BELMONT PRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£397k
-54% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2m
-26.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
92
+1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.5m
-3.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,059,608 | £10,111,734 | £12,471,615 | £12,315,404 | £11,172,926 | £10,766,981 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£646,094 | -£267,809 | -£264,578 | £507,355 | -£1,426,148 | -£1,520,503 | -6.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£714,776 | -£409,757 | -£408,744 | £413,930 | -£1,461,920 | -£1,518,438 | -3.9% | |
| Net profit | -£583,311 | -£409,757 | -£408,744 | £413,930 | -£1,461,920 | -£1,518,438 | -3.9% | |
| Cash | £265,135 | £1,465,281 | £166,360 | £1,374,463 | £861,774 | £396,689 | -54% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,522,837 | £8,842,021 | £7,643,845 | £7,544,535 | £6,945,394 | £6,619,558 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | £7,597,207 | £7,187,450 | £6,778,706 | £7,192,636 | £5,730,716 | £4,212,278 | -26.5% | |
| Equity | £7,597,207 | £7,187,450 | £6,778,706 | £7,192,636 | £5,730,716 | £4,212,278 | -26.5% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 98 | 94 | 89 | 91 | 92 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £3,584,404 | £2,611,260 | £2,708,196 | £2,861,891 | £2,988,397 | £3,062,668 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £278,936 | £115,133 | £112,218 | £203,213 | £93,018 | £81,063 | -12.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £4,155 | £4,056 | £4,056 | 0% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.4% | -2.6% | -2.1% | 4.1% | -12.8% | -14.1% | |
| Net margin | -5.8% | -4.1% | -3.3% | 3.4% | -13.1% | -14.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.8% | -3.0% | -3.5% | 6.7% | -20.5% | -23.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.6% | 39.6% | 35.4% | 32.5% | 35.6% | 49.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.44x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | -9.24x | -1.88x | -1.81x | 5.27x | -27.74x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BELMONT PRESS LIMITED 1989-04-04 → present
- THOMAS (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED 1952-02-27 → 1989-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cottons Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2023-10-27 | — | — |
| THOMAS, Owen James | Secretary | 2010-05-18 | — | British |
| THOMAS, Owen James | Director | 2010-05-18 | Sep 1975 | British |
| THOMAS, Trevor James | Director | — | Jan 1943 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Philip William | Secretary | — | 2010-05-18 |
| THOMAS, Colin Frank | Director | — | 2005-03-20 |
| THOMAS, Philip William | Director | — | 2010-05-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Trevor James Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
| Mr Owen James Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-27 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.