BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED
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Cash
£41K
-42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.2M
-14.4% vs 2024
Employees
67
+4.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£536K
-29.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,093,480 | £9,162,093 | £9,742,756 | +6.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | £572,172 | £824,680 | £621,234 | -24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £530,608 | £761,380 | £536,290 | -29.6% | |
| Net profit | £433,762 | £1,372,496 | £1,019,453 | £593,796 | -41.8% | |
| Cash | £15 | £110,507 | £70,540 | £40,744 | -42.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,736,282 | £3,673,182 | £4,293,187 | £3,506,704 | -18.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,216,736 | £3,326,359 | £3,733,827 | £3,194,526 | -14.4% | |
| Equity | £2,216,736 | £3,326,359 | £3,733,827 | £3,194,526 | -14.4% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 58 | 64 | 67 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | — | £2,072,111 | £2,372,763 | £2,601,319 | +9.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £17,568 | £17,568 | £18,373 | +4.6% |
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 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.3% | 9.0% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.1% | 11.1% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 15.6% | 19.2% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.86x | 2.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | 10.22x | 9.72x | 7.13x |
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
- BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED 1998-10-14 → present
- SPEED 7253 LIMITED 1998-09-07 → 1998-10-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ford Campbell Freedman Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREENBAUM, Jason Mark | Director | 2008-03-20 | Nov 1967 | British |
| VILARRUBI, Antoni | Director | 2008-03-20 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Richard | Secretary | 1998-10-02 | 2005-03-25 |
| BLACK, Susan | Secretary | 2005-03-25 | 2008-03-20 |
| HUNT, Susan Linda | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2017-10-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-07 | 1998-10-02 |
| BLACK, Michael | Director | 1998-10-02 | 2005-03-25 |
| BLACK, Richard | Director | 1998-10-02 | 2008-03-20 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-09-07 | 1998-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Mark Greenbaum | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-12 |
| Mr Antoni Vilarrubi | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-12 |
| Blacks Industries Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.