YORKSHIRE CLIMBING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£242K
+18% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2.8M
+23.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
164
+13.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£518K
+43.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-27.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,379,205 | £9,584,570 | +14.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £506,743 | £744,891 | +47% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £360,641 | £517,866 | +43.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £175,641 | £377,866 | +115.1% | |
| Cash | £198,093 | £161,593 | £204,976 | £241,800 | +18% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,723,360 | £2,905,850 | £5,638,824 | £6,683,201 | +18.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,190,793 | £1,384,241 | £2,277,460 | £2,804,952 | +23.2% | |
| Equity | £1,190,793 | £1,384,241 | £2,277,460 | £2,804,952 | +23.2% | |
| Average employees | 95 | 86 | 145 | 164 | +13.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,799,689 | £3,508,122 | +25.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £27,300 | £27,300 | 0% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.0% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.1% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 9.0% | 11.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 69.4% | 68.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.86x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.44x | 3.27x |
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
- Buckle Barton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “This growth was driven primarily by the opening of the UK's premier climbing facility, Big Depot Manchester, in December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, Luke Philip | Director | 2009-01-09 | Apr 1977 | British |
| DUNNING, Steven Anthony | Director | 2009-01-09 | Mar 1977 | British |
| SODHI, Dalvinder | Director | 2009-01-09 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Oliver Charles | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2011-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeremy Richard Wilson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.