B & W GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-01 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
USD 2,755,000
-59.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£61M
USD 82,143,000
-8.9% first positive since 2019
Employees
327
-14.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7M
USD -9,453,000
-329.7% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2021-03-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £125,715,781 | £133,942,588 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£495,627 | -£5,773,342 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,644,614 | -£7,066,607 | |
| Net profit | — | -£54,401,000 | — | -£31,237,000 | £34,865,000 | £477,686 | -£5,962,473 | |
| Cash | — | £1,007,000 | — | £2,390,000 | £19,861,000 | £5,050,460 | £2,059,505 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £86,088,809 | £78,811,393 | |
| Net assets | — | -£17,248,000 | — | £45,820,000 | £80,685,000 | £67,368,618 | £61,406,145 | |
| Equity | £33,260,000 | -£51,744,000 | -£17,248,000 | £137,460,000 | — | £67,368,618 | £61,406,145 | |
| Average employees | — | 335 | — | 355 | 428 | 381 | 327 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £9,923,750 | £6,979,143 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £641,399 | £812,589 |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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
-
Turnover
+6.5%
£125,715,781 £133,942,588
-
Cash
-59.2%
£5,050,460 £2,059,505
-
Net assets
-8.9%
£67,368,618 £61,406,145
first positive since 2019
-
Employees
-14.2%
381 327
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1,064.9%
-£495,627 -£5,773,342
-
Profit before tax
-329.7%
-£1,644,614 -£7,066,607
-
Wages
-29.7%
£9,923,750 £6,979,143
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 | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-10-01 | 2021-03-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.4% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | -4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | -7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 120.4% | — | 63.0% | 58.4% | 59.0% | 56.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -0.39x | -4.33x |
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
- B & W GROUP LTD 2005-04-19 → present
- B & W LOUDSPEAKERS LIMITED 1966-06-01 → 2005-04-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- B & W GROUP LTD · parent
- B&W Group Asia Ltd 100%
- B&W Group Belgium NV 100%
- B&W Group Finland OY 100%
- B&W Group France SARL 100%
- B&W Group Germany GmbH 100%
- B&W Group (Logistics) Ltd 100%
- B&W Group (Schweiz) GmbH 100%
- B&W Group Espana S.A 100%
- B&W Group Nederland BV 100%
- B&W Loudspeakers Ltd 100%
- Sound United Sales & Marketing Pty Limited 100%
- Bowers & Wilkins Trading (Zhuhai) Co Ltd 100%
- B&W Group (China) Limited 100%
- B&W Group Production (HK) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The sale of the Masimo consumer division, which includes the company, from Masimo Corporation to Harman International is scheduled to take place at the end of September 2025, the exact date is not yet known. The directors expect in the short to medium term expect business to continue as usual. There were no other material subsequent events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURTNEY-WHEATLEY, Lee David Andrew | Secretary | 2022-08-01 | — | — |
| COURTNEY-WHEATLEY, Lee David Andrew | Director | 2022-08-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| HARTJE, Mark | Director | 2026-01-19 | Mar 1973 | German |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Keith Charles | Secretary | 1996-08-14 | 1998-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-09-30 | 2003-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, Geoffrey Ivor | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | 2022-05-24 |
| EDWARDS, Geoffrey Ivor | Secretary | 2003-09-30 | 2005-10-01 |
| ROWLES, Raymond Clifford | Secretary | — | 1996-08-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Martyn Jeremy | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | 2018-10-17 |
| ANDERSON, Keith Charles | Director | — | 2001-02-02 |
| ATKINS, Joseph Victor | Director | 1994-11-09 | 2017-11-16 |
| BERLAND, Hans Henrik | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2017-08-01 |
| BERLAND, Hans Henrik | Director | 1991-09-01 | 1994-11-09 |
| COIRBAY, Xavier | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2016-05-03 |
| CRAGG, Howard | Director | — | 1992-06-26 |
| DAVIES, Michael John | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2003-09-30 |
| DOWNEY, Frederick John | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| DUFFY, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2020-10-09 | 2022-08-05 |
| DUGGINS, David Kenneth | Director | 2020-02-07 | 2020-10-09 |
| EDWARDS, Geoffrey Ivor | Director | 2020-10-09 | 2022-05-24 |
| EDWARDS, Geoffrey Ivor | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2018-10-17 |
| FRYER, Peter Alexander | Director | — | 1994-10-20 |
| HATAISHI, Paul Kano | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-09-23 |
| HAYWARD, Peter Lloyd | Director | — | 1991-09-23 |
| HUIZING, Evert Jan | Director | 2003-09-20 | 2017-11-16 |
| JOHNSON, Duncan Edward | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2016-02-22 |
| KIM, Jung Il | Director | 2018-12-07 | 2019-11-29 |
| LEE, Gregory | Director | 2019-09-03 | 2020-02-07 |
| LEWIS, Timothy Richard Gwynne | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2016-05-03 |
| LIU, David | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2019-09-03 |
| MULLER, Bart Diederik | Director | 2020-10-09 | 2022-09-21 |
| ROE, Stephen Philip Burnham | Director | — | 1994-10-24 |
| SHEEN, David Robert | Director | 2022-12-16 | 2024-08-09 |
| ST CLAIR, Scott | Director | 2020-10-09 | 2022-08-01 |
| STANFORTH, Andrew Paul | Director | — | 2003-09-30 |
| TRUNZ, Robert Otto | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| TRUSTEY, Joseph Francis | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-07-26 |
| WATTS, Philip Graham | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| YOUNG, Micah Wesley | Director | 2022-10-27 | 2023-04-14 |
| YU, Gideon | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2020-02-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dei Sales, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-22 | Active |
| B&W Acquisition Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-03 | Ceased 2020-10-09 |
| Eva Automation Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-03 | Ceased 2016-05-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 411 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-14 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.