THE CHEDINGTON ESTATE LIMITED
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Cash
£174K
-27.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.2M
-31.2% vs 2023
Employees
71
-18.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2.8M
+12% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,292,213 | £2,842,444 | -13.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£3,056,308 | -£2,434,092 | +20.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£3,127,512 | -£2,752,367 | +12% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£3,127,512 | -£2,752,367 | +12% | |
| Cash | £167,596 | £36,815 | £342,532 | £242,013 | £174,470 | -27.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,344,282 | £18,445,698 | £25,570,490 | £26,119,239 | £24,281,524 | -7% | |
| Net assets | £7,769,282 | £5,509,336 | £2,913,123 | £9,032,021 | £6,217,664 | -31.2% | |
| Equity | £7,769,282 | £5,509,336 | £2,913,123 | £9,032,021 | £6,217,664 | -31.2% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 14 | 17 | 87 | 71 | -18.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,959,242 | £1,560,959 | -20.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £96,652 | £100,106 | +3.6% |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -92.8% | -85.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -95.0% | -96.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -11.7% | -10.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.13x | 7.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -18.44x | -28.64x |
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
- THE CHEDINGTON ESTATE LIMITED 2025-02-12 → present
- THE CHEDINGTON COURT ESTATE LIMITED 2017-01-19 → 2025-02-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ward Goodman Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Directors have received a letter of confirmation from Dr G Guy that he will undertake to provide financial support to the company, considering the occurrence of multiple years of financial losses, and to comply with the going concern assumption for the preparation of its financial statements. Dr G Guy has undertaken to not ask for immediate repayment of the Directors' Loan Account within a period of not less than 12 months, and he has confirmed that he has the financial resources to provide such support.”
Group structure
- THE CHEDINGTON ESTATE LIMITED · parent
- Pivot Productions Limited 100%
- Chedington Events Limited 100%
- SOTS (Beaminster) Limited 100%
- Axnoller Aran SL 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the business disposed of the Winyard's Gap pub, which in the current year generated turnover of £171,903 up to the date of sale (2023: £694,534).”
- “Plus the subsidiary Chedington Compost Limited was sold in the year, which in the year generated £85,883 in turnover up to the date of sale (2023: £111,765).”
- “In addition, the directors made the decision to cease farming livestock, and sold its remaining livestock in the current year.”
- “The group passed a special resolution on 12 February 2025 changing its name from The Chedington Court Estate Limited to The Chedington Estate Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWYER, Russell Adrian | Director | 2018-10-29 | Oct 1962 | British |
| GUY, Geoffrey William, Dr | Director | 2017-01-19 | Sep 1954 | British |
| GUY, Katherine Mary | Director | 2017-01-19 | May 1959 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katherine Mary Guy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-19 | Active |
| Geoffrey William Guy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-10-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-28 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-21 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.