BARRIE KNITWEAR LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5m
+156.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32m
+160.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
307
-6.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£66k
+94.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,069,000 | £30,060,000 | £30,771,000 | +2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,739,000 | -£844,000 | £443,000 | +152.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,578,000 | -£1,115,000 | -£66,000 | +94.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,089,000 | -£886,000 | -£21,000 | +97.6% | |
| Cash | £726,000 | £972,000 | £2,494,000 | +156.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,405,000 | £13,444,000 | £37,527,000 | +179.1% | |
| Net assets | £13,008,000 | £12,122,000 | £31,601,000 | +160.7% | |
| Equity | £13,008,000 | £12,122,000 | £31,601,000 | +160.7% | |
| Average employees | 280 | 327 | 307 | -6.1% | |
| Wages | £8,258,000 | £10,114,000 | £10,008,000 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £183,000 | £229,000 | £404,000 | +76.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,000 | £23,000 | £25,000 | +8.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £229,000 | £304,000 | +32.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.6% | -2.8% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | -2.9% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | -6.3% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.5% | 44.0% | 22.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x | 1.93x | 5.33x | |
| Interest cover | 10.80x | -3.11x | 0.87x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BARRIE KNITWEAR LIMITED 2012-10-22 → present
- SPORT IN SCOTLAND LIMITED 1995-01-24 → 2012-10-22
- HACKREMCO (NO.994) LIMITED 1994-12-02 → 1995-01-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have performed an assessment of the financial performance and financial position of the Company and are satisfied that the business remains a going concern.”
Group structure
- BARRIE KNITWEAR LIMITED · parent
- Barrie France 100%
- Ultimate Yarns & Fibres Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 9th April 2025, the company completed the share capital acquisition of a 40% stake in Todd & Duncan for £18.8m.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAFF, Paul Stuart | Secretary | 2012-10-18 | — | — |
| CHENAIN, Jacques Marie Daniel | Director | 2020-04-29 | Apr 1967 | French |
| PAVLOVSKY, Bruno Andre Jean | Director | 2012-09-26 | Nov 1962 | French |
| WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2025-12-15 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FROST, Brian Frank | Secretary | 1995-05-09 | 2005-08-22 |
| THERIN, David Roger Yves | Secretary | 2005-08-22 | 2012-10-18 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1995-05-09 |
| DRACH, Alain James | Director | 1995-05-09 | 1999-01-28 |
| DUPONT, Eric | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2020-04-29 |
| MITCHELL, Roger Malcolm | Director | 1995-05-09 | 2005-06-04 |
| ORMISTON, John Harold | Director | 1995-05-09 | 2004-02-04 |
| SAUMOY, Francisco | Director | 1995-12-15 | 2012-10-18 |
| THOMSON, Craig George | Director | 2016-06-03 | 2018-05-15 |
| WRIGHT, Steven Antony | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2016-07-15 |
| WRIGHT, Steven Antony | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2012-11-08 |
| YOUNG, Jan Elizabeth | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2025-06-23 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-12-02 | 1995-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-06-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.