T.&R. THEAKSTON LIMITED
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Cash
£285K
+124.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.1M
0% vs 2024
Employees
40
+14.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£76K
-72% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £8,207,000 | £8,800,000 | £9,239,000 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | £291,000 | £309,000 | £90,000 | -70.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £248,000 | £271,000 | £76,000 | -72% | |
| Net profit | £170,000 | £212,000 | £51,000 | -75.9% | |
| Cash | £481,000 | £127,000 | £285,000 | +124.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,736,000 | £2,742,000 | £2,675,000 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,014,000 | £2,076,000 | £2,077,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £2,014,000 | £2,076,000 | £2,077,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 35 | 40 | +14.3% | |
| Wages | £1,219,000 | £1,425,000 | £1,471,000 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £298,000 | £267,000 | £236,000 | -11.6% |
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 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.6% | 11.3% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.9% | 59.5% | 61.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.05x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | 6.77x | 7.36x | 2.73x |
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
- T.&R. THEAKSTON LIMITED 2003-10-07 → present
- LAWGRA (NO.1046) LIMITED 2003-08-06 → 2003-10-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. No material uncertainties identified relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months.”
Group structure
- T.&R. THEAKSTON LIMITED · parent
- Theakston Supply Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The viability of pub customers due to higher wage/taxation costs, making pub visits less affordable.”
- “Challenging ale category, with consumers rejecting global brewer brands, but T&R Theakston out-performs.”
- “Uncertainty over UK packaging waste charges and deposit return schemes in 2027.”
- “Wider impacts of global conflict on the UK economy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEAKSTON, Simon Francis Owen | Secretary | 2003-10-21 | — | British |
| BRADBURY, Richard Anthony | Director | 2015-02-25 | Oct 1963 | British |
| FORD, Jonathan | Director | 2021-10-22 | Jan 1971 | British |
| JOWSEY, Christopher Michael | Director | 2010-04-28 | Feb 1965 | British |
| THEAKSTON, Edward David | Director | 2003-10-21 | Apr 1962 | British |
| THEAKSTON, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2003-10-21 | Oct 1955 | British |
| THEAKSTON, Simon Francis Owen | Director | 2003-10-21 | May 1957 | British |
| THEAKSTON, Timothy James Owen | Director | 2003-10-21 | May 1957 | British |
| WOOD, William James Collin | Director | 2003-10-07 | Feb 1953 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, James Simpson | Secretary | 2003-10-07 | 2003-10-21 |
| LAWGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-08-06 | 2003-10-07 |
| DANCER, Stephen John | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-11-18 |
| ELBERG, Alexander | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-08-11 |
| TOWNSEND, Jonathan Kingsley | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2010-04-28 |
| WILSON, James Simpson | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2004-09-29 |
| LAWGRAM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-08-06 | 2003-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heineken Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.