B.S. SPECIALIST PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£124k
-84.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1m
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
76
+28.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£228k
-163.2% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £8,205,457 | £7,478,771 | £8,513,141 | +13.8% | |
| Operating profit | £235,117 | -£80,104 | -£199,179 | -148.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £234,126 | -£86,664 | -£228,067 | -163.2% | |
| Net profit | £173,150 | -£97,725 | -£168,621 | -72.5% | |
| Cash | £1,069,879 | £821,509 | £124,415 | -84.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,405,562 | £4,035,324 | £4,006,576 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,501,950 | £3,204,225 | £3,117,973 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £3,501,950 | £3,204,225 | £3,117,973 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 57 | 59 | 76 | +28.8% | |
| Wages | £1,578,384 | £1,600,455 | £2,039,596 | +27.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £91,867 | £104,041 | £134,547 | +29.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | -1.1% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | -1.3% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | -2.0% | -5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.3% | 40.8% | 41.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.81x | 2.24x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | 10.09x | -2.14x | -4.72x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Clayton & Brewill
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the...”
Group structure
- B.S. SPECIALIST PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Corden Manufacturing Ltd 100%
- Corden Hardware Company Limited 100%
- D.G Scott Limited 100%
- Midway Fencing Contractors Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group is planning on consolidating our operations from three sites to two in order to strengthen our competitive position, protect pricing, and improve service levels across the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FROST, Diane Nicola | Secretary | 2020-07-24 | — | — |
| BELTON, David Neil | Director | 1995-12-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| FROST, Diane Nicola | Director | 2020-07-24 | Apr 1969 | British |
| HARRIS, Antonia Louise | Director | 2025-07-15 | Apr 1971 | British |
| SPALDING, Timothy Stuart | Director | 2021-07-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELTON, David Andrew | Secretary | 1995-12-01 | 2014-02-01 |
| DOWLMAN, Wendy | Secretary | 1995-07-19 | 1996-04-12 |
| TREVETHICK, Robert Anthony Simon | Secretary | 2014-02-01 | 2020-07-24 |
| BELTON, David Andrew | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2013-07-25 |
| HIRON, Peter | Nominee Director | 1995-07-19 | 1996-04-12 |
| PURDY, Steven Richard | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2018-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nina Louise Belton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-07-18 | Active |
| Mr David Neil Belton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-09-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2020-09-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-09-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.