L BENNETT & SON HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£221K
+337.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£25M
+15.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
438
+19.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
-2.7% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £44,394,749 | £52,710,190 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,143,184 | £6,835,065 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,639,671 | £6,459,093 | |
| Net profit | £676,299 | — | £4,556,618 | — | £2,277,050 | — | £473,152 | — | £5,057,000 | £4,890,283 | |
| Cash | £230 | — | £1,881 | — | £11,075 | — | £2,239 | — | £50,464 | £220,880 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,269,045 | — | £11,211,118 | — | £11,552,499 | — | £11,640,848 | — | £29,295,979 | £34,281,021 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,173,194 | — | £21,367,878 | £24,708,161 | |
| Equity | £1,837,712 | £1,837,712 | £5,703,652 | £5,703,652 | £6,700,042 | £6,700,042 | £6,173,194 | £6,173,194 | £21,367,878 | £24,708,161 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 367 | 438 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £9,826,064 | £12,314,968 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £58,986 | £18,190 |
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
+18.7%
£44,394,749 £52,710,190
-
Cash
+337.7%
£50,464 £220,880
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.6%
£21,367,878 £24,708,161
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+19.3%
367 438
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-4.3%
£7,143,184 £6,835,065
-
Profit before tax
-2.7%
£6,639,671 £6,459,093
-
Wages
+25.3%
£9,826,064 £12,314,968
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.1% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.4% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.4% | 19.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.49x | 11.56x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Haslers
- 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 Group's or the parent 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
- L BENNETT & SON HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- L. Bennet & Son Limited 100%
- Independent Motor Factors Limited 10%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Andrea | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| BENNETT, Frances Elizabeth | Director | 2021-10-01 | Aug 1943 | British |
| BENNETT, John Leonard | Director | 2003-06-19 | Dec 1968 | British |
| BENNETT, Mark Amos | Director | 2003-06-19 | May 1971 | British |
| BENNETT, Max | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 2002 | British |
| BENNETT, Samantha Rose | Director | 2021-10-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, John Leonard | Secretary | 2003-06-19 | 2003-08-06 |
| MARKS, Robert Lewin | Secretary | 2003-08-06 | 2008-02-19 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-19 | 2003-06-19 |
| BENNETT, David Peter Stratford | Director | 2003-06-19 | 2016-10-29 |
| MARKS, Robert Lewin | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2008-02-19 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-06-19 | 2003-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Leonard Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mark Amos Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-12-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.