C.BREWER & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3m
-18.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£66m
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,644
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £243,003,000 | £267,762,000 | £327,331,000 | +22.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,430,000 | £3,303,000 | £6,877,000 | +108.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,692,000 | £1,240,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,554,000 | £131,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £4,137,000 | £4,087,000 | £3,334,000 | -18.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,189,000 | £98,171,000 | £95,956,000 | -2.3% | |
| Net assets | £62,655,000 | £62,786,000 | £66,325,000 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £62,655,000 | £62,786,000 | £66,325,000 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 1,448 | 1,475 | 1,644 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | £45,126,000 | £49,697,000 | £57,806,000 | +16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,309,000 | £2,505,000 | £2,579,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £3,200 | £3,300 | +3.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £527,000 | £549,000 | £595,000 | +8.4% |
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 | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 3.4% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.6% | 57.9% | 56.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 1.59x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 2.29x | 1.56x | 3.14x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors conclude there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the continuing use of the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- C.BREWER & SONS LIMITED · parent
- Wallpaperdirect Inc 100%
- The Paint Shed Holdings Limited 100%
- The Paint Shed Limited 100%
- Ian Russell(Paints)Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 February 2025, the Group entered an agreement for the purchase of the trade and certain assets of the Paintwell group following the companies going into administration... The total consideration was £2.5 million plus directly attributable costs of £0.3m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOESMITH, Adam Charles | Secretary | 2012-10-01 | — | — |
| BREWER, Charles Thomas | Director | 2013-07-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
| BREWER, Mark Adrian | Director | 1994-04-01 | Jul 1957 | British |
| BREWER, Neal Michael | Director | 1993-01-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| BREWER, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 1993-01-01 | Mar 1963 | British |
| BREWER, Robert Christopher | Director | — | May 1936 | British |
| BREWER, Simon Robert | Director | 2012-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| LAWFIELD, Alison Rachel | Director | 2003-04-01 | Jun 1956 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Roger Philip | Secretary | 1992-09-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| DOBBS, Richard Alexander Edwin | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| GROUT, John Richard | Secretary | — | 1992-08-11 |
| ADAMS, Stanley James | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| BRADLEY, Roger Philip | Director | 1994-04-01 | 2008-01-25 |
| BREWER, Avril June | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| BREWER, David Kenneth | Director | — | 2011-12-31 |
| BREWER, John Richard | Director | — | 1996-08-24 |
| BREWER, Lotte | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| BREWER, Michael Stuart | Director | — | 2003-10-26 |
| BREWER, Stephen David | Director | — | 2015-03-31 |
| BREWER, Theresa | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| CROKER, Gary Stephen Francis | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2019-12-31 |
| DOBBS, Richard Alexander | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| GOLLOP, Stephen Edward | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| GROUT, John Richard | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| HISLOP, Brian Leslie | Director | 1992-06-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| MCDOWELL, Francis Christopher | Director | — | 2012-11-12 |
| MCDOWELL, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| STANLEY, Apps | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Louise Spence | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-01-23 | Ceased 2022-12-12 |
| Mr Nicholas Francis Mcdowell | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-01-23 | Ceased 2022-12-12 |
| Mr Simon Robert Brewer | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-01-23 | Ceased 2022-12-12 |
| Mrs Alison Rachel Lawfield | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-23 |
| Mr Neal Michael Brewer | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-22 |
| Miss Jennifer Marion Brewer | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-23 |
| Mr David Kenneth Brewer | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-23 |
| Mr Robert Christopher Brewer | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-23 |
| Mr Francis Christopher Mcdowell | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.