BUCHERER UK LIMITED
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Cash
£7.7m
+96% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
129
-7.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+253.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £103,851,345 | £98,194,023 | £109,197,981 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,824,550 | £1,112,478 | £3,513,641 | +215.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,819,755 | £936,999 | £3,315,216 | +253.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,745,863 | £492,783 | £2,679,187 | +443.7% | |
| Cash | £3,537,162 | £3,923,825 | £7,689,683 | +96% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,102,029 | £35,168,807 | £35,622,541 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £31,393,029 | £31,410,107 | £33,797,541 | +7.6% | |
| Equity | £31,393,029 | £31,410,107 | £33,797,541 | +7.6% | |
| Average employees | 150 | 139 | 129 | -7.2% | |
| Wages | £7,227,042 | £7,110,245 | £7,400,741 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £778,725 | £823,849 | £846,855 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £70,569 | £72,973 | £75,688 | +3.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £331,248 | £339,941 | £337,525 | -0.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 1.1% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.9% | 3.2% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.2% | 27.3% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.64x | 4.05x | 3.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.34x | 17.71x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BUCHERER UK LIMITED 2020-06-02 → present
- THE WATCH GALLERY LIMITED 2015-09-09 → 2020-06-02
- DM LONDON LIMITED 2007-05-23 → 2015-09-09
- DAVID MORRIS STORES LIMITED 2004-08-18 → 2007-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENT, Richard Alan | Director | 2019-01-21 | Jul 1980 | British |
| MALLOY, Rachel Catherine | Director | 2023-07-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| MARONNEAU, Morvan | Director | 2019-01-21 | Nov 1977 | French |
| MULLER, Kilian Paul | Director | 2020-04-30 | Apr 1977 | Swiss |
| WOODHOUSE, James John | Director | 2023-07-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
| ZUMBUHL, Guido Michael | Director | 2017-03-21 | Oct 1962 | Swiss |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMONDS, Rebecca Kate | Secretary | 2004-08-18 | 2019-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-08-18 | 2004-08-18 |
| BODLE, Simon Philip | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2006-06-12 |
| COLERIDGE, David George | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2021-03-02 |
| FREEDMAN, Cyril Winston | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2006-06-12 |
| MORRIS, David | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2006-06-12 |
| MORRIS, Suzette | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2006-06-12 |
| SCHRANER, Hans Peter | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2020-04-30 |
| SIMONDS, Rebecca Kate | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2019-07-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-08-18 | 2004-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucherer Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-02 | Active |
| Bucherer Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-16 | Ceased 2022-09-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.