EDMUND BELL & CO., LIMITED
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Cash
£262k
+732.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.9m
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
65
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£520k
-12.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £23,466,471 | £21,836,607 | £22,476,322 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £780,454 | £401,353 | £723,696 | +80.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £738,147 | £593,246 | £520,279 | -12.3% | |
| Net profit | £561,013 | £768,971 | £349,821 | -54.5% | |
| Cash | £812,871 | £31,497 | £262,170 | +732.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,239,655 | £6,578,162 | £6,880,368 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,144,526 | £6,513,497 | £6,863,318 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £7,144,526 | £6,513,497 | £6,863,318 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 64 | 65 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £2,539,033 | £2,586,121 | £2,791,331 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £81,166 | £88,862 | £23,946 | -73.1% |
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 | 3.3% | 1.8% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | 6.1% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.09x | 2.58x | 3.38x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EDMUND BELL & CO., LIMITED 2008-08-13 → present
- EDMUND BELL LIMITED 2008-08-01 → 2008-08-13
- RDL 2 LIMITED 2008-05-01 → 2008-08-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared projections and expect the company to be able to fulfil all liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATHERTON, Brian John Lyde | Secretary | 2008-05-01 | — | British |
| ATHERTON, Brian John Lyde | Director | 2008-05-01 | Mar 1944 | British |
| ATHERTON, John Alexander Lyde | Director | 2008-05-01 | May 1976 | British |
| ATHERTON, Maureen Helen | Director | 2008-05-01 | Oct 1944 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOYLE, Giles Andrew | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2025-03-31 |
| LAWTON, Gail Margaret | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2012-06-18 |
| ROSE, Darren | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2018-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-28 | Active |
| Redwood Ttm Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-01 | Ceased 2018-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.