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L'Artisan DU Chocolat Limited
- Incorporated
- 28 February 2000 (26 years)
- Industry
- Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (10821)
- Directors
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- South East
- Address
- Production AtelierThe Long BarrowOrbital Park AshfordTN24 0GP
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 28 February 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 May 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 21 June 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 7 June 2026
Charges
- Total
- 5
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 4
Officers 2 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Beardwood, Joseph
Secretary · Appointed 2 September 2024
British
Born May 1965 (61)
Officer history (7 former)
2 September 2024
Appointed Beardwood, Joseph as Secretary
20 August 2024
20 August 2024
13 June 2024
Resigned Weyns, Anne Francoise as Secretary
7 June 2024
Resigned Weyns, Anne Francoise as Director
17 February 2022
Resigned Elsarky, Mohamed as Director
4 February 2022
24 December 2020
Appointed Elsarky, Mohamed as Director
28 August 2013
Resigned Coleman, Gerard as Director
28 February 2000
28 February 2000
Appointed Coleman, Gerard as Director
28 February 2000
28 February 2000
Appointed Weyns, Anne Francoise as Director
28 February 2000
28 February 2000
Appointed Weyns, Anne Francoise as Secretary
28 February 2000
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Limited Company
Reg. no. 12943236
Former controllers (1)
28 October 2020
Ceased Anne Francoise Weyns — Owns 75–100% of shares
Group structure 8 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Polus Capital Management Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Polus Capital Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Enermech Holdings Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Enermech International Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Melan & Coa Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
L'Artisan DU Chocolat Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Polus Investment Management Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 31 May 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £2,429,401
- Cash
- £2,737,010
- Turnover
- £10,318,335
- Profit Before Tax
- £13,428,855
- Employees
- 131
- Debt Ratio
- 65%
- Current Ratio
- 3.6x
- Return on Equity
- 553%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,595,794 | £1,951,238 | £2,118,060 | £930,993 | £972,522 | £1,055,323 |
| Current Assets | £5,339,590 | £3,942,640 | £4,871,800 | £8,964,242 | £6,360,562 | £4,811,472 |
| Debtors | £2,829,006 | £2,480,611 | £2,077,740 | £2,284,698 | ||
| Cash | £2,737,010 | £196,617 | £274,899 | £3,960,266 | £2,441,176 | £682,921 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £1,464,711 | £14,685,550 | £11,344,575 | £3,561,267 | £1,825,898 | £1,336,314 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £3,041,272 | £2,037,058 | £0 | £18,932 | £81,468 | |
| Net Current Assets | £3,874,879 | (£10,742,910) | (£6,472,775) | £5,402,975 | £4,534,664 | £3,475,158 |
| Net Assets | £2,429,401 | (£10,828,730) | (£4,678,445) | £6,207,868 | £5,364,754 | £4,345,228 |
| Shareholder Funds | £2,429,401 | (£10,828,730) | (£4,678,445) | £6,207,868 | £5,364,754 | £4,345,228 |
| Turnover | £10,318,335 | £13,091,244 | £20,379,375 | £7,859,482 | £13,275,736 | £13,622,520 |
| Cost of Sales | £7,955,658 | £11,806,130 | £19,566,983 | £5,611,513 | £9,842,051 | £10,638,609 |
| Gross Profit | £2,362,677 | £1,285,114 | £812,392 | £2,247,969 | £3,433,685 | £2,983,911 |
| Admin Expenses | £5,957,971 | £7,144,639 | £10,647,815 | £1,216,400 | £2,300,445 | £2,385,276 |
| Staff Costs | £4,718,257 | £5,306,488 | £11,288,073 | £1,071,794 | £2,022,663 | £1,999,305 |
| Operating Profit | £13,452,882 | (£5,829,404) | (£9,832,808) | £1,049,693 | £1,248,837 | £628,968 |
| Profit Before Tax | £13,428,855 | (£6,514,818) | (£10,138,810) | £1,046,278 | £1,240,250 | £613,552 |
| Tax | £0 | (£364,533) | £0 | £203,164 | £220,724 | £103,302 |
| Profit for Period | £13,428,855 | (£6,150,285) | (£10,138,810) | £843,114 | £1,019,526 | £510,250 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 7 June 2026 | ||
| 15 December 2025 | Full accounts | 31 May 2025 | ||
| 19 June 2025 | Change of details for a person with significant control | |||
| 19 June 2025 | Change of details for a person with significant control | |||
| 18 June 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 7 June 2025 |
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