BENTHIC LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% vs 2023
Net assets
£173K
-98% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£7.8M
-308.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £51,566,000 | £20,538,000 | -60.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,076,000 | -£6,787,000 | -266.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,734,000 | -£7,770,000 | -308.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,032,000 | -£8,416,000 | -514.2% | |
| Cash | £2,316,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,589,000 | £173,000 | -98% | |
| Net assets | £8,589,000 | £173,000 | -98% | |
| Equity | £8,589,000 | £173,000 | -98% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 7.9% | -33.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | -41.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 47.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.6% | 99.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | 6.90x | -5.50x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2024, the company had net current liabilities of £10,579,000 and recorded a loss after tax of £8,416,000 for the year then ended. The company participates in a group treasury arrangement and its cash position is consequently dependent on Project Santis Omega Bidco Limited providing financial support through this arrangement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITNEY, Diana Mary | Secretary | 2023-08-31 | — | — |
| BOUFFARD, Brice Marc | Director | 2024-05-31 | May 1970 | French |
| SHAHA, Mark Roy Charles | Director | 2026-03-11 | May 1979 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALTHEN, Rolf | Secretary | 2019-07-17 | 2023-08-31 |
| CLARK, Barry William | Secretary | 2011-12-13 | 2019-07-07 |
| WILLIAMSON, Peter | Secretary | 2007-12-16 | 2011-12-13 |
| ATHENAEUM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-12-06 | 2007-12-06 |
| BRUGGAIER, Bernhard, Dr | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2024-06-05 |
| CLARK, Barry William | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2019-07-07 |
| GUEZ, David Alexandre | Director | 2024-05-31 | 2026-03-11 |
| PYWELL, Stephen Robert | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| SMITH, John | Director | 2011-12-13 | 2015-07-20 |
| STALEY, Russell Forester | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2019-05-14 |
| THOM, Andrew | Director | 2021-01-26 | 2022-04-08 |
| WATT, Jonathan | Director | 2022-04-08 | 2024-05-29 |
| WILLIAMSON, Peter | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2011-12-13 |
| ATHENAEUM DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-12-06 | 2007-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-03-21 | Active |
| Acteon Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-06-11 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-27 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-06-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | 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
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.