BLACK TOMATO LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-16 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£504K
-74.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+59.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
54
+25.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+217.9% 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £11,493,627 | £12,374,967 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,090,420 | £3,094,847 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £961,044 | £3,054,868 | |
| Net profit | £38,215 | — | -£881,245 | — | £53,180 | — | £1,050,665 | — | £379,109 | £2,260,715 | |
| Cash | £1,260,232 | — | £3,015,696 | — | £2,262,421 | — | £3,963,617 | — | £1,982,709 | £504,418 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,456,225 | — | £2,089,727 | — | £1,633,274 | — | £2,162,418 | — | £2,493,963 | £3,307,163 | |
| Net assets | £1,106,451 | — | £225,206 | — | £254,384 | — | £1,305,049 | — | £1,874,772 | £2,995,487 | |
| Equity | £1,106,451 | £1,106,451 | £225,206 | £225,206 | £254,384 | £254,384 | £1,305,049 | £1,305,049 | £1,874,772 | £2,995,487 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 43 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,034,716 | £5,336,806 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,944,166 | £847,000 |
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
+7.7%
£11,493,627 £12,374,967
-
Cash
-74.6%
£1,982,709 £504,418
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+59.8%
£1,874,772 £2,995,487
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+25.6%
43 54
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+183.8%
£1,090,420 £3,094,847
-
Profit before tax
+217.9%
£961,044 £3,054,868
-
Wages
-24.1%
£7,034,716 £5,336,806
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 25.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3% | 18.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43.7% | 93.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.25x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.43x | 51.70x |
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
- BLACK TOMATO LTD 2005-04-11 → present
- THE EXTRA MILE LIMITED 2003-09-02 → 2005-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- White Hart Associates (London) Limited
- 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 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
- BLACK TOMATO LTD · parent
- Black Tomato Inc. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEGARTY, Kerri | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | — | — |
| MARCHANT, Thomas William | Director | 2006-04-27 | Oct 1978 | British |
| MERRETT, James Nicholas | Director | 2004-02-19 | Jun 1978 | British |
| SMITH, Matthew Peter | Director | 2006-04-27 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWER, Suzanne | Secretary | 2003-09-02 | 2003-09-02 |
| JOHNS, Dannielle | Secretary | 2005-07-13 | 2005-09-30 |
| MARCHANT, Raili Orvokki | Secretary | 2003-09-02 | 2005-07-12 |
| TENNANT, Caroline Louise | Secretary | 2009-03-02 | 2012-08-31 |
| WILKINSON, Lianne | Secretary | 2005-10-03 | 2009-03-02 |
| BREWER, Kevin Michael | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2003-09-02 |
| MARCHANT, James | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2005-02-01 |
| MARCHANT, Peter Courteney | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2012-06-22 |
| MARCHANT, Peter Courteney | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2008-04-16 |
| MARCHANT, Thomas William | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2005-03-08 |
| ROSATI, Arianna | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-03-14 |
| SANAI, Darius | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2014-03-14 |
| SLESINGER, Katherine Sara | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2014-03-14 |
| SMITH, Matthew | Director | 2005-01-03 | 2005-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Nicholas Merrett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Peter Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Thomas William Marchant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-11-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.