BRAVESHIRE LIMITED
Braveshire Limited is the Wakefield-based parent company of a group engaged in the manufacture of non-woven textiles and related articles.
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Cash
£12M
-14.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£139M
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
204
-35.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.8M
-93.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £102,841,000 | £68,106,000 | £31,817,000 | -53.3% | |
| Operating profit | £6,465,000 | £1,439,000 | -£1,984,000 | -237.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,806,000 | £77,366,000 | £4,802,000 | -93.8% | |
| Net profit | £3,567,000 | £76,785,000 | £3,616,000 | -95.3% | |
| Cash | £15,136,000 | £14,463,000 | £12,371,000 | -14.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £86,029,000 | £137,824,000 | £139,557,000 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £61,055,000 | £137,033,000 | £138,559,000 | +1.1% | |
| Equity | £62,887,000 | £138,819,000 | £140,636,000 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 424 | 315 | 204 | -35.2% | |
| Wages | £21,384,000 | £12,402,000 | £7,696,000 | -37.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,725,000 | £2,006,000 | £1,008,000 | -49.8% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 2.1% | -6.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 112.7% | 11.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | 1.0% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.1% | 4.3% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.50x | 25.01x | 14.53x | |
| Interest cover | 5.67x | 2.67x | -25.11x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- BRAVESHIRE LIMITED · parent
- W.E. Rawson Limited 100%
- Carrystore Limited 100%
- Rawson Carpets Limited 99%
- Rawson Fillings Limited 100%
- Applied Felts Limited 99%
- Laserline Systems Limited 99%
- A. Clegg & Son Limited 99%
- Impreline Technologies Limited 99%
- Feltex Limited 100%
- Applied Felts (India) Private Limited 100%
- USS India Limited 100%
- RS Technic Holding A.G. 75%
- RS Technic A.G. 75%
- RS Technic International (D) GmbH 75%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Andrew Charles | Secretary | 2013-04-22 | — | — |
| JOHNSON, Alexander Charles Edward | Director | 1999-08-23 | Mar 1962 | British |
| JOHNSON, Stephen William | Director | 2024-01-18 | Jul 1960 | British |
| RAWSON, Ann | Director | — | Nov 1938 | British |
| RAWSON, Hector Elsworth | Director | — | Sep 1939 | British |
| RAWSON, Julia | Director | 1999-08-23 | Dec 1961 | British |
| VALERO, Joanna | Director | 1999-08-23 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTINGHAM, David Michael | Secretary | — | 2013-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Rawson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2023-10-31 | Active |
| Mr Hector Elsworth Rawson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-11-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.