CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED
Active Company number 00748009
CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED (company number 00748009) is a private limited company incorporated on 25 January 1963. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Braintree, CM7 2RF. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (47710). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 28 January 2025, report net assets of £1.7m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 00748009
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 25 January 1963
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 1B COOPER DRIVE
SPRINGWOOD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
BRAINTREE
ESSEX
CM7 2RF
UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 29 January
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 28 January 2025
- Next accounts due
- 29 October 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 7 May 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 21 May 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 28 January 2025 | 28 January 2024 | 28 January 2023 | 30 January 2022 | 30 January 2021 | 30 January 2020 | 30 January 2019 | 30 January 2018 | 31 January 2017 | 31 January 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | −£53k | −£33k | £30k | £90k | £24k | −£23k | £129k | −£369k | — | — |
| Total assets | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3.1m | £3.2m | £3.0m | £3.2m | £3.3m | £3.2m | — | — |
| Cash at bank | £20k | £11k | £10k | £130k | £4,471 | £44k | £44k | £70k | £69k | £64k |
| Current liabilities | £237k | £304k | £479k | £430k | £371k | £655k | £685k | £451k | — | £980k |
| Net current assets | £288k | £357k | £197k | £261k | £213k | £31k | £98k | £213k | — | — |
| Total liabilities | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.6m | — | — |
| Net assets | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.6m | — | — |
| Employees | 52 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 66 | — | — | — | — |
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (3 including ceased)
- Charges (mortgages)
- 13 registered, 6 outstanding, 7 satisfied
Questions about CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED
Is CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED incorporated?
CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED was incorporated on 25 January 1963, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Braintree, CM7 2RF. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00748009/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 29 October 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 28 January 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 28 January 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 13 charges: 6 outstanding and 7 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00748009/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is CHAS. J. TOWNROW & SONS LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 5 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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