Attwell Family Investment Company Limited
Activities of distribution holding companies · Redditch
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2021Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-11-30 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
£30,855,000
Cash
£5,106,000
Turnover
£83,947,000
Profit / loss
−£4,759,000
Current assets
£21,904,000
Creditors < 1 year
£25,558,000
Equity
£30,855,000
Average employees
873
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedFinancial statements
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| Reported figures | 2025-11-3012 months · Group · AI-read | 2024-11-30Group · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £30,855,000 | £40,747,000 |
| Equity | £30,855,000 | £40,747,000 |
| Share capital | £2,000 | £2,000 |
| Retained earnings | −£2,569,000 | £4,850,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £50,289,000 | £61,639,000 |
| Intangible assets | £3,344,000 | £14,107,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £39,321,000 | £39,692,000 |
| Investments | £279,000 | £358,000 |
| Current assets | £21,904,000 | £29,383,000 |
| Cash at bank | £5,106,000 | £11,559,000 |
| Stock | £210,000 | £306,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £25,558,000 | £26,410,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £13,072,000 | £20,056,000 |
| Net current assets | −£3,654,000 | £2,973,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £46,635,000 | £64,612,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £83,947,000 | £82,313,000 |
| Cost of sales | £57,706,000 | £47,473,000 |
| Gross profit | £26,241,000 | £34,840,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £28,783,000 | £29,102,000 |
| Other operating income | £717,000 | £594,000 |
| Operating profit | −£2,306,000 | £5,859,000 |
| Interest receivable | £99,000 | £147,000 |
| Interest payable | £1,348,000 | £1,511,000 |
| Profit before tax | −£5,044,000 | £4,495,000 |
| Tax | £285,000 | £1,943,000 |
| Profit / loss | −£4,759,000 | £2,552,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £5,075,000 | £3,910,000 |
| Amortisation | £1,143,000 | £1,901,000 |
| Operating lease charges | £3,702,000 | £2,942,000 |
| Audit fees | £24,000 | £21,000 |
| Research & development | — | £510,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 873 | 900 |
| Staff costs | £31,928,000 | £28,630,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £27,827,000 | £25,062,000 |
| Social security costs | £3,105,000 | £2,608,000 |
| Directors' remuneration | £622,000 | £598,000 |
| Highest paid director | £192,000,000 | — |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-11-30 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Principal activity
- The principal activity of the company is that of a holding company for a series of business activities under common control and investments.
- What it does
- multi-temperature warehousing · supply chain · distribution · customs and advisory services · property holding and development · food manufacturing and processing (AI keywords)
- The year
- Despite 19% growth in turnover in the year to £78.3m, it was a challenging year due to the inflationary pressures (specifically employers National Insurance, minimum wage, warehouse business rates), but the core fundamentals and operational cash generation of this division remains strong, as does our position in our recession proof chosen markets (i.e. food distribution, warehousing and added value services).
- Outlook
- Investment plans focus on ensuring the correct infrastructure and systems are in place at all of our depots to ensure we are well positioned to meet our customers’ requirements and achieve sustainable growth. Particular focus is utilising our estate of warehouses, distribution vehicles and IT systems and thereby ensuring Environmental and Sustainable supply chains.
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited · senior statutory auditor Steven Ellis
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Ultimate controlling party
- D P Attwell and S A Attwell
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-08-21, signed by Mr J A Hoare
Turnover by segment (12)
- Warehousing and supply chain: 52,897 (000s) (2025-11-30)
- Distribution: 24,818 (000s) (2025-11-30)
- Customs and border services: 5,445 (000s) (2025-11-30)
- Other income: 787 (000s) (2025-11-30)
- Warehousing and supply chain: 45,854 (000s) (2024-11-30)
- Distribution: 19,564 (000s) (2024-11-30)
- Customs and border services: 16,011 (000s) (2024-11-30)
- Other income: 884 (000s) (2024-11-30)
- United Kingdom: 74,247 (000s) (2025-11-30)
- Rest of Europe: 9,700 (000s) (2025-11-30)
- United Kingdom: 70,003 (000s) (2024-11-30)
- Rest of Europe: 12,311 (000s) (2024-11-30)
Related parties (4)
- a close family member of a director · close family member of a director · Sales · £1,200 (2024: £1,600)
- close family members of directors · close family members of directors · Staff costs incurred · £117,000 (2024: £89,000)
- a close family member of a director · close family member of a director · Amounts owed at year end · Nil (2024: £100)
- the ultimate controlling parties · ultimate controlling parties · Dividends paid · £2,449,000 (2024: £203,000)
Disposals (1)
- EORI
Principal risks (4)
- liquidity risk
- interest rate risk
- credit and cash flow risk
- trade creditor liquidity risk
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 1 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2021-12-01
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Part Satisfied