THE SOMERSET TOILETRY COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
+23.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.7m
+16.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
74
-2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+50.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £13,707,296 | £16,039,659 | £16,549,976 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | £672,807 | £950,594 | £1,422,842 | +49.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £673,518 | £971,388 | £1,462,306 | +50.5% | |
| Net profit | £513,139 | £768,635 | £1,079,164 | +40.4% | |
| Cash | £2,659,612 | £3,613,964 | £4,447,982 | +23.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,960,110 | £6,701,466 | £7,774,179 | +16% | |
| Net assets | £5,821,174 | £6,589,809 | £7,669,072 | +16.4% | |
| Equity | £5,821,174 | £6,589,809 | £7,669,072 | +16.4% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 76 | 74 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £2,241,121 | £2,164,041 | £2,328,884 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,000 | £175,000 | £197,917 | +13.1% |
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 | 4.9% | 5.9% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 4.8% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 14.2% | 18.3% | |
| Current ratio | 5.14x | 4.85x | 4.70x |
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
- THE SOMERSET TOILETRY COMPANY LIMITED 1999-06-16 → present
- BONDCO 715 LIMITED 1999-04-08 → 1999-06-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In the current climate of higher-than-normal tariffs, which persisted into 2026, additional risks are on the horizon; these could include a recession in America.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Brett Kevin | Director | 2020-01-10 | Mar 1958 | British |
| BOWHAY BUOY, Sakina Gillian | Director | 1999-07-15 | May 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUOY, Roger Martin | Secretary | 1999-07-15 | 2006-05-19 |
| MONDAIR, Samrath Singh | Secretary | 2006-05-19 | 2012-12-10 |
| TAYLOR, Robert | Secretary | 2012-11-21 | 2020-11-17 |
| BONDLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-08 | 1999-07-15 |
| BONDLAW DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-04-08 | 1999-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Zantore Buoy | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-11-21 | Active |
| Mr Xavier Buoy | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-11-21 | Active |
| Mrs Sakina Bowhay-Buoy | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.