WHITE STORES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
-12.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£9.8m
+1.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
35
+40% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£34k
-83.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,270,547 | £51,888,709 | £47,639,419 | £40,129,363 | £37,643,880 | £38,397,123 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,434,285 | £8,133,448 | £1,344,673 | £855,959 | £833,465 | £934,903 | +12.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,430,276 | £8,088,301 | £1,120,082 | £621,018 | £199,571 | £33,620 | -83.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,582,802 | £6,332,945 | £828,693 | £479,448 | £474,216 | £129,921 | -72.6% | |
| Cash | £7,035,636 | £9,305,462 | £5,613,173 | £3,656,640 | £2,402,200 | £2,112,678 | -12.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,236,098 | £9,121,961 | £11,707,929 | £11,461,899 | £12,581,224 | £11,765,572 | -6.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,987,063 | £8,770,008 | £9,098,701 | £9,228,149 | £9,702,365 | £9,832,286 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £3,987,063 | £8,770,008 | £9,098,701 | £9,228,149 | £9,702,365 | £9,832,286 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 79 | 92 | 37 | 25 | 35 | +40% | |
| Wages | £1,436,820 | £4,504,580 | £2,776,054 | £1,249,012 | £824,958 | £1,096,727 | +32.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £107,832 | £959,475 | £959,207 | £46,319 | £77,994 | £80,072 | +2.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £4,192 | £7,035 | £8,734 | +24.2% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.1% | 15.7% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 15.4% | 12.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 104.7% | 89.2% | 11.5% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.8% | 71.9% | 66.3% | 62.2% | 64.4% | 62.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.69x | 1.74x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.82x | 3.50x | 1.25x | 1.03x |
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
- WHITE STORES LIMITED 2011-03-04 → present
- CUSHIONS DIRECT LIMITED 2008-10-07 → 2011-03-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company made cryptocurrency additions of £309,406 and disposals of £325,294, leaving a closing balance of £nil.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITELEY, James Jack | Secretary | 2013-09-30 | — | British |
| FOUCHER, Andrew | Director | 2023-06-01 | Feb 1992 | British |
| FOUCHER, Leeanna | Director | 2023-06-01 | Nov 1990 | British |
| GRANT, Victoria Anne | Director | 2021-02-25 | Oct 1979 | British |
| MCLAREN, Steven Charles | Director | 2023-06-01 | Jun 1990 | British |
| OXLEY, James | Director | 2019-03-04 | Nov 1979 | British |
| WHITELEY, James Jack | Director | 2008-10-07 | Jan 1985 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, June | Secretary | 2008-10-07 | 2013-09-30 |
| DAVIS, Andrew Simon | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2008-10-07 |
| ROFFEY, Thomas Mark | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2022-04-17 |
| WHITELEY, Jack Percy | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2012-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 036 Group Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-01-01 | Active |
| Mr James Jack Whiteley | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-16 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.