BRYAN'S SALADS LTD.
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Cash
£4.2m
+17.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+17.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
333
-2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.4m
-16.8% first positive since 2020
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,988,251 | £36,833,930 | £56,620,159 | £54,439,457 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£491,983 | £126,107 | £2,988,674 | £2,470,070 | -17.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£500,512 | £142,229 | £2,897,200 | £2,410,425 | -16.8% | |
| Net profit | -£397,874 | £125,354 | £2,175,739 | £1,694,152 | -22.1% | |
| Cash | £1,796,163 | £2,711,843 | £3,543,292 | £4,157,942 | +17.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,256,497 | £9,376,304 | £11,491,400 | £13,029,248 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,806,216 | £6,931,570 | £9,824,596 | £11,518,748 | +17.2% | |
| Equity | £6,806,216 | £6,931,570 | £9,824,596 | £11,518,748 | +17.2% | |
| Average employees | 318 | 259 | 343 | 333 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £6,340,072 | £6,606,228 | £10,096,934 | £10,523,187 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £184,974 | £185,804 | £438,054 | £495,216 | +13% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £48,156 | £81,041 | +68.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £159,736 | £193,474 | +21.1% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.4% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 0.3% | 3.8% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.8% | 1.3% | 26.0% | 19.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.5% | 55.3% | 46.9% | 42.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.96x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | -56.20x | 10.55x | 22.52x | 23.12x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishops Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The company continues to be aware of the possible impact of a number of global actions which have been out of our control. The main ones being the continuing war in the Ukraine and the war in Iran which continue to place pressures on our electricity costs.”
- “Fertiliser on our farm has also continued to be impacted with prices continuing to be higher than in previous years.”
- “The pressures on other fuel and power costs through agricultural diesel used in the tractors and on the farm, road diesel used by hauliers and gas used by suppliers all continue to be a concern.”
- “In April 2026, a share redesignation has taken place to split the ordinary shares into more categories of ordinary shares. The total number of shares and the value of called up share capital remains unchanged.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN, Rachel | Secretary | 2000-10-20 | — | British |
| BRAGG, Jonathan David | Director | 2012-05-25 | Nov 1968 | British |
| BRYAN, George Charles | Director | 2022-05-20 | Apr 1997 | British |
| BRYAN, Joe | Director | 2012-05-25 | Jul 1987 | British |
| BRYAN, Matthew Robert | Director | 2022-05-20 | Jan 1994 | British |
| BRYAN, Rachel | Director | 2000-10-20 | Jan 1969 | British |
| BRYAN, Robert James | Director | 2000-10-20 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BRYAN, Samuel Thomas | Director | 2022-05-20 | Jul 1989 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2000-10-20 |
| LEADBETTER, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2000-10-20 | 2013-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert James Bryan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Rachel Bryan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Anne Leadbetter | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.