BENNETT BROOKS & CO LIMITED
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Cash
£413K
+0.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
0% vs 2024
Employees
156
+0.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9M
+34.9% vs 2024
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 Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,767,287 | £12,228,301 | +13.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,210,441 | £1,896,319 | +56.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,403,270 | £1,892,529 | +34.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,053,503 | £1,386,907 | +31.6% | |
| Cash | £28,648 | £300,741 | £654,259 | £412,306 | £412,628 | +0.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,402,861 | £2,225,541 | £2,954,676 | £3,231,421 | £3,049,913 | -5.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,379,487 | £2,206,018 | £2,889,603 | £2,974,949 | £2,973,846 | 0% | |
| Equity | £1,379,487 | £2,206,018 | £2,889,603 | £2,974,949 | £2,973,846 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 104 | 108 | 121 | 155 | 156 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,217,164 | £6,699,575 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £904,720 | £953,673 | +5.4% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 11.2% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.8% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 37.5% | 62.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.62x | 2.41x |
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
- Michael Donnan & Co Limited
- 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 Company delivered satisfactory results during the year, with profitability and cash generation remaining in line with management expectations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, Yvonne Alison Owen | Secretary | 1991-09-26 | — | British |
| BAGHURST, Marcus Jamie | Director | 2014-01-17 | Jul 1977 | British |
| FILBEE, Andrew Philip | Director | 2014-01-06 | Jun 1969 | British |
| HAMBLETON, Claire Louise | Director | 2024-09-12 | Jan 1979 | British |
| HILLS, Claire | Director | 2018-07-02 | Aug 1969 | British |
| LEACH, Jason Edward | Director | 2016-07-07 | Apr 1970 | British |
| LOVELL, George | Director | 2025-11-06 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WOOD, George Edward | Director | 2023-05-31 | Jun 1992 | British |
| WOOD, Yvonne Alison Owen | Director | 1994-09-02 | Sep 1955 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Richard Charles | Secretary | 1991-09-25 | 1991-09-26 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-09-25 | 1991-09-25 |
| CARTER, Lucy | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| CONWAY, Ashley Marc | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-10-13 |
| DAY, Marie | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2023-05-31 |
| DONNAN, Michael | Director | 1996-08-31 | 1999-02-28 |
| ELLIS, Colin Leslie | Director | 2011-09-02 | 2015-03-09 |
| HOOPER, Nigel | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| LITTLER, Stuart David | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2022-08-31 |
| MOULTON, Angela | Director | 2004-09-02 | 2023-08-31 |
| PAYNE, Richard Charles | Director | 1994-09-02 | 2025-10-31 |
| PAYNE, Richard Charles | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1991-09-26 |
| TIERNEY, Mary Ann | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| TIERNEY, Mary Ann | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2015-07-09 |
| WHITE, Neil John Alfred | Director | 1999-09-02 | 2014-06-02 |
| WOOD, Graham Barry | Director | 1991-09-25 | 2002-08-31 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-09-25 | 1991-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Brooks Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-09-01 | Active |
| Mrs Yvonne Alison Owen Wood | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-09-28 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.