 1992-10-21 |
| NEWTON, Linda Caroline | Director | 1992-10-21 | 2005-10-14 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-10-21 | 1992-10-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Homes Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-05 | Active |
| Mr David Sydney Newton | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.