BADGEQUO LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+145.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£12m
-13.6% vs 2024
Employees
67
+8.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-79.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,032,506 | £25,040,086 | £29,333,610 | £33,003,949 | £26,966,495 | -18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,055,912 | £3,715,531 | £4,833,400 | £7,223,647 | £1,495,325 | -79.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,948,375 | £3,618,298 | £4,743,597 | £7,160,053 | £1,495,411 | -79.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,525,933 | £2,898,822 | £3,639,440 | £5,455,876 | £1,078,505 | -80.2% | |
| Cash | £1,479,993 | £1,549,204 | £2,509,427 | £1,390,589 | £3,414,465 | +145.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,129,716 | £10,028,538 | £11,667,978 | £14,123,854 | £12,377,755 | -12.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,129,716 | £10,028,538 | £11,667,978 | £14,123,854 | £12,202,359 | -13.6% | |
| Equity | £9,129,716 | £10,028,538 | £11,667,978 | £14,123,854 | £12,202,359 | -13.6% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 67 | +8.1% | |
| Wages | £1,840,699 | £2,311,248 | £2,775,221 | £3,074,639 | £3,268,606 | +6.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £140,147 | £177,328 | £236,100 | £266,825 | £224,741 | -15.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £12,650 | £15,000 | £15,750 | +5% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £238,025 | £266,825 | £224,741 | -15.8% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 14.8% | 16.5% | 21.9% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 11.6% | 12.4% | 16.5% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 37.0% | 41.4% | 51.1% | 12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.6% | 40.7% | 41.1% | 39.3% | 46.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.40x | 2.51x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | 19.06x | 38.21x | 53.82x | 77.22x | 44.86x |
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
- BDO 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The occupation of premises at Frontier Park, Burnley, which operates as a single warehouse and logistics hub for Technic products and other Group brands. This has halved the number of warehouse sites for Badgequo and Brand Architekts products from four to two.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAZINI, Samuel | Director | 2017-11-30 | Mar 1963 | British |
| GOLDSTEIN, Matthew David | Director | 2018-02-20 | Jul 1972 | British |
| MACLEOD, Eoin Alan | Director | 2017-11-30 | Sep 1962 | British |
| RODOL, Neil | Director | 2017-11-30 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTER, Linda Ann | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2017-11-30 |
| EASTWOOD, Kathleen Ann | Secretary | — | 2000-11-21 |
| EASTWOOD, Kenneth | Secretary | 2000-11-21 | 2006-06-08 |
| ARTER, Kai | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2018-03-29 |
| ARTER, Linda Ann | Director | 2006-08-23 | 2018-03-29 |
| EASTWOOD, Fay Elizabeth | Director | 2005-08-31 | 2005-10-03 |
| EASTWOOD, Kathleen Ann | Director | — | 2000-11-21 |
| EASTWOOD, Kenneth | Director | — | 2006-06-08 |
| FANNON, Paul | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2005-08-31 |
| GATTON, Christopher William | Director | 2018-02-20 | 2018-11-16 |
| GOLDSTEIN, Matthew David | Director | 2012-11-12 | 2017-07-21 |
| LAWRENCE, Keith James | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2017-10-18 |
| RICHARDSON, Steve | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2022-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retra Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-11-30 | Active |
| Mrs Linda Ann Arter | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
| Mr Kai Arter | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.