BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
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Cash
£8.9m
+83.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£27m
+6.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
162
+8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.2m
+68.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £41,929,822 | £43,175,213 | £50,646,422 | £57,626,100 | £66,030,422 | £90,859,230 | +37.6% | |
| Operating profit | £850,053 | £1,283,776 | £1,490,320 | £3,248,432 | £3,602,760 | £6,290,392 | +74.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £826,126 | £1,267,213 | £1,471,560 | £3,269,408 | £3,678,800 | £6,208,262 | +68.8% | |
| Net profit | £740,757 | £1,267,213 | £1,454,611 | £2,827,156 | £2,827,624 | £4,897,636 | +73.2% | |
| Cash | £1,057,896 | £726,386 | £962,870 | £1,415,343 | £4,873,969 | £8,929,332 | +83.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,680,125 | £18,777,732 | £20,039,549 | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | £27,048,365 | +6.8% | |
| Net assets | £17,680,125 | £18,766,138 | £20,039,549 | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | £27,048,365 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £17,680,125 | £18,766,138 | £20,039,549 | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | £27,048,365 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 159 | 155 | 169 | 150 | 162 | +8% | |
| Wages | £3,381,796 | £3,420,638 | £3,480,410 | £4,621,465 | £4,434,236 | £5,433,288 | +22.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £9,000 | £9,000 | £129,040 | £294,675 | £325,000 | £322,333 | -0.8% |
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 | 2.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 14.3% | 14.2% | 23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.1% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 20.3% | 30.4% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.53x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | 35.27x | 77.16x | 68.28x | — | — | 32.56x |
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
“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.”
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 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.