GEORGE BENCE & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£56k
-29.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.2m
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
95
-4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£732k
-387.6% 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 | £19,794,118 | £20,678,467 | £19,175,791 | -7.3% | |
| Operating profit | £212,590 | -£143,965 | -£700,389 | -386.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £183,835 | -£150,207 | -£732,344 | -387.6% | |
| Net profit | £113,016 | -£143,258 | -£576,143 | -302.2% | |
| Cash | £1,059,078 | £78,303 | £55,548 | -29.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,589,094 | £8,741,213 | £8,040,371 | -8% | |
| Net assets | £7,906,543 | £7,763,285 | £7,187,142 | -7.4% | |
| Equity | £7,906,543 | £7,763,285 | £7,187,142 | -7.4% | |
| Average employees | 98 | 99 | 95 | -4% | |
| Wages | £3,191,524 | £3,191,650 | £3,241,346 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £545,015 | £379,314 | £497,603 | +31.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,400 | £2,400 | £6,000 | +150% | |
| Highest paid director | £332,567 | £181,354 | £294,149 | +62.2% |
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 | 1.1% | -0.7% | -3.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -0.7% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.5% | -1.6% | -8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.1% | 38.2% | 42.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 1.34x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | 5.58x | -9.71x | -16.27x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These forecasts indicate the group is able to operate within its facilities and meet its liabilities as they fall due. On the basis of the points above, the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GEORGE BENCE & SONS LIMITED · parent
- George Bence & Sons (Cheltenham) Limited 100%
- George Bence & Sons (Tewkesbury) Limited 100%
- George Bence & Sons (Properties) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERTON-HAINES, Elaine | Secretary | 2017-05-05 | — | — |
| BENCE, Christopher George | Director | — | Oct 1950 | British |
| BENCE, Matthew George | Director | 2017-06-05 | Feb 1985 | British |
| BENCE, Paul Christopher | Director | 2011-02-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| COOMBES, Carlwyn Jon | Director | 2017-07-07 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENCE, Thomas How | Secretary | 2017-08-16 | 2018-12-19 |
| CROWE, Ian | Secretary | — | 2008-06-09 |
| ERWOOD, Neil Roger | Secretary | 2008-06-09 | 2012-09-19 |
| STEVENSON, Terri Louise | Secretary | 2012-09-21 | 2016-03-29 |
| BENCE, George Bramham | Director | — | 1993-09-06 |
| BENCE, Stella | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| BENCE, Thomas How | Director | — | 1999-11-10 |
| CROWE, Ian | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2010-08-31 |
| TUCKER BROWN, Nicholas George | Director | — | 1993-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher George Bence | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-01-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2019-01-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.