STOKERS LIMITED
Company number 00307357 · Active · Merseyside PR9 7TW
STOKERS LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00307357) incorporated on 23 November 1935, registered in Merseyside. Its registered activity is retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 30 April 2026, showing net assets of £22.67m and cash of £2.29m, with 242 employees on average. Turnover was £61.33m and profit for the year £3.77m. Net assets rose 6% on the prior period (£21.41m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 189 comparable companies in Lancashire (median £8,741, upper quartile £44k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 23 November 1935
- Next accounts due
- 30 January 2028 — in 465 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 7 December 2026 — in 46 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 47599
- Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- Medium (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 4 periods on record, latest ending 30 April 2026
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | £22.67m | £2.29m | £22.68m | — | £61.33m | £3.77m | 242 |
| 30 April 2025 | £21.41m | £2.14m | £20.87m | — | £59.37m | £3.35m | 244 |
| 30 April 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 April 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Net margin
- 6.1%
- Cash per employee
- £9,463
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 77/100 (grade B)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £22,673,733 at 2026-04-30
- +4 Cash reserves — Cash £2,290,018
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 4 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1935-11-23 (91 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Stokers Holdings Limited (corporate entity, United Kingdom) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 24 June 2016
- Mr Steven Graham Schofield — holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 24 June 2016
- Mr Jonathan Nigel Stoker — owns 75–100% of shares · since 6 May 2016 · ceased 24 June 2016
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
Similar companies in Lancashire
Same activity (retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store), closest in incorporation date.
- J.W.TASKER & SON LIMITED — Accrington, inc. Jun 1933
- EDMONDSON'S (BLACKBURN) LIMITED — , inc. Feb 1939
- STOLLERS STORES (BARROW) — Cumbria, inc. Jun 1946
- HERBERT DICKINSON (FURNITURE AND MUSIC) LIMITED — Chorley, inc. Jun 1947
- VALE HIRE PURCHASE COMPANY LIMITED(THE) — Blackburn, inc. Nov 1959
- S. KEMP & SONS LIMITED — Morecambe, inc. Dec 1972
All companies incorporated on 23 November 1935 · in Nov 1935.
Reminders for STOKERS LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.