A.MARTIN BUNZL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
-74.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-38.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
9
-10% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-25.2% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,040,234 | £24,474,302 | £22,076,576 | £25,266,811 | £23,786,490 | -5.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,298,788 | £2,134,260 | £2,056,630 | £1,941,789 | £1,457,460 | -24.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,298,788 | £2,134,779 | £2,459,267 | £2,350,266 | £1,757,452 | -25.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,150,555 | £1,736,070 | £1,862,811 | £1,763,542 | £1,316,512 | -25.3% | |
| Cash | £5,166,581 | £2,960,328 | £9,019,249 | £8,428,058 | £2,179,373 | -74.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,643,762 | £13,704,750 | £16,792,014 | £17,363,154 | £10,735,088 | -38.2% | |
| Net assets | £12,505,713 | £13,447,783 | £16,621,504 | £17,285,046 | £10,682,309 | -38.2% | |
| Equity | £12,505,713 | £13,447,783 | £16,621,504 | £17,285,046 | £10,682,309 | -38.2% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | -10% | |
| Wages | £775,190 | £884,937 | £929,282 | £1,315,773 | £1,932,555 | +46.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £340,606 | £439,879 | £516,576 | £846,950 | £1,513,203 | +78.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £48,118 | £33,033 | £27,213 | -17.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £344,802 | £430,160 | £921,772 | +114.3% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 7.7% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 7.0% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | 15.6% | 12.2% | 11.2% | 13.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.5% | 18.1% | 8.5% | 9.8% | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 13.11x | 10.57x | 6.38x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date of approving these 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
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOK, Kam Cheong | Director | 2018-12-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
| SCHWARZENBERG, Marco | Director | 2025-12-16 | Aug 1967 | Italian |
| SIMMS, Michael Peter | Director | 1997-01-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUXTON, Vanita Jayne | Secretary | 2011-05-27 | 2019-08-13 |
| CRAMP, John Arthur | Secretary | — | 2000-11-08 |
| DRAYTON, Keith William | Secretary | 2000-11-09 | 2011-05-27 |
| BUNZL, Alfred Martin | Director | — | 2000-10-16 |
| BUNZL, David Victor | Director | — | 2009-08-30 |
| BUNZL, Gertrude Johanna | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| BUNZL, John Martin | Director | — | 2019-03-31 |
| BUNZL, Robert John | Director | — | 1999-08-27 |
| BUXTON, Vanita Jayne | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2019-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-16 | Active |
| Martin Bunzl International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-14 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.