BENSUSSEN DEUTSCH & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+19.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£395k
+172.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
49
+19.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+112.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,904,041 | £19,158,486 | +20.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £540,474 | £822,480 | +52.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £540,474 | £1,150,231 | +112.8% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £407,711 | £996,784 | +144.5% | |
| Cash | £360,291 | £158,063 | £612,210 | £1,070,687 | £1,063,417 | £1,267,743 | +19.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£4,437,215 | -£2,769,726 | -£543,746 | £395,147 | +172.7% | |
| Net assets | -£3,927,909 | -£4,663,314 | -£4,437,215 | -£2,769,726 | -£543,746 | £395,147 | +172.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£2,769,726 | -£543,746 | £395,147 | +172.7% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 34 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 49 | +19.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,373,709 | £2,829,319 | +19.2% | |
| 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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.4% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 208.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 292.1% | 628.1% | 283.1% | 138.2% | 109.1% | 96.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.91x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 39.31x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 Group's or the Parent 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
- BENSUSSEN DEUTSCH & ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- The Great Branding Holding Company Limited 100%
- Bensussen Deutsch et Associes SARL 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 June 2024, Bensussen Deutsch & Associates Limited acquired 100% of the issued share capital of The Great Branding Holding Company Limited, and its subsidiaries The Great Branding Company Limited and The Great Branding Company GmbH. The acquisition has been accounted for using the acquisition method in accordance with Section 19 of FRS 102.”
- “Following the year end, the trade and assets of The Great Branding Company Limited were transferred to Bensussen Deutsch & Associates Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENSUSSEN, Eric Ethan | Director | 2016-04-14 | Apr 1964 | American |
| COLLINGE, Jared Edward | Director | 2016-04-14 | May 1969 | American |
| DEUTSCH, Jacob Benjamin | Director | 2016-04-14 | Sep 1967 | American |
| MARTIN, Robert Dale | Director | 2017-03-27 | May 1967 | American |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| REES, Deborah Susan | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-06-14 | 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
- 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.