FRED CHAMPION GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
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Cash
£9.4m
+45.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£15m
-13.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
351
+0.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+1,969.3% first positive since 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £74,060,547 | £78,286,432 | £81,120,946 | £81,377,759 | +0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,928,395 | £1,448,765 | -£156,263 | £1,353,242 | +966% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,944,812 | £1,493,948 | -£77,262 | £1,444,274 | +1,969.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,393,650 | £1,139,972 | -£116,226 | £1,050,905 | +1,004.2% | |
| Cash | £5,853,416 | £5,216,165 | £6,435,335 | £9,381,913 | +45.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,455,881 | £23,629,130 | £18,618,745 | £16,307,764 | -12.4% | |
| Net assets | £21,391,686 | £22,345,658 | £17,353,624 | £15,001,000 | -13.6% | |
| Equity | £21,391,686 | £22,345,658 | £17,353,624 | £15,001,000 | -13.6% | |
| Average employees | 326 | 339 | 348 | 351 | +0.9% | |
| Wages | £13,765,004 | £14,621,901 | £15,012,360 | £15,047,676 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £627,303 | £749,320 | £735,009 | £452,555 | -38.4% |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 1.9% | -0.2% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.5% | -0.1% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.0% | 6.1% | -0.8% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 44.9% | 54.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.74x | 1.49x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -10.90x | — |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the financial forecasts completed and analysis undertaken, the Directors remain confident that the company will continue to be a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The accounts have accordingly been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Geopolitical instability, economic downturn and inflationary pressures (including fuel and materials cost volatility driven by the conflict in Iran)”
- “The ongoing conflict in Iran and the resulting instability across the wider Middle East region has had a material impact on global energy markets during the year, leading to significant and sustained upward pressure on the price of diesel fuel and a broad range of construction materials, including aggregates, concrete, steel reinforcement, imported plant components and petroleum-derived products.”
- “The Directors moved swiftly to assess the full exposure of the business to these cost increases, reviewing all active contracts and forward commitments against updated supplier pricing. A number of targeted mitigating actions were implemented”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEATON-ROBERTS, James Stephen | Secretary | 2011-09-20 | — | British |
| BAKER, Phillip | Director | 2022-04-08 | Oct 1967 | British |
| CHAMPION, Frederick Charles | Director | 1996-05-20 | Jan 1956 | British |
| CHEFFINGS, John James | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
| CLEATON-ROBERTS, James Stephen | Director | 2009-07-21 | Jan 1980 | British |
| KANE, Sean Thomas | Director | 2024-06-03 | Apr 1972 | Irish |
| THORP, Ashley William | Director | 2024-06-03 | Mar 1992 | British |
| YEOMANS, Joanne | Director | 2022-04-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUSBAND, Carol Ann | Secretary | 1996-05-20 | 2004-07-01 |
| MANSELL, Andrew John | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2011-09-20 |
| SILVERSTONE, Alexandra | Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-20 |
| CAERS, Michael Vincent | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2021-04-30 |
| CHAMPION, Shaun David | Director | 2014-01-26 | 2021-12-21 |
| HITCHENS, Marc Anthony | Director | 2024-06-03 | 2024-11-18 |
| MANSELL, Andrew John | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2011-03-01 |
| PHILP, David Shaun | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| SILVERSTONE, Michael Sheldon | Nominee Director | 1996-05-17 | 1996-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Groundworks Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-06 | 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.