LIBERTY ZETA LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+14.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£109m
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
715
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+30.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-03 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £181,762,000 | £182,424,000 | £201,845,000 | +10.6% | |
| Operating profit | £10,344,000 | £19,094,000 | £19,681,000 | +3.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,405,000 | £3,553,000 | £4,634,000 | +30.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,987,000 | — | |
| Cash | £11,569,000 | £8,797,000 | £10,074,000 | +14.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £244,593,000 | £114,415,000 | £127,470,000 | +11.4% | |
| Net assets | £96,483,000 | £104,019,000 | £109,263,000 | +5% | |
| Equity | £96,483,000 | £104,019,000 | £109,263,000 | +5% | |
| Average employees | 697 | 695 | 715 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £27,017,000 | £27,097,000 | £29,163,000 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,208,000 | £1,502,000 | £1,572,000 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £70,000 | £85,000 | £107,000 | +25.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £865,000 | £1,161,000 | £1,095,000 | -5.7% |
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 | 2024-02-03 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 10.5% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 16.7% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.8% | 64.5% | 64.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 0.52x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 0.75x | 1.23x | 1.31x |
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
- UK GAAP
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors confirm that having reviewed the Group and Parent Company cash requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements, they have a reasonable expectation that the Group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet their liabilities as and when they fall due.”
Group structure
- LIBERTY ZETA LIMITED · parent
- Liberty Theta Limited 100%
- Liberty Kappa Limited 100%
- Liberty Alpha Limited 100%
- Liberty Gamma Holdings Limited 100%
- Liberty Limited 100%
- Liberty Retail Limited 100%
- Liberty Fabric Limited 100%
- Liberty Investment Limited 100%
- Liberty Japan Co. Limited 100%
- Liberty Fabrics Limited 100%
- Liberty Comercio e Industria de Tecidos Ltd 100%
- Liberty (Shanghai) Trading Co. Limited 100%
- Liberty of London Limited 100%
- Stamperia Olonia SRL 100%
- Frame Due SRL 100%
- Liberty Fabric Services Italy 100%
- Liberty Hong Kong Asia Pacific Limited 100%
- Liberty Fabric Sales Limited 100%
- Liberty Lease Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBABTAIN, Abdul Wahab Saud | Director | 2013-12-06 | Jun 1945 | Saudi Arabian |
| ANATRIELLO, Marco | Director | 2013-10-16 | Sep 1981 | Italian |
| CAPELLO, Marco | Director | 2013-10-16 | Aug 1960 | Italian |
| CHEUNG, Chi Chung | Director | 2019-07-19 | Aug 1977 | British |
| DI SPIEZIO SARDO, Emilio | Director | 2013-10-16 | Mar 1977 | Italian |
| MEHBOOB-KHAN, Adil | Director | 2018-01-19 | Jan 1964 | British |
| PREGNOLATO, Alex | Director | 2026-02-06 | Dec 1973 | Italian |
| SARACCHI, Massimo | Director | 2018-01-19 | Dec 1957 | Italian |
| THOMAS, Graham Daniel Medley | Director | 2024-06-17 | Jun 1967 | British,South African |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMMINS, Gail | Secretary | 2015-12-10 | 2016-09-07 |
| BURSTELL, Edwin | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2016-10-31 |
| GRAY, Gary George | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2013-10-16 |
| HALSALL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2018-01-19 |
| LETTA, Enrico | Director | 2016-05-20 | 2021-03-14 |
| PIRZIO-BIROLI, Carlo, Mr. | Director | 2019-07-19 | 2024-06-17 |
| SRIVASTAVA, Vishesh Nath | Director | 2013-10-16 | 2018-01-19 |
| UNSWORTH, Robert | Director | 2018-07-31 | 2026-02-06 |
| BURNESS PAULL (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-10-15 | 2013-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendower Capital, Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2019-07-19 | Active |
| Bluegem Ii Gp Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-26 | Ceased 2019-07-19 |
| Bluegem Ii General Partner Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-26 |
| Bluegem Ii (Initial) General Partner Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.