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BERENDSEN FINANCE LIMITED

#03224863 · Active · Incorporated 1996-07-15 (30y 3m) · Last filing 2026-10-20 (this month)
Industrials · SIC 74990 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-06-26 (in 8 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1

-66.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£438k

-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

£45k

-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover ——— —
Operating profit £65,794,000£48,109£45,138 -6.2%
Profit before tax £67,153,000£48,657£44,666 -8.2%
Net profit £67,077,000£48,520£44,610 -8.1%
Cash £13,000£3£1 -66.7%
Total assets less current liabilities —£447,113£437,599 -2.1%
Net assets £434,593,000£447,113£437,599 -2.1%
Equity £434,593,000£447,113£437,599 -2.1%
Average employees 000 —
Wages ——— —
Directors' remuneration £0£0— —

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Return on capital employed —10.8%10.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 1.0%0.0%3.3%
Current ratio 1.86x—0.81x
Interest cover ——64.67x

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 3 times since incorporation

  1. BERENDSEN FINANCE LIMITED 2010-11-02 → present
  2. DAVIS FINANCE LIMITED 2004-11-03 → 2010-11-02
  3. DAVIS FINANCE PLC 1996-08-22 → 2004-11-03
  4. COINKEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1996-07-15 → 1996-08-22

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Forvis Mazars LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Directors have considered the consequences of conditions it can predict now and in the future, and have determined that they do not create a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

  1. BERENDSEN FINANCE LIMITED · parent
    1. AS "Elis Tekstila Serviss" 100% · Latvia
    2. Elis Textile Service, UAB 100% · Lithuania
    3. Elis Norge AS 100% · Norway
    4. Elis Textile Care SK s.r.o 100% · Slovakia
    5. AS S Varmil 100% · Estonia
    6. Elis Textile Service A/S 100% · Estonia
    7. Elis Textile Service OY 100% · Finland
    8. Berendsen A/S 100% · Denmark
    9. Elis Netherlands Holding BV 100% · Netherlands
    10. Elis NI Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    11. Elis Textil Service AB 100% · Sweden
    12. Nyköping Pilen 6 AB 100% · Sweden
    13. Elis Austria GmbH 99.8% · Austria
    14. Elis Beteiligungs GmbH 11% · Germany

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 21 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
FRANKLIN, Mark Leslie Director 2018-10-03 Sep 1969 British
LACHAUD, Didier Director 2017-11-07 Jun 1959 French
PIQUARD, Helene Rose Jeanne Director 2024-11-15 May 1984 French
Show 21 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BATCHELOR, David Frank Secretary 2003-05-20 2005-04-29
BOYLE, George Mathieson Secretary 1996-08-07 2000-09-01
ETHERINGTON, David Neil Secretary 2017-09-08 2017-09-08
HOSKIN, Malcolm Charles Secretary 2000-09-01 2003-05-20
LAWLER, David Andrew Secretary 2005-04-29 2017-09-08
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1996-07-15 1996-08-07
BATCHELOR, David Frank Director 2004-11-03 2005-04-29
BATTY, Lesley Anne Director 2018-07-12 2018-09-13
BOYLE, George Mathieson Director 1996-08-07 2000-09-01
DREYER, Werner, Mr Director 2020-07-20 2024-07-29
DYE, Iain Roger Director 2000-09-01 2004-11-03
ETHERINGTON, David Neil Director 2012-06-01 2018-02-28
FORDE, Adam Director 2017-09-08 2018-11-02
HOSKIN, Malcolm Charles Director 2000-09-01 2003-05-20
IVEY, John Charles Director 2003-07-01 2004-11-03
IVEY, John Charles Director 1996-08-07 2000-09-01
LAWLER, David Andrew Director 2004-11-03 2017-09-08
SOUTH, Mark Director 2018-07-12 2020-05-20
SZMIGIN, Christopher Richard Director 2005-04-29 2012-06-27
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1996-07-15 1996-08-07
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1996-07-15 1996-08-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Berendsen Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 145 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-06-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-06-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-04-09 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-19 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2023-06-19 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2022-12-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-06-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-07-21 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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