BATTENS SOLICITORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£512K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
160
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£145K
Period ending 2025-06-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,361,070 | — | £8,749,341 | — | £8,611,342 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £712,656 | — | -£413,377 | — | -£936,209 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £706,200 | — | £214,835 | — | -£145,474 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £553,461 | — | £133,088 | — | -£125,745 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,008,259 | £1,256,239 | £1,045,804 | — | £511,932 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,945,810 | — | £3,911,631 | — | £3,844,303 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,522,331 | — | £3,512,977 | — | £3,268,232 | |
| Equity | £2,392,574 | £3,143,870 | £3,522,331 | £3,647,889 | £3,512,977 | — | £3,268,232 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 147 | — | 152 | — | 160 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,035,968 | — | £5,731,206 | — | £6,048,352 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £541,922 | — | £764,417 | — | £506,117 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-07-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.5% | — | -4.7% | — | -10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.6% | — | 1.5% | — | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 18.1% | — | -10.6% | — | -24.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 35.6% | — | 35.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.43x | — | 3.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 18.03x | — | -0.80x | — | -2.97x |
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
- BATTENS SOLICITORS LIMITED 2005-05-11 → present
- BATTEN & CO NOMINEES LIMITED 1994-07-13 → 2005-05-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit 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
- “During the financial year ended 30 June 2025, the firm experienced a challenging trading environment, resulting in a loss for the year. This outcome reflects a combination of external economic pressures and internal operational challenges that impacted profitability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTENS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-06-28 | — | — |
| GIDLEY, Louise | Director | 2021-02-12 | Jun 1981 | British |
| GILMOUR, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2021-02-12 | Jan 1977 | British |
| LIVINGSTONE, Peter Harrison | Director | 2009-03-02 | Jan 1964 | British |
| STEPHENS, Ceri Ann | Director | 2016-10-31 | Mar 1976 | English |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUANTOCK SHULDHAM, Melanie Anne | Secretary | 1994-07-13 | 2004-06-28 |
| ADAMS, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| ALLEN, Stuart Roland | Director | 1994-10-27 | 2020-02-28 |
| BATTEN, David Henry Cary | Director | 1994-07-13 | 2021-02-12 |
| BOGAARDT, Jean Macdonald | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2005-05-09 |
| COCHRANE, Jill Amanda | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| DAVIS, Martin | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2012-05-11 |
| DYER, Naomi | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2025-01-31 |
| EDWARDS, Raymond Martin | Director | 1994-07-13 | 2021-02-12 |
| HARAN, James Emmet Patrick | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2005-05-09 |
| HAYES, Julian | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| HOGARTY, Bhavani Rajaya Laxmi | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2011-10-19 |
| HUGHES, Graham John | Director | 1994-10-27 | 2010-11-29 |
| JONES, Gareth Byron | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-08-11 |
| MARTIN, Simon John | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2009-04-20 |
| OWEN, James Haultain | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-11-21 |
| PAUL, Roger Anthony | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2010-05-31 |
| RAMSAY, Emma Louise | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| RANDALL, Robert Charles | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2019-06-27 |
| ROSS, Jennifer | Director | 2006-03-22 | 2007-01-01 |
| STEPHENS, David Christopher | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2021-02-12 |
| THOMPSON, Christopher Ian | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2010-02-26 |
| UNWIN, William Robert Charles | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2007-07-01 |
| VAUGHAN, Rupert John | Director | 1994-10-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| VICKERY, Maeve Teresa | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-05-20 |
| WEATHERILL, Leanne Marie | Director | 2006-03-02 | 2014-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.