BDP IMPORTS HOLDINGS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-23 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-26.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-23.7% vs 2023
Employees
55
+1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-46% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £26,634,363 | £24,889,798 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £6,271,524 | £3,254,591 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £6,547,275 | £3,534,070 | |
| Net profit | £2,574,899 | — | £3,130,959 | £5,790,815 | £2,780,836 | |
| Cash | £5,295,506 | — | £9,026,241 | £9,529,714 | £6,988,174 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,138,520 | — | £10,249,755 | £10,749,716 | £8,164,186 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,622,012 | £8,102,854 | |
| Equity | £7,138,520 | £7,118,796 | £10,249,755 | £10,622,012 | £8,102,854 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 56 | 54 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,640,395 | £2,746,031 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £52,615 | £53,076 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-6.6%
£26,634,363 £24,889,798
-
Cash
-26.7%
£9,529,714 £6,988,174
-
Net assets
-23.7%
£10,622,012 £8,102,854
-
Employees
+1.9%
54 55
-
Operating profit
-48.1%
£6,271,524 £3,254,591
-
Profit before tax
-46%
£6,547,275 £3,534,070
-
Wages
+4%
£2,640,395 £2,746,031
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 23.5% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 21.7% | 11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 58.3% | 39.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.09x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4275.07x | 3616.21x |
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
- HARPER SHELDON LIMITED
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. ... 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
- BDP IMPORTS HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- BDP Imports Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2023 BDP Imports became employee owned with the founders selling 80% of the company to the employees via a Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKIE, Rachele Jayne | Secretary | 2025-12-01 | — | — |
| BELL, Martyn Simon | Director | 2018-10-12 | Apr 1969 | British |
| DOUGLAS-PENNANT, Hugo Charles | Director | 2018-10-12 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS-PENNANT, Hugo Charles | Secretary | 2018-10-12 | 2025-12-01 |
| DOUGLAS-PENNANT, Hugo Charles | Director | 2018-10-12 | 2025-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramblecrest Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-03 | Active |
| Mr Hugo Charles Douglas-Pennant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-11-08 | Ceased 2023-03-03 |
| Mr Martyn Simon Bell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-10-12 | Ceased 2023-03-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.