L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED
Get an alert when L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£646k
+200.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£19m
+3.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
520
+41.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.6m
-9.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-05.
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 | £22,722,282 | £29,793,089 | £33,425,292 | £44,394,749 | £52,710,190 | £64,050,497 | +21.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,391,449 | £4,024,191 | £5,568,880 | £6,471,705 | £6,275,168 | £5,730,300 | -8.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,366,787 | £3,964,483 | £5,586,167 | £6,350,995 | £6,134,026 | £5,552,374 | -9.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,721,966 | £3,166,566 | £4,538,034 | £4,834,489 | £4,594,971 | £4,086,606 | -11.1% | |
| Cash | £77,930 | £158,944 | £161,474 | £21,820 | £214,945 | £645,714 | +200.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,065,103 | £7,199,373 | £13,783,697 | £18,853,394 | £22,319,805 | £23,364,751 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,435,451 | £6,602,017 | £11,140,051 | £15,974,540 | £18,569,511 | £19,156,117 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £5,435,451 | £6,602,017 | £11,140,051 | £15,974,540 | £18,569,511 | £19,156,117 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 250 | 271 | 311 | 311 | 367 | 520 | +41.7% | |
| Wages | £5,537,904 | £6,811,173 | £7,555,608 | £9,789,401 | £11,640,376 | £14,841,186 | +27.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £162,154 | £152,701 | £110,886 | £114,620 | £59,962 | £148,444 | +147.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £91,200 | £189,977 | £258,922 | +36.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 13.5% | 16.7% | 14.6% | 11.9% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 10.6% | 13.6% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.9% | 55.9% | 40.4% | 34.3% | 28.1% | 24.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.4% | 53.3% | 48.6% | 41.0% | 41.8% | 44.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.82x | 2.74x | 2.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 60.19x | — | 43.86x | 40.12x | 29.49x |
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
- L. BENNETT & SON LIMITED 1996-06-11 → present
- L.BENNETT & SON(MOTORS)LIMITED 1971-11-11 → 1996-06-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Haslers Assurance LLP
- 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”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, John Leonard | Director | 1996-05-24 | Dec 1968 | British |
| BENNETT, Mark Amos | Director | 1996-05-24 | May 1971 | British |
| HERBERT, Anthony Leroy | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1968 | British |
| KING, Stewart Anthony | Director | 2010-07-01 | May 1964 | English |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Frances Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2003-08-06 |
| MARKS, Robert Lewin | Secretary | 2003-08-06 | 2008-02-19 |
| BENNETT, David Peter Stratford | Director | — | 2016-10-29 |
| BENNETT, Maud Elizabeth | Director | — | 1996-06-03 |
| GAMBLIN, Richard Charles | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2007-01-23 |
| MARKS, Robert Lewin | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2008-02-19 |
| PRIDMORE, Richard John | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2016-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Bennett & Son Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.