THE BSS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£7.2M
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£131M
-30.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,218
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
-49% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £432,800,000 | £459,500,000 | £478,200,000 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | £25,800,000 | £17,500,000 | £11,000,000 | -37.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,700,000 | £20,200,000 | £10,300,000 | -49% | |
| Net profit | £22,800,000 | £12,800,000 | £5,800,000 | -54.7% | |
| Cash | £1,600,000 | £6,700,000 | £7,200,000 | +7.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £170,000,000 | £200,300,000 | £166,400,000 | -16.9% | |
| Net assets | £166,200,000 | £188,900,000 | £130,600,000 | -30.9% | |
| Equity | £166,200,000 | £188,900,000 | £130,600,000 | -30.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,122 | 1,206 | 1,218 | +1% | |
| Wages | £40,500,000 | £42,100,000 | £45,200,000 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £133,400 | £424,500 | £321,000 | -24.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 3.8% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 2.8% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.2% | 8.7% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 36.4% | 56.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 2.29x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 6.11x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE BSS GROUP LIMITED 2010-12-14 → present
- BSS GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) LIMITED 2010-12-14 → 2010-12-14
- BSS GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1986-07-31 → 2010-12-14
- BRITISH STEAM SPECIALITIES GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1899-03-07 → 1986-07-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has the resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. Thus it continues to adopt the going concern assumption in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE BSS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- TP Directors Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “A key decision this year involved the expansion of, and increased focus on, value-added services.”
- “2025 is the first full year of consolidated results to include Tool and Fasteners Solutions 'TF Solutions' following a merger in June 2024 from Tool and Fasteners Solutions Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPG MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-04-01 | — | — |
| BOSWELL, James John Dewfall | Director | 2025-11-04 | Jul 1986 | British |
| CROWE, Josephine Maria Augusta Martyres | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| ECCLES, Graham | Director | 2023-07-17 | Feb 1971 | British |
| TP DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2017-07-19 | — | — |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, John Edgar | Secretary | 1995-07-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| BALL, Ute Suse | Secretary | 2007-01-25 | 2011-02-28 |
| EASTWOOD, Jeremy Colin | Secretary | 2000-04-01 | 2002-03-22 |
| HAMMOND, Geoffrey Byard | Secretary | 2003-01-28 | 2006-11-27 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Secretary | 2002-03-22 | 2003-01-28 |
| JOHNS, David | Secretary | — | 1995-06-30 |
| MURRAY, John Roderick | Secretary | 2006-11-27 | 2007-01-25 |
| PIKE, Andrew Stephen | Secretary | 2011-02-28 | 2013-12-31 |
| BALL, Alan | Director | 2006-11-27 | 2009-10-14 |
| BELL, Norman | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2017-12-21 |
| BUFFIN, Anthony David | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2017-07-11 |
| CARTER, John Peter | Director | 2010-12-14 | 2019-05-01 |
| CASTLE, David | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-02-05 |
| COOPER, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2010-12-14 | 2013-12-31 |
| COOPER, Peter | Director | — | 1996-07-25 |
| DONOVAN, Patrick Wallace | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, Catherine | Director | 2025-07-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| ELKINS, Francis Mark | Director | 2009-11-24 | 2023-06-30 |
| FAY, Anthony William | Director | 1994-01-27 | 2003-12-31 |
| FOORD, Michael David | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-08-31 |
| FUGGLE, Roger Frank | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| GRAY, Brian John | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2005-07-21 |
| GREATOREX, Sue | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2013-12-03 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2017-07-18 | 2017-07-18 |
| HAMMERSLEY, Philip Tom | Director | — | 1999-07-28 |
| HAMPDEN SMITH, Paul Nigel | Director | 2010-12-14 | 2013-02-28 |
| HARRIS, Stephen | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Roy James | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-12-14 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Director | 2001-04-18 | 2006-05-30 |
| HUFFLETT, Chris | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2016-10-04 |
| KAVANAGH, Carol | Director | 2013-04-26 | 2018-05-09 |
| LOWE, Keith | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2005-07-21 |
| MCPHERSON, Ian Gordon Sutherland | Director | 1996-06-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| MEECH, Martin Richard | Director | 2011-04-12 | 2021-12-17 |
| MILNE, Alan Douglas | Director | — | 2001-04-18 |
| MURRAY, John Roderick | Director | 2006-05-30 | 2010-12-20 |
| OLIVER, Mark Stephen | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2000-05-16 |
| OOSTEN, Jean-Jacques Michel Van | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2014-02-10 |
| OSBALDISTON, Tony | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-12-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Ian Hugh | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| PROCTOR, Robin David | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2016-10-06 |
| SLARK, Gavin | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2010-12-20 |
| STOCKLEY, Terrence Rodney Frederick | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2006-07-27 |
| TALLENTIRE, Paul John | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2013-12-30 |
| TYERMAN, Ernest | Director | — | 1994-07-28 |
| WARRY, Peter Thomas | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2010-12-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2024-01-23 |
| WOOD, Peter Scott | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2006-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Perkins Merchant Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-01 | Active |
| Travis Perkins Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 634 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.