Walter Brown & Son,limited

Active00381511 Private limited company
Incorporated
2 July 1943 (83 years)
Industry
Grain milling (10611)
Accounts type
Full
Region
North West
Address
North Western Mills
Gresty Road
Crewe
CW2 6HP

Filing status

Accounts due
30 April 2027
Last accounts
31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 December 2025

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Cookson, Mark Thomas
Secretary · Appointed 27 April 2023
Director · Appointed 27 April 2023
British
Born December 1982 (43)
Director · Appointed 28 June 2019
British
Born August 1980 (46)
Director
British
Born January 1946 (80)
Officer history (8 former)
27 April 2023
Resigned Mellor, Peter Matthew as Director
27 April 2023
Appointed Cookson, Mark Thomas as Director
27 April 2023
Appointed Cookson, Mark Thomas as Secretary
27 April 2023
Resigned Mellor, Peter Matthew as Secretary
28 June 2019
Resigned Warr, David as Director
28 June 2019
Appointed Mellor, Peter Matthew as Director
28 June 2019
Appointed Lea, James John as Director
1 December 2018
Appointed Mellor, Peter Matthew as Secretary
1 December 2018
Resigned Warr, David as Secretary
13 January 2010
Resigned Baxter, Alexander Wallace as Director
4 October 2009
Resigned Castle, Albert Bryan as Director
27 July 2001
Appointed Castle, Albert Bryan as Director
27 July 2001
Appointed Baxter, Alexander Wallace as Director
27 July 2001
Appointed Warr, David as Director
27 July 2001
Resigned Lea, Philip as Director
1 November 1994
Appointed Warr, David as Secretary
1 November 1994
Resigned Jones, Alan Gordon as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 5 April 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 15480017
Former controllers (1)
5 April 2024
Ceased Morning Foods Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 15 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

1675 Logistics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Buckley Foods Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grampian Oat Products Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hamlyns of Scotland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Mighty Oats Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Mornflake Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Morning Foods,limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Mornflake Oats Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Organic Oat Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
New Morning Foods Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Newport Silos Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Oso Natural Fuel Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Walter Brown & Son,limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Wheelock Scientific Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 July 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets
£79,509
Cash
£248
Turnover
£2,410,868
Profit Before Tax
£29,490
Current Ratio
37.9x
Profit Margin
1%
Return on Equity
28%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2024 2025 £2,756,665 £2,410,868
Balance sheet detail
20252024
Current Assets£419,094£377,027
Cash£248£1,208
Creditors (< 1 year)£11,048£3,500
Creditors (> 1 year)£328,537£316,135
Net Current Assets£408,046£373,527
Net Assets£79,509£57,392
Shareholder Funds£79,509£57,392

Turnover£2,410,868£2,756,665
Cost of Sales£2,335,952£2,681,697
Gross Profit£74,916£74,968
Admin Expenses£45,426£45,248
Operating Profit£29,490£29,720
Profit Before Tax£29,490£29,720
Tax£7,373£0
Profit for Period£22,117£29,720

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
16 April 2026Full accounts31 July 2025
5 January 2026Confirmation statement with updates29 December 2025
11 April 2025Full accounts31 July 202420
7 January 2025Confirmation statement with updates29 December 2024
30 April 2024Notification of a person with significant control
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