ALLAN BROTHERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3K
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.1M
-5.8% vs 2023
Employees
87
-4.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£70K
-117.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,272,484 | £9,532,490 | £8,577,639 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | £101,159 | £528,284 | £157,755 | -70.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£56,275 | £392,134 | -£70,234 | -117.9% | |
| Net profit | -£27,335 | £392,134 | -£70,234 | -117.9% | |
| Cash | £86 | £1,151 | £1,335 | +16% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £823,550 | £1,215,684 | £1,145,450 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £1,215,684 | £1,145,450 | -5.8% | |
| Equity | £823,550 | £1,215,684 | £1,145,450 | -5.8% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 91 | 87 | -4.4% | |
| Wages | £2,216,178 | £2,396,145 | £2,579,846 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £267,906 | £299,384 | £281,893 | -5.8% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 5.5% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | 4.1% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 43.5% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.50x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | 0.64x | 3.88x | 0.69x |
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
- ALLAN BROTHERS LIMITED 2007-06-21 → present
- INWIDO DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED 2006-08-16 → 2007-06-21
- INWIDO DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2006-06-29 → 2006-08-16
- INWIDO UK LIMITED 2006-05-26 → 2006-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the market remains challenging with continuing uncertainty and volatility, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis following representations given by Inwido AB, the ultimate parent company of Allan Brothers Limited, that it will provide the necessary financial support to enable the company to meet its financial obligations, should this be required.”
Significant events
- “The trade and assets of another wholly UK subsidiary of the company's immediate parent undertaking, Jack Brunsdon & Son Limited, were transferred to the company in June 2025 as part of a wider UK restructuring event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPITZ, Jonna | Director | 2023-11-24 | Jul 1969 | Swedish |
| VALSTED, Morten Bach | Director | 2020-08-31 | Sep 1978 | Danish |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSKERIN, Brian Martin | Secretary | 2014-11-17 | 2018-04-19 |
| AUSKERIN, Brian Martin | Secretary | 2007-06-18 | 2014-03-03 |
| ELDER, Stephen William | Secretary | 2014-03-03 | 2014-11-14 |
| TWIDDLE, Michael John Robert | Secretary | 2006-05-26 | 2007-06-18 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-05-26 | 2006-05-26 |
| ANDERSSON, Mattias Sven Bertil | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2020-08-31 |
| AUSKERIN, Brian Martin | Director | 2006-05-26 | 2010-09-30 |
| CARLESON, Leif Gösta Mikael | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2018-10-01 |
| CHATER, Albert | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2009-10-16 |
| ELDER, Stephen William | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-11-14 |
| EVANS, Alan Richard | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2010-10-29 |
| FLETCHER, Graham Paul | Director | 2010-10-29 | 2012-08-31 |
| FORSTER, Duncan Sidney | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2009-10-28 |
| GELBERG, Bjorn Staffan | Director | 2009-05-11 | 2010-09-30 |
| HJALMARSSON, Henrik | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-11-24 |
| HUGHES, Daniel | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| HUGHES, Diane May | Director | 2009-05-11 | 2010-09-30 |
| HUNTER, Michael | Director | 2007-07-02 | 2009-10-21 |
| JEPPSSON, Hakan | Director | 2009-09-30 | 2017-01-04 |
| JOERGENSEN, Asger Drewes | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-01-01 |
| LONSTRUP, Jan Ehlers | Director | 2009-05-11 | 2011-09-01 |
| MARKOO, Olof | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2012-08-31 |
| MEHLSON, Mads Storgaard | Director | 2017-01-04 | 2017-10-18 |
| PRETZMANN, Niels Peter | Director | 2009-05-11 | 2010-03-31 |
| RICE, Patrick Gareth | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2011-12-31 |
| THAWLEY, Clive Stafford | Director | 2007-06-18 | 2008-12-31 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-05-26 | 2006-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inwido Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.