BENNETT RESTAURANTS LTD
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Cash
£3.3M
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6M
-40.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,895
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1M
-132.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,412,536 | £82,195,011 | £84,593,867 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,611,677 | -£360,100 | -£987,210 | -174.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,527,178 | -£458,590 | -£1,066,789 | -132.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,232,020 | -£628,746 | -£1,105,004 | -75.7% | |
| Cash | £3,448,333 | £3,515,170 | £3,345,504 | -4.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,657,608 | £6,935,699 | £4,336,897 | -37.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,247,783 | £4,436,337 | £2,646,023 | -40.4% | |
| Equity | £3,247,783 | £4,436,337 | £2,646,023 | -40.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,273 | 1,883 | 1,895 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £14,660,322 | £21,941,137 | £23,402,233 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £17,400 | £18,000 | £710 | -96.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | -0.4% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | -0.8% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.2% | -5.2% | -22.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.72x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | 18.75x | -2.64x | -7.62x |
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
- THP Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all the relevant facts the directors consider it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end the company disposed six of its stores for a total consideration of £6,450,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Alice Marie, Dr | Director | 2016-04-06 | Nov 1965 | Irish |
| BENNETT, Anthony Peter | Director | 2003-11-17 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Alice Marie | Secretary | 2003-11-17 | 2011-03-31 |
| CHANCERY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-11-17 | 2003-11-17 |
| CHANCERY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-11-17 | 2003-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Peter Bennett | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2018-05-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2018-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.