BOOTH DISPENSERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-09 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£102K
+21.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-15.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
104
-10.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£47K
-121.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,152,116 | — | — | £12,255,715 | £11,539,534 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £228,775 | — | — | £383,413 | £123,617 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £197,291 | £603,540 | £345,783 | £221,786 | -£47,351 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £134,558 | £533,727 | £324,792 | £181,234 | -£44,392 | |
| Cash | — | — | £173,841 | £46,542 | £24,694 | £84,157 | £102,158 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,686,995 | £2,898,205 | £2,859,145 | £2,582,501 | £2,150,946 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,749,376 | £1,869,059 | £1,876,690 | £1,816,373 | £1,529,327 | |
| Equity | £2,755,000 | £1,809,431 | £1,749,376 | £1,869,059 | £1,876,690 | £1,816,373 | £1,529,327 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 109 | 120 | 132 | 116 | 104 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,074,321 | £2,358,252 | £2,817,530 | £2,754,343 | £2,666,146 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £69,331 | £62,013 | £100,086 | £54,029 | £51,301 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.8%
£12,255,715 £11,539,534
-
Cash
+21.4%
£84,157 £102,158
-
Net assets
-15.8%
£1,816,373 £1,529,327
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-10.3%
116 104
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-67.8%
£383,413 £123,617
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-121.3%
£221,786 -£47,351
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-3.2%
£2,754,343 £2,666,146
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.2% | — | — | 3.1% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.9% | — | — | 1.5% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 8.5% | — | — | 14.8% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.20x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 7.26x | — | — | 2.35x | 0.72x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BOOTH DISPENSERS LIMITED 2000-02-22 → present
- BRABCO NO:108 (1999) LIMITED 1999-11-25 → 2000-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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. 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.”
Group structure
- BOOTH DISPENSERS LIMITED · parent
- Brandels Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Due to the decision to cease the repair and refurbishment operation we have rationalised the property requirements. In March 2025 we exited the lease on the industrial unit used to house the repairs department.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATTON, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2015-01-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Mark Ian | Director | 2019-06-27 | May 1973 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2008-04-18 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER, Stephen Kenneth | Secretary | 1999-11-25 | 2014-04-25 |
| ELLIOTT, Celestine Susan Marie | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2019-06-27 |
| HATTON, Daniel Joseph | Secretary | 2014-04-25 | 2015-01-01 |
| CHRISTOPHER, Stephen Kenneth | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2014-04-25 |
| DIXON, John Charles | Director | 2000-02-08 | 2014-04-25 |
| ELLIOTT, Phillip David | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2019-06-27 |
| GLOVER, Gordon Robert | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2001-05-04 |
| MCDERMOTT, Robert | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2011-10-18 |
| MCKEE, David Anthony | Director | 2019-06-27 | 2022-03-31 |
| MITCHELL, Michael Ian Campbell | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2019-06-27 |
| TAYLOR, John Philip David | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2015-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-06-27 | Active |
| Mr Phillip David Elliott | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-27 |
| Mr Michael Ian Campbell Mitchell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-27 |
| Mr Daniel Joseph Hatton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Mark Andrew Williams | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-01-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2019-07-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2019-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2020-01-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2020-01-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2020-01-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-07-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2019-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.