LUDWIG CHOCOLATE LIMITED
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Cash
£7m
+395.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.1m
+41.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.5m
+41.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,301,886 | £105,218,008 | £116,912,953 | +11.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,513,435 | £2,644,761 | £3,705,588 | +40.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,381,852 | £2,484,690 | £3,523,685 | +41.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,348,588 | £1,844,646 | £2,642,685 | +43.3% | |
| Cash | £4,915,688 | £1,410,442 | £6,991,149 | +395.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,069,570 | £6,414,216 | £9,056,902 | +41.2% | |
| Equity | £8,069,570 | £6,414,216 | £9,056,902 | +41.2% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £281,827 | £299,215 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 2.5% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.41x | 1.32x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 15.54x | 14.54x | 19.75x |
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
- LUDWIG CHOCOLATE LIMITED 1994-03-09 → present
- BEAVERSTORE LIMITED 1993-11-29 → 1994-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis, which they consider to be appropriate. Cash flow forecasts show the Company has sufficient cash reserves and will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for payment. Directors are confident Company will have sufficient funds for at least 12 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FROEHLICH, Martin, Dr | Secretary | 2018-07-09 | — | — |
| COLSMAN, Guido Andreas, Dr | Director | 2005-12-31 | Nov 1967 | German |
| DE VOOGD, Michael Gerard Albrecht | Director | 2019-08-01 | Feb 1963 | Dutch |
| SLATER, Mark | Director | 2019-02-19 | Nov 1981 | British |
| WOOD, Daniel John | Director | 2021-12-15 | Nov 1977 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE JONG, Rommert Hendrik | Secretary | 1994-01-10 | 1994-04-06 |
| LOCK, David Peter | Secretary | 1994-04-06 | 2018-07-09 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-29 | 1994-01-10 |
| DAVIES, Christopher Neil | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| HEIL, Ben | Director | 1994-01-10 | 1996-01-15 |
| WALTER, Udo | Director | 1996-01-30 | 2005-12-31 |
| WOOD, Erich | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| ZIMMERMANN, Franz-Josef | Director | 1994-01-10 | 2000-11-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-29 | 1994-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.