BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+244.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+11.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
150
-11.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+12.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £50,646,422 | £57,626,100 | £66,030,422 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,490,320 | £3,248,432 | £3,602,760 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,269,408 | £3,678,800 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,827,156 | £2,827,624 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,415,343 | £4,873,969 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £20,039,549 | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | |
| Equity | £16,743,778 | £17,070,568 | £17,680,125 | £18,766,138 | £20,039,549 | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 150 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,621,465 | £4,434,236 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £315,855 | £325,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+14.6%
£57,626,100 £66,030,422
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+244.4%
£1,415,343 £4,873,969
-
Net assets
+11.7%
£22,685,505 £25,331,929
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-11.2%
169 150
-
Operating profit
+10.9%
£3,248,432 £3,602,760
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+12.5%
£3,269,408 £3,678,800
-
Wages
-4.1%
£4,621,465 £4,434,236
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.9% | 5.6% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3% | 14.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3287.19x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED 1995-10-11 → present
- BARRY WOODCOCK & CO LTD. 1990-12-06 → 1995-10-11
- BARRY WOODCOCK AND COMPANY LIMITED 1953-12-10 → 1990-12-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Company continues to invest significantly in plant and machinery, a strategy it believes will ensure the Company remains competitive, adaptable and profitable in the future.”
- “The Company has also invested in it's infrastructure by the recruitment and development of staff to ensure they can meet the increased demand from customers.”
- “The company is making good use of the 500,000 KWH solar panel system as well as the LED lighting system to ensure operations are efficient and the company has strong green energy credentials.”
- “The emergence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a significant risk as this is driving up the price of fuel and a number of other products key to the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSER, Gillian | Secretary | 2005-08-22 | — | British |
| MANSER, Colin Kenneth | Director | — | Apr 1956 | British |
| MANSER, Martin James | Director | 2014-10-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MANSER, Stephen Kenneth | Director | 2014-10-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSER, Valerie Edna | Secretary | — | 2005-08-22 |
| MANSER, Kenneth Frederick | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| MANSER, Kevin Clive | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| MANSER, Valerie Edna | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| WOODCOCK, Barry Donald | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| WOODCOCK, Doris Edna May | Director | — | 1994-01-09 |
| WOODCOCK, Frederick James | Director | — | 1993-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.