APPAREL BRANDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£620K
-84.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
+22.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
72
+35.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
-50.9% vs 2024
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-30 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £20,410,356 | — | — | — | £36,182,354 | £47,035,594 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,926,225 | — | — | — | £10,772,061 | £4,947,947 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,809,831 | — | — | — | £11,129,116 | £5,467,151 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,082,126 | — | £6,093,540 | £2,761,908 | £10,524,912 | £5,215,457 | |
| Cash | — | — | £325,262 | — | £665,609 | £1,159,520 | £3,965,983 | £619,844 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,699,230 | — | £10,379,435 | £13,210,887 | £23,652,065 | £28,938,265 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,267,691 | — | £10,361,231 | £13,123,139 | £23,648,051 | £28,863,508 | |
| Equity | £740,067 | £1,315,565 | £4,267,691 | £4,267,691 | £10,361,231 | £13,123,139 | £23,648,051 | £28,863,508 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 26 | — | 35 | 52 | 53 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | £788,307 | — | — | — | £2,201,678 | £2,984,218 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-28 vs 2024-06-29
-
Turnover
+30%
£36,182,354 £47,035,594
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-84.4%
£3,965,983 £619,844
-
Net assets
+22.1%
£23,648,051 £28,863,508
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+35.8%
53 72
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-54.1%
£10,772,061 £4,947,947
-
Profit before tax
-50.9%
£11,129,116 £5,467,151
-
Wages
+35.5%
£2,201,678 £2,984,218
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-30 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 19.2% | — | — | — | 29.8% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 15.1% | — | — | — | 29.1% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 83.6% | — | — | — | 45.5% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.13x | 4.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 33.73x | — | — | — | 64.86x | 12.05x |
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
- APPAREL BRANDS LIMITED 2017-03-29 → present
- BAKER STREET APPAREL LIMITED 2015-09-11 → 2017-03-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- FLB Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- APPAREL BRANDS LIMITED · parent
- Bench Fashion Limited 100%
- Nicce Fashion Limited 100%
- Nicce IP Holdings Ltd 70%
- Maintain Holding GmbH 60%
- Quantum Fashion Verwaltungs GmbH 60%
- Selected Brands GmbH & Co KG 60%
- Bench Fashion GmbH & Co KG 60%
Significant events
- “On 4 July 2025, Apparel Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Garm Topco Ltd, acquired 51% of the common shares in Freemark Apparel Brands International Inc. Freemark Apparel Brands International Inc. is based in Canada, and wholesale and retails Bench apparel through North America. This is through a share subscription to the value of CAD $55,500 and a subscribed convertible loan note instrument to the value of £1,470,000, which incurs interest at 12.5% per annum, the interest being repayable quarterly. This instrument has a maturity date of 4 July 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONAGHAN, Richard Frederick | Director | 2023-08-29 | Jun 1988 | British |
| WOOD, William Peter | Director | 2017-05-15 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDWOOD, Joseph | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | 2023-08-29 |
| BELLAMY, Serena | Secretary | 2015-09-28 | 2016-12-21 |
| BEARDWOOD, Joseph | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2023-08-29 |
| BELLAMY, Serena Louise | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2016-12-21 |
| BROWN, Joel Harry | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2016-12-21 |
| CROWTHER, Joellah | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2016-12-21 |
| GREWAL, Avtar Singh | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2016-12-21 |
| SINGH GREWAL, Amarjit | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2023-08-07 |
| WESTBROOK, Clive John | Director | 2015-09-11 | 2016-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garm Bidco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-07 | Ceased 2023-08-07 |
| Baker Street Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-06-15 | Ceased 2023-08-07 |
| Omp Brandco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-15 | Active |
| Mr Amarjit Singh | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-15 | Ceased 2021-06-15 |
| Mr William Peter Wood | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-15 | Ceased 2021-06-15 |
| Mr Avtar Singh Grewal | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-09-10 | Ceased 2016-12-21 |
| Mr Joel Harry Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-09-10 | Ceased 2016-12-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.