CHORLEY'S AUCTIONEERS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, CHORLEY'S AUCTIONEERS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 47791Where the company stands among the 1,994 active companies whose first SIC code is 47791 (Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,994. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: CHORLEY'S AUCTIONEERS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
CHORLEY'S AUCTIONEERS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05857433. It was incorporated on 26 Jun 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cheltenham (GL51). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores (47791).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £538,606, up 6.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £532,681. Total assets were £767,739 and total liabilities £220,404. The company had an average of 18 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2022/23–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,994 active companies whose first SIC code is 47791: By net assets it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £11,956). By total assets it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £63,401). By cash it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £18,494). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 84% of them (median age 7.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly art and antiques, printed matter.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 23 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2022/23–2024/25
| 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 709,994 | 647,032 | 532,681 |
| Total assets | 902,630 | 1,050,453 | 767,739 |
| Total liabilities | 414,229 | 535,909 | 220,404 |
| Net assets / total equity | 481,926 | 506,692 | 538,606 |
| Average number of employees | 29 | 20 | 18 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: art and antiques and printed matter.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
32 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £538.6k, 18 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £506.7k, 20 employees
- Name changed to CHORLEY'S AUCTIONEERS LIMITEDPreviously SIMON CHORLEY ART AND ANTIQUES LIMITED
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £481.9k, 29 employees
- Werner John FREUNDEL appointedSecretary
- Werner John FREUNDEL appointedDirector
- Mr Werner John Freundel registered as a person with significant control
- Emma Catrin HAMPTON resignedDirector
Earlier events (24)
- Howard Nicholas BAILEY resignedSecretary
- Howard Nicholas BAILEY resignedDirector
- Simon Richard CHORLEY resignedDirector
- Mrs Emma Catrin Hampton ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Simon Richard Chorley ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Howard Nicholas Bailey ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Thomas Jenner-Fust registered as a person with significant control
- Mrs Emma Catrin Hampton registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Simon Richard Chorley registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Howard Nicholas Bailey registered as a person with significant control
- John Francis HARVEY resignedDirector
- Thomas JENNER-FUST appointedDirector
- Emma Catrin HAMPTON appointedDirector
- Claire SWAIT resignedDirector
- John Francis HARVEY appointedDirector
- LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
- LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
- Howard Nicholas BAILEY appointedSecretary
- LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
- Howard Nicholas BAILEY appointedDirector
- Simon Richard CHORLEY appointedDirector
- Claire SWAIT appointedDirector
- LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.