ELIZABETH XI BAUER PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
£300K
-25.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£398K
-1,591.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
22
+22.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£400K
-249.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £655,809 | — | — | £6,810,108 | £5,071,570 | |
| Operating profit | — | £51,284 | — | — | £268,978 | -£395,032 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £51,029 | — | — | £268,246 | -£400,198 | |
| Net profit | — | £41,247 | — | — | £191,636 | -£374,400 | |
| Cash | £22,301 | £110,287 | — | — | £399,721 | £299,556 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £53,095 | — | — | £96,270 | -£91,348 | |
| Net assets | £3,242 | £44,489 | — | — | -£23,524 | -£397,924 | |
| Equity | £3,242 | £44,489 | — | — | -£23,524 | -£397,924 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £865,640 | £964,520 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £248,800 | £252,810 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
-25.5%
£6,810,108 £5,071,570
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Cash
-25.1%
£399,721 £299,556
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Net assets
-1,591.6%
-£23,524 -£397,924
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+22.2%
18 22
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-246.9%
£268,978 -£395,032
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-249.2%
£268,246 -£400,198
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+11.4%
£865,640 £964,520
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.8% | — | — | 3.9% | -7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.3% | — | — | 2.8% | -7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 96.6% | — | — | 279.4% | 432.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.93x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | 201.11x | — | — | 328.42x | -72.39x |
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
- ELIZABETH XI BAUER PLC 2024-02-26 → present
- ELIZABETH XI BAUER LIMITED 2015-07-23 → 2024-02-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the year end the company recorded net liabilities of £397,924 (2024: net liabilities of £23,524) due to the company incurring losses of £374,400 during the year to 31 July 2025. Following the year end, the company has continued to incur losses however management has taken necessary steps to reduce costs in order to return to profitability as demonstrated by its financial forecasts for the forthcoming year to 31 July 2027. These forecasts demonstrate that the company will be able to maintain existing revenue levels, reduce operational overheads enabling it to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due. These steps should ensure that the company returns to positive net assets and a return to profitability. On the basis of the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Elizabeth Xi Bauer PLC ("EXB") has completed its 10th year of trading operations and has managed to support its artists more effectively than ever before.”
- “Having opened a new gallery site in Islington, EXB has signif cantly increased its footprint in the art sector, attracting greater attention from investors and international galleries alike.”
- “Loss before tax was £400,198 (2024: profit before tax £268,246), reporting a negative EBITDA of £332,214 (2024: positive £281,719).”
- “Revenue decreased 25% from £6.8m to £5m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELCH, Callum Aubrey | Secretary | 2024-01-22 | — | — |
| FARR, Richard Eric | Director | 2024-02-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| GROCHOWSKI, Matthew | Director | 2019-11-26 | Oct 1985 | British |
| WELCH, Callum Aubrey | Director | 2019-09-11 | Oct 1990 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-07-23 | 2017-05-12 |
| CARTER, Benedict | Director | 2020-10-29 | 2022-03-30 |
| CHEUNG, Chung Yan, Dr | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2019-06-28 |
| DHIR, Pinto Rai | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2019-06-27 |
| HARRISON, Garnet | Director | 2019-06-27 | 2019-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott Wilson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-04-30 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Grochowski | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-21 | Active |
| Callum Aubrey Welch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-09-18 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
| Mr Garnet Harrison | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-06-27 | Ceased 2019-09-18 |
| Mr Pinto Rai Dhir | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 60 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-26 CERT5 Certificate re registration private to public limited company
- 2024-02-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-26 RR01 Reregistration private to public company
- 2024-02-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | BS | accounts | Accounts balance sheet | |
| 2024-02-26 | AUDR | auditors | Auditors report | |
| 2024-02-26 | AUDS | auditors | Auditors statement | |
| 2024-02-26 | CERT5 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration private to public limited company | |
| 2024-02-26 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-26 | RR01 | change-of-name | Reregistration private to public company | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.