CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC
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Cash
£262k
-73.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33m
+1.2% vs 2024
Employees
97
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£469k
+133.5% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £20,135,454 | £19,923,000 | £22,445,000 | +12.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,452,958 | -£902,000 | £1,281,000 | +242% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,307,123 | -£1,400,000 | £469,000 | +133.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,527,350 | -£1,309,000 | £230,000 | +117.6% | |
| Cash | £1,004,305 | £982,000 | £262,000 | -73.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,699,104 | £52,994,000 | £56,528,000 | +6.7% | |
| Net assets | £34,325,937 | £32,652,000 | £33,054,000 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | £34,325,937 | £32,652,000 | £33,054,000 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 92 | 97 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £4,079,874 | £4,098,000 | £4,760,000 | +16.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £817,054 | £864,000 | £820,000 | -5.1% |
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 | 12.2% | -4.5% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | -6.6% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | -1.7% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.9% | 44.1% | 47.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.23x | 5.87x | 5.28x | |
| Interest cover | 12.71x | -1.77x | 1.57x |
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
- CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC 2011-09-21 → present
- ENGLISH WINES GROUP PLC 2002-01-28 → 2011-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- 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 Group's and Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CHAPEL DOWN GROUP PLC · parent
- English Wines Plc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUTON, Lourens | Secretary | 2025-04-08 | — | — |
| BROOKE, James Dominic | Director | 2013-08-05 | Jun 1971 | British |
| LITHERLAND, Peter Simon | Director | 2025-08-27 | Mar 1964 | British |
| MOUTON, Lourens | Director | 2025-04-08 | Nov 1986 | South African |
| PENNEFATHER, James Richard Somerset | Director | 2025-02-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SPENCER, Michael Alan | Director | 2023-06-29 | May 1955 | British |
| WRAY, Nigel William | Director | 2004-04-05 | Apr 1948 | British |
| WREN, Samantha Anne | Director | 2019-07-17 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Kerr | Secretary | 2002-01-28 | 2004-09-20 |
| GABAY, Nicholas Joseph | Secretary | 2002-01-28 | 2002-01-28 |
| SMITH, Robert Allan Charles | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | 2025-04-08 |
| WOODHOUSE, Richard Alexander Bruce | Secretary | 2004-09-20 | 2022-08-31 |
| BALFOUR-LYNN, Richard Gary | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2009-06-30 |
| BATH, Gareth Robert David | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2019-12-20 |
| BRETT, Paul | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2018-07-23 |
| BROWN, Christopher Kerr | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-09-20 |
| CARTER, Andrew James | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2025-01-31 |
| DREWE, Adrian Peter | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-10-07 |
| DUNSMORE, John Michael | Director | 2013-08-05 | 2020-07-01 |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2023-06-29 |
| GABAY, Nicholas Joseph | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2002-01-28 |
| GILLIAND, Stewart Charles | Director | 2021-05-19 | 2024-12-31 |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-09-24 |
| HARVEY, Mark Simon | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| HAZELL, Timothy Robert Brian | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2002-10-01 |
| HUME KENDALL, Simon Patrick | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2004-10-07 |
| KRAFTMAN, Paul Richard | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2004-10-07 |
| PARTRIDGE, Walter Michael James | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2002-01-28 |
| SMITH, Robert Allan Charles | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-04-08 |
| THOMPSON, Frazer Douglas | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2021-09-13 |
| WOODHOUSE, Richard Alexander Bruce | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2022-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipgl Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.