BOLLÉ BRANDS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£483k
+19% vs 2025
Net assets
£6.8m
+8.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
16
-5.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£347k
+113.7% vs 2025
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 | £43,931,852 | £11,328,510 | £13,270,792 | £11,718,489 | £11,830,965 | +1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,238,735 | £258,312 | £585,793 | £155,112 | £410,742 | +164.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,328,513 | £367,278 | £596,727 | £162,171 | £346,620 | +113.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,895,617 | £783,062 | £235,503 | £390,728 | £513,992 | +31.5% | |
| Cash | £1,079,530 | £575,219 | £518,346 | £405,775 | £482,797 | +19% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,433,316 | £5,216,378 | £5,881,021 | £6,271,749 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,881,021 | £6,271,749 | £6,785,741 | +8.2% | |
| Equity | £4,433,316 | £5,216,378 | £5,881,021 | £6,271,749 | £6,785,741 | +8.2% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | -5.9% | |
| Wages | £1,941,818 | £1,803,903 | £1,598,074 | £1,211,786 | £986,555 | -18.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £300,000 | £425,000 | £275,000 | -35.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £300,000 | £425,000 | £275,000 | -35.3% |
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 | 5.1% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 6.9% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.5% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 2.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 56.7% | 51.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.75x | 1.94x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | 11.39x | — | — | 5.88x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- BOLLÉ BRANDS (UK) LIMITED 2018-09-26 → present
- BUSHNELL PERFORMANCE OPTICS UK LIMITED 2003-12-29 → 2018-09-26
- BOLLE SUNGLASSES LIMITED 1991-05-09 → 2003-12-29
- BOLLE OPTICAL LIMITED 1991-04-11 → 1991-05-09
- EASYGOLDEN LIMITED 1991-02-25 → 1991-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirmed the appropriate use of the going concern basis, based on forecasts showing compliance with financial covenants for 12+ months. The Group's parent, A&M Capital Europe SCSp, also confirmed guarantees for Group borrowings for 12+ months. The group further confirmed its intention to support the company for a period of at least 12 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEPPELL, Richard | Director | 2024-06-13 | Aug 1973 | British |
| SMITH, Peter Anthony | Director | 2018-08-31 | Dec 1963 | British |
| TIMONER, Laurent Jean-Pierre | Director | 2025-09-30 | Mar 1970 | French |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-11-21 | 2017-01-31 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-01-31 | 2022-12-31 |
| FACTORRIGHT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1991-03-06 | 2009-10-01 |
| HYDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2013-11-21 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-25 | 1991-03-06 |
| ALLEN, David Douglas | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2018-07-27 |
| ASHKEN, Ian Guy Handley | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-02-07 |
| BENABEN, François Max Robert | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2024-06-13 |
| BOLLE, Maurice Jean George | Director | 1991-03-06 | 1997-12-31 |
| BOLLE, Robert Seraphin Victor | Director | 1991-03-06 | 1997-12-31 |
| CHAPLIN, Scott David | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2018-08-31 |
| CIARAVINO, Olivier | Director | 2014-05-28 | 2016-07-22 |
| CIARAVINO, Olivier | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2012-05-31 |
| COHEN, Neal Stuart | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2015-02-09 |
| COLLICOAT, Eric Henry | Director | 1991-03-06 | 1998-01-01 |
| COLLICOAT, Keith Archibald | Director | 1991-03-06 | 1993-09-22 |
| FRANKLIN, Martin Ellis | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-02-07 |
| GIBBONS, Roger Howard | Director | 1993-09-22 | 1998-01-01 |
| GROSE, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2017-10-31 |
| GROSE, Andrew Gordon | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-02-07 |
| HAMM, Didier | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2014-05-16 |
| KRACUM, Richard Robertson | Director | 2000-02-07 | 2007-08-31 |
| MESSNER, Benedict Joseph | Director | 2000-02-07 | 2005-04-22 |
| NOLAN, Stephen Michael | Director | 2015-02-09 | 2018-02-01 |
| SAKELLARIS, Michael | Director | 2019-11-12 | 2024-06-13 |
| VIDART, Christine | Director | 2018-08-31 | 2019-07-30 |
| YAGER, William | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-25 | 1991-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavister Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.