ARROW COUNTY SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
+12.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
84
-7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.6m
-34% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than a going concern basis. The trade and net assets of the company were hived up into Bunzl UK Limited, a fellow subsidiary, during the year ended 31 December 2025.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £23,745,246 | £27,098,811 | £21,680,067 | -20% | |
| Operating profit | £2,428,618 | £1,886,816 | £2,477,033 | +31.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,533,699 | £3,985,193 | £2,628,346 | -34% | |
| Net profit | £1,816,486 | £3,233,549 | £1,920,188 | -40.6% | |
| Cash | £3,375,265 | £6,257,722 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,116,526 | £15,929,772 | £17,775,135 | +11.6% | |
| Net assets | £13,032,447 | £15,854,947 | £17,775,135 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | £13,032,447 | £15,854,947 | £17,775,135 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 91 | 84 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £2,968,202 | £3,497,646 | £2,858,208 | -18.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £113,865 | £60,802 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 10.2% | 7.0% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 11.9% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 11.8% | 13.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.5% | 21.8% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.85x | 4.47x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ARROW COUNTY SUPPLIES LIMITED 2017-12-21 → present
- ARROW COUNTY SUPPLIES 2007-08-29 → 2017-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CBSL Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than a going concern basis. The trade and net assets of the company were hived up into Bunzl UK Limited, a fellow subsidiary, during the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2025, the Company's trade, assets and liabilities were sold to Bunzl UK Limited, another subsidiary within the Group, in exchange for an intercompany asset of £17,775,135. All assets and liabilities were transferred at their carrying amounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BURTON, John Richard Spencer | Director | 2024-10-22 | Feb 1967 | British |
| COUSINS, David Leslie | Director | 2024-10-22 | Apr 1966 | British |
| STOKES, Dale David | Director | 2024-10-22 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKLEDGE, Richard Allan | Secretary | 2007-08-29 | 2024-10-22 |
| JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel | Secretary | 2024-10-22 | 2025-09-01 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Bruce Daniel | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2024-10-22 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Edward John | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2022-11-04 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Rebecca | Director | 2007-08-29 | 2021-07-30 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Richard Allan | Director | 2007-08-29 | 2024-10-22 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Robert | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2024-10-22 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Sam David | Director | 2016-06-08 | 2024-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow County Holdings | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-08 | Active |
| Mr Bruce Daniel Blackledge | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-08 |
| Mr Edward John Blackledge | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-08 |
| Mr Robert Blackledge | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-08 |
| Mr Sam Blackledge | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-08 |
| Mrs Rebecca Blackledge | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-08 |
| Mr Richard Allan Blackledge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-06-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.