A.K. STODDART LIMITED
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Cash
£334k
+10.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.3m
-19.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
224
+7.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
+52.4% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-26 | 2023-11-25 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,421,155 | £61,472,044 | £75,765,000 | £89,456,000 | +18.1% | |
| Operating profit | £854,392 | £24,955 | -£1,576,000 | -£477,000 | +69.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £684,242 | -£396,281 | -£2,156,000 | -£1,027,000 | +52.4% | |
| Net profit | — | -£396,000 | -£2,213,000 | -£1,009,000 | +54.4% | |
| Cash | £209,958 | £443,571 | £302,000 | £334,000 | +10.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,868,179 | £8,265,622 | £5,404,000 | £4,343,000 | -19.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,878,551 | £7,482,270 | £5,269,000 | £4,260,000 | -19.1% | |
| Equity | £7,878,551 | £7,482,270 | £5,269,000 | £4,260,000 | -19.1% | |
| Average employees | 205 | 202 | 209 | 224 | +7.2% | |
| Wages | £5,339,797 | £5,231,213 | £6,416,000 | £6,581,000 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £416,000 | £415,000 | — | — |
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 | 2022-11-26 | 2023-11-25 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.0% | -2.1% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.6% | -2.9% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.6% | 0.3% | -29.2% | -11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 58.2% | 69.2% | 75.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.80x | 1.42x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 5.02x | 0.06x | -2.72x | -0.87x |
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
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- 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. 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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANCOURT, Julie | Director | 2022-04-06 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GODFREY, Wayne | Director | 2024-05-31 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MOIR, Grant Ronald | Director | 2015-11-09 | May 1965 | British |
| WOOD, Thomas | Director | 2024-05-31 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKWOOD, William | Secretary | 2004-10-11 | 2006-06-17 |
| DUNDAS, Martin William | Secretary | 2006-10-09 | 2016-04-22 |
| KNOWLES, Robert Bernard | Secretary | — | 1992-11-01 |
| STODDART, Keith David | Secretary | 1992-11-01 | 1997-10-01 |
| STODDART, Neil Laurie | Secretary | 2006-06-17 | 2006-10-09 |
| STODDART, Neil Laurie | Secretary | 2000-08-18 | 2004-10-13 |
| TASKER, Douglas James | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 2000-08-18 |
| CARR, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2015-12-02 |
| CHRISTIAANSE, Anthony Martin | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2024-05-31 |
| CRAIG, John King | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2014-06-24 |
| DUNDAS, Martin William | Director | 2010-08-10 | 2016-04-22 |
| HUSBAND, Lucy Anne | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2018-01-03 |
| STODDART, Keith David | Director | 1994-10-04 | 1999-05-28 |
| STODDART, Laurie William | Director | — | 1994-08-01 |
| STODDART, Lyndsey Susan | Director | 2006-05-21 | 2015-11-09 |
| STODDART, Margaret Kathleen | Director | — | 1989-12-01 |
| STODDART, Neil Laurie | Director | — | 2016-11-15 |
| WRIGHT, Colin Vincent | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2015-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manifesto Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.