BLANC BRASSERIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+123.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£4.1M
-83.3% vs 2024
Employees
464
-7.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.9M
-911.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,995,786 | £26,622,532 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | £971,035 | -£1,248,481 | -228.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £229,387 | -£1,861,611 | -911.6% | |
| Net profit | £229,387 | -£1,861,611 | -911.6% | |
| Cash | £799,656 | £1,787,162 | +123.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,060,054 | -£2,992,193 | -182.3% | |
| Net assets | -£2,234,399 | -£4,096,010 | -83.3% | |
| Equity | -£2,234,399 | -£4,096,010 | -83.3% | |
| Average employees | 502 | 464 | -7.6% | |
| Wages | £10,093,237 | £9,716,416 | -3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | -4.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | -7.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.57x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | 1.31x | -2.04x |
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
- BLANC BRASSERIES LIMITED 2003-07-07 → present
- DUSK HOUSE LIMITED 2003-05-30 → 2003-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts. The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements”
Significant events
- “Two sites were identified for impairment during the year, resulting in a £1.3m charge, and the planned strategic disposal of Brasserie Blanc Fulham Reach was completed post year end in November 2025.”
- “Since the year end, we have unveiled refreshed "French-focused" branding and launched a new loyalty app, 'Le Club' both enthusiastically received by our guests.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLNEY, Henry Thomas | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | — | — |
| DERRY, Mark | Director | 2003-06-13 | Jun 1960 | British |
| FERRIER, Richard Daniel | Director | 2020-02-27 | Dec 1985 | British |
| LITTLE, Edward James | Director | 2022-10-19 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MELVIN, Helen Louise | Director | 2011-10-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| OLNEY, Henry Thomas | Director | 2022-10-19 | Apr 1988 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Jeremy | Secretary | 2011-10-01 | 2011-10-26 |
| CRAIG, Robert Harvey | Secretary | 2003-06-13 | 2007-12-31 |
| HALL, Norman Ronald | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| MELVIN, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2011-10-26 | 2013-06-13 |
| PRIEST, Mark Anthony | Secretary | 2013-06-13 | 2017-06-30 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-05-30 | 2003-06-13 |
| BLANC, Raymond Rene Alfred | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2020-11-05 |
| BROWN, Jeremy | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2025-01-31 |
| COURY, Kathryn | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2020-11-04 |
| FRETWELL, Clive Andrew | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2020-11-04 |
| GLYN, Ian Robert Howard | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2016-09-14 |
| GUY, Christopher Patrick Edward | Director | 2018-05-29 | 2025-12-31 |
| HALL, Norman Ronald | Director | 2007-10-23 | 2011-09-30 |
| LEDERER, John David | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2013-11-18 |
| MALLON, Michael Kieran | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2004-06-23 |
| MARTHINUSEN, Rory | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2016-12-04 |
| MELVIN, Helen Louise | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2007-10-23 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-05-30 | 2003-06-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartwood Collection Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.