BUOYANT UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-13 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-36.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
-1.8% vs 2024
Employees
451
-10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+92% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,800,000 | £49,279,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,016,000 | £2,462,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,474,000 | £2,830,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,104,000 | £2,134,000 | |
| Cash | £3,496,000 | £2,218,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,487,000 | £20,097,000 | |
| Net assets | £20,386,000 | £20,020,000 | |
| Equity | £20,386,000 | £20,020,000 | |
| Average employees | 501 | 451 | |
| Wages | £12,901,000 | £13,313,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £781,000 | £883,000 |
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+17.9%
£41,800,000 £49,279,000
-
Cash
-36.6%
£3,496,000 £2,218,000
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£20,386,000 £20,020,000
-
Employees
-10%
501 451
-
Operating profit
+142.3%
£1,016,000 £2,462,000
-
Profit before tax
+92%
£1,474,000 £2,830,000
-
Wages
+3.2%
£12,901,000 £13,313,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 12.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.13x | 3.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | 615.50x |
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
- BUOYANT UPHOLSTERY LIMITED 1999-03-12 → present
- SJC 52 LIMITED 1998-12-30 → 1999-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquires, and taking into account the above, the directors have formed a judgement, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Company continued with new developments and successfully launched a number of exciting products to both our independent customers and national retailers alike.”
- “The Group continues to engage with its workforce and has also adopted a plan to further reduce its carbon footprint taking its responsibilities seriously.”
- “LED Lighting Upgrade. Completed the replacement of 134 inefficient T8 light fittings with modern LED batons across key operational areas, the investment significantly improved lighting performance, reducing overall energy demand and enhancing workplace visibility and safety.”
- “Warehouse Lighting Reduction. The Company implemented a lighting reduction strategy by reducing the number of light fitting, whilst ensuring that light levels remained adequate for safe and effective operation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARLEY, Antony Robert | Secretary | 2015-11-11 | — | — |
| AINSWORTH, Glen James, Mr. | Director | 2005-10-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| ARAMAYO, Micheal | Director | 2002-10-01 | Apr 1965 | British |
| DARLEY, Antony Robert | Director | 2015-11-11 | Sep 1965 | British |
| JANSEN, Hans, Mr. | Director | 2005-10-01 | Oct 1965 | Dutch |
| SMITH, George, Mr. | Director | 2000-10-02 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACEWELL, Stuart | Secretary | 2013-07-10 | 2015-11-11 |
| HIGTON, John Anthony | Secretary | 1999-03-05 | 2013-07-10 |
| KAPLAN, David | Secretary | 1998-12-30 | 1999-03-05 |
| BRACEWELL, Stuart | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2019-05-03 |
| CARRAHAR, William | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2007-01-02 |
| COGGAN, Scott | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2005-05-20 |
| GILL, Stephen Paul | Director | 2005-12-05 | 2009-03-31 |
| HALL, Wendy Margaret | Director | 1998-12-30 | 1999-03-05 |
| HIGTON, John Anthony | Director | 1999-03-05 | 2013-07-10 |
| KAPLAN, David | Director | 1998-12-30 | 1999-03-05 |
| ROSENBLATT, Joel Simon | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2013-08-27 |
| RUSSELL, James Goodfellow | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2006-06-30 |
| WADE, Charles Colin | Director | 1999-03-05 | 2013-07-10 |
| WRIGHT, David | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2000-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buoyant Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.