THOMAS BROADBENT & SONS,LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4M
+29.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+14.6% vs 2024
Employees
187
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£980K
-41.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,698,540 | £33,731,800 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,398,020 | £1,597,079 | -33.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,671,760 | £980,288 | -41.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,173,684 | £619,131 | -47.2% | |
| Cash | £2,594,034 | £3,365,591 | +29.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,922,281 | £13,891,597 | -0.2% | |
| Net assets | £9,146,438 | £10,480,067 | +14.6% | |
| Equity | £9,146,438 | £10,480,067 | +14.6% | |
| Average employees | 182 | 187 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £7,631,345 | £7,414,619 | -2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £914,096 | £887,203 | -2.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 11.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | 3.29x | 2.58x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having carefully considered the forecast, the downside scenario, the available funding and the trading trends subsequent to the year-end, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have adequate resources to enable them to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the group and company financial statements.”
Group structure
- THOMAS BROADBENT & SONS,LIMITED · parent
- Broadbent Inc. 100%
- Broadbent China Limited 100%
- Broadbent (Thailand) Limited 100%
- Broadbent India PVT Ltd 100%
- Centrifugal Engineering Limited 100%
- Broadbent Laundry Systems Limited 100%
- Braodbent Customer Services Limited 100%
- Broadbent Leasing Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Engineering development activities carried out in prior years within carbon capture technologies resulted in the first commercial contract for Rotating Packed Beds (RPBs) in this market segment.”
- “Order intake was significantly below budget but there was a major success in securing an order for large decanter centrifuges for lithium extraction for a customer based in the USA.”
- “In October 2024 the Company negotiated an Asset Based Lending Facility with IGF to replace the lending facility previously provided by HSBC Bank.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURKIN-JONES, Matthew Nicholas | Secretary | 2021-10-13 | — | — |
| BOND, Richard William | Director | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| BROADBENT, Simon Andrew | Director | — | Aug 1953 | British |
| COUCH, Nicholas Hartley | Director | — | Nov 1932 | British |
| DURKIN-JONES, Matthew Nicholas | Director | 2021-10-13 | Dec 1966 | British |
| GRIMWOOD, Geoffrey Clive, Dr | Director | — | Oct 1952 | British |
| STANDRING, Martin James | Director | 2016-01-29 | Aug 1964 | British |
| TAYLOR, Daniel James | Director | 2025-03-21 | Sep 1986 | British |
| THEWLIS, Michael John | Director | 2018-01-22 | Mar 1962 | British |
| ZHAO, Weihong, Dr | Director | 2016-01-29 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELL, Douglas William | Secretary | — | 1997-04-14 |
| KNAPP, John Emerson | Secretary | 1997-04-14 | 2021-10-13 |
| AINSWORTH, Alan | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2021-12-31 |
| BEAUMONT, Roger David | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2006-04-05 |
| BROADBENT, Peter | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| DEAN, Anthony John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-07-10 |
| GRIMWOOD, Geoffrey Luther | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| KELL, Douglas William | Director | — | 1997-04-14 |
| KNAPP, John Emerson | Director | 1997-04-14 | 2021-10-13 |
| LIVESEY, Ian | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| NEWBERY, Leslie Alan | Director | 1992-12-15 | 2002-12-16 |
| WRIGHT, John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Andrew Broadbent | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.