Annual accounts
Full accounts
26/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 27/12/2025Due 26/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 26/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 27/12/2025
WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- First Floor West 25 Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SH
- Classification (SIC)
- Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 27/08/2026View PDF (33 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-12-27
- 23/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Thomas Matthew Christian Baker as a director on 2026-03-13
- 27/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-19 with no updates
- 04/09/2025View PDF (29 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-28
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
03/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 19/11/2025Due 03/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 19/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 19/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-5.14M2025
38.11%vs 20242024: £-8.30M
Total Assets
£21.47M2025
25.00%vs 20242024: £17.18M
Cash in Bank
£4.14M2025
2.16%vs 20242024: £4.05M
Total Liabilities
£24.31M2025
2.94%vs 20242024: £23.61M
Employees
5282025
+57vs 20242024: 471
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 25.00% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -12.8% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 528 | +57 |
| 2024 | 471 | +24 |
| 2023 | 447 | +31 |
| 2022 | 416 | +57 |
| 2021 | 359 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 359 in 2021 to 528 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
21Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 22/12/2008–17/06/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 13/06/2013–17/03/2016 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/07/2014–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 18/02/2013–13/06/2013 | 5 | |
| Director | 01/07/2015–17/03/2016 | 9 | |
| Director | 13/06/2013–04/04/2014 | 3 | |
| Director | 14/07/2011–20/12/2013 | 16 | |
| Director | 01/09/2019–10/03/2022 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 17/06/2009–16/11/2012 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 02/04/2009–09/09/2011 | 0 | |
| Director | 24/10/2024–04/05/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/12/2008–14/10/2011 | 24 | |
| Director | 24/10/2024–13/03/2026 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 15/11/2012–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2014–25/07/2019 | 3 | |
| Director | 19/11/2008–22/12/2008 | 419 | |
| Director | 18/02/2013–17/03/2016 | 40 | |
| Director | 22/12/2008–30/06/2013 | 98 | |
| Director | 26/04/2023–08/09/2023 | 10 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 19/11/2008–22/12/2008 | 133 | |
| Corporate Director | 19/11/2008–22/12/2008 | 136 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 20
- Since 02/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 27/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 27/08/2026
- Officer changesLatest 23/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 27/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 27/08/2026View PDF (33 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-12-27
- 23/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Thomas Matthew Christian Baker as a director on 2026-03-13
- 27/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-19 with no updates
- 04/09/2025View PDF (29 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-12-28
- 28/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 7 in full
- 26/08/2025View PDF (88 pages)
Registration of charge 067531470021, created on 2025-08-26
- 18/07/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 5 in full
- 16/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
- 22/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-19 with no updates
- 28/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Thomas Matthew Christian Baker as a director on 2024-10-24
- 28/10/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Stephen Michael Flanagan as a director on 2024-10-24
- 09/08/2024View PDF (30 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2023-12-30
Showing 12 of 20 filings
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About WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in First Floor West 25 Western Avenue, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4SH. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale in non-specialised stores. It has been on the register for 17 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-5.14M and 528 employees.
WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47.19 - SIC 2007).
WHITTARD TRADING LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 19/11/2008.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-5.14M, total assets of £21.47M, cash in bank of £4.14M and total liabilities of £24.31M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 27/08/2026: Full accounts made up to 2025-12-27, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 26/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 03/12/2026.
Companies House lists 21 officers (2 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.