BAMBOO LIMITED
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Cash
£12M
+4.3% vs 2023
Net assets
-£4.3M
+41.9% vs 2023
Employees
112
+6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3.4M
-10.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,625,000 | £42,189,000 | -21.3% | |
| Operating profit | £21,022,000 | £18,741,000 | -10.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,788,000 | £3,406,000 | -10.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,708,000 | £3,108,000 | -16.2% | |
| Cash | £11,716,000 | £12,225,000 | +4.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £137,818,000 | £108,975,000 | -20.9% | |
| Net assets | -£7,417,000 | -£4,309,000 | +41.9% | |
| Equity | -£7,417,000 | -£4,309,000 | +41.9% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 112 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £3,930,000 | £3,414,000 | -13.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £893,000 | £985,000 | +10.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39.2% | 44.4% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.3% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.2% | 103.6% | |
| Interest cover | 1.18x | 1.23x |
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
- BAMBOO LIMITED 2015-06-10 → present
- FIRST BANCO LIMITED 2011-03-23 → 2015-06-10
- THE BUSINESS LENDER LIMITED 2005-12-12 → 2011-03-23
- CHELTRADING 436 LIMITED 2005-11-21 → 2005-12-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the Company has adequate financial resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, considered to be 12 months from the signing of these financial statements and accordingly the annual financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. ... The directors are satisfied that even in a severe stress scenario, the Company has sufficient liquidity to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the directors are satisfied that the Company is in a sound financial position, and they are not aware of any new material changes that may adversely impact the Company.”
Group structure
- BAMBOO LIMITED · parent
- Bamboo Funding Limited
Significant events
- “In June 2025 the Company was a party to new financing arrangements established with a major bank replacing existing arrangements. As part of the refinancing the Company purchased loans from Bamboo Funding Limited and sold them to a new SPE. It is the intention that Bamboo Funding Limited will cease trading and be wound up in an orderly fashion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPINALL, Nicholas | Secretary | 2016-02-24 | — | — |
| ASPINALL, Nicholas | Director | 2013-12-22 | Aug 1964 | British |
| DEJONG, Robert | Director | 2014-10-03 | Feb 1965 | American |
| HILDEBRAND, Brett Allen | Director | 2019-10-16 | Jan 1962 | American |
| JONES, Scott Christopher | Director | 2016-06-29 | Jun 1960 | American |
| RODERICK, Robert Alan | Director | 2019-10-24 | Sep 1953 | American |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEMENTS, Helen | Secretary | 2014-02-18 | 2016-02-24 |
| STRODE-GIBBONS, Abigail Kathryn | Secretary | 2008-06-06 | 2012-05-03 |
| NEPTUNE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-20 | 2008-06-06 |
| BROWN, Henry Carl Olof | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2016-12-15 |
| HAMMOND, Gregory Andrew | Director | 2015-08-17 | 2019-10-23 |
| HARROP, Robert Dennis | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2015-11-30 |
| HOWELLS, Marc | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2013-07-24 |
| KRAMER, Robert Michael | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2015-05-22 |
| KUHL, Todd Beach | Director | 2015-08-17 | 2019-12-17 |
| NEWMAN, Bradley Bo | Director | 2013-12-22 | 2016-06-29 |
| RICHARDSON, Peter Charles | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2015-01-13 |
| SIMMONS, Richard David Lewis | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2008-09-26 |
| STRODE-GIBBONS, Abigail Kathryn | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2012-04-25 |
| STRODE-GIBBONS, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2008-07-02 | 2012-04-25 |
| NEPTUNE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-11-20 | 2008-06-06 |
| NEPTUNE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-11-20 | 2008-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo Topco Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-01 | Active |
| Polestar Rotation Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.