BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (GLP) LIMITED
The company is a wholesale subsidiary of the London-listed British American Tobacco PLC group, a multinational manufacturer of cigarettes and nicotine products under brands including Dunhill, Lucky Strike, and Vuse.
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Cash
£4.3m
USD 5,453,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£238m
USD 302,675,000
Equity attributable
Employees
55
Average over period
Profit before tax
£88m
USD 112,315,000
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £949,427,876 | — | |
| Operating profit | £113,617,956 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £88,145,503 | — | |
| Net profit | £88,145,503 | — | |
| Cash | £4,279,548 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £410,198,556 | — | |
| Net assets | £237,541,202 | — | |
| Equity | £237,541,202 | — | |
| Average employees | 55 | — | |
| Wages | £5,524,251 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,269,816 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £477,162 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.785 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 56.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.01x | |
| Interest cover | 4.41x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In December 2020, the Company and British American Tobacco p.l.c. were named as defendants in a claim made in the English High Court by around 7,500 Malawian tobacco farmers and their family members.”
- “The defendants had an application to strike out the claims dismissed in a judgment dated 25 June 2021. In January 2022, the Company and British American Tobacco p.l.c. were served with a similar claim by around a further 3,500 claimants.”
- “The Company and British American Tobacco p.l.c. intend vigorously to defend the claims, which are ongoing.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Company has paid dividends amounting to US$ 96,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-09-03 | — | — |
| FERREIRA CORTEZ, Samuel | Director | 2022-01-13 | Nov 1985 | Brazilian,British |
| HU, Irene | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jul 1982 | Australian |
| ROBEY, Jessica Renee | Director | 2026-04-30 | Aug 1978 | American |
| STEWART, James Anthony | Director | 2026-04-30 | Jul 1974 | British |
| ZHOU, Fred Runsheng | Director | 2024-04-01 | Dec 1974 | Chinese |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Murray Gilliland Charles | Secretary | 2007-05-04 | 2008-12-16 |
| CREEGAN, Bridget Mary | Secretary | 2009-01-14 | 2012-08-15 |
| ELLIS, Sallie | Secretary | 2012-08-16 | 2015-09-11 |
| GUTTRIDGE, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2018-07-04 | 2020-01-24 |
| KERR, Sophie Louise Edmonds | Secretary | 2015-09-25 | 2018-07-04 |
| MCCORMACK, Peter | Secretary | 2020-06-17 | 2021-11-26 |
| WORLOCK, Christopher | Secretary | 2022-03-25 | 2024-09-03 |
| ALPHIN, John Stuart | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2021-12-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Jeremy Mark | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2011-04-14 |
| BARRETT, Andrew James | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2015-09-28 |
| BARTLE, Timothy James | Director | 2016-07-26 | 2021-08-31 |
| BARTLE, Timothy James | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2015-09-28 |
| BROYAN, David | Director | 2009-10-19 | 2010-10-31 |
| CAVALCANTI, Joana Bezerra | Director | 2022-01-13 | 2025-10-01 |
| CHEONG FOO, Gilbert Dario | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2010-07-23 |
| DAVISON, Peter Charles | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2014-06-30 |
| DE ALWIS, Hikkaduwe Palliye Gurunnanselage Sandeep Nishan Drupath | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2016-09-30 |
| FERNANDES, Marcio Eduardo | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2011-11-11 |
| FLEMING, Brian James | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2011-10-18 |
| FONSECA, Ricardo Kazantzi | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2012-04-23 |
| GENEHR, Alex | Director | 2021-10-18 | 2024-04-01 |
| GUEST, Benjamin Daniel | Director | 2017-08-24 | 2021-04-30 |
| HODSON, Kyle Richard Alexander | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2021-12-31 |
| IRVINE, James Campbell | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2009-10-19 |
| LAFFERTY, Douglas James | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2016-07-26 |
| MADUREIRA, Gilmar Juvenal | Director | 2012-06-22 | 2014-04-30 |
| MARROCO, Tadeu Luiz | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2010-02-18 |
| MCCONNELL, Terrence Donald | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2011-08-16 |
| MOFFAT, John Youngson | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2014-04-01 |
| MOURA, Vladimir Zecchinelli Vieira De | Director | 2025-01-17 | 2026-04-30 |
| OGBORN, Paul | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2020-09-24 |
| OGBORN, Paul | Director | 2011-08-16 | 2012-04-30 |
| PAYNE, Philip James | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2010-02-26 |
| SALVADEGO, Marcos | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2026-04-30 |
| SCOTT-WATSON, Alan | Director | 2012-04-20 | 2012-10-31 |
| STEVENS, Michael James | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2016-01-31 |
| THAUVETTE, Eric | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2011-08-16 |
| VLANTI, Eirini | Director | 2022-01-13 | 2024-07-19 |
| RIDIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-05-04 | 2007-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British American Tobacco International Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.