NEWBURY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Controlled by the Colburn family, the business acts as a holding company for a UK-based group of industrial and electrical distribution enterprises.
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Cash
£286m
+14.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£470m
+10.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,250
+18.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£57m
+0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,034,178,000 | £1,065,010,000 | £1,198,162,000 | +12.5% | |
| Operating profit | £60,128,000 | £49,769,000 | £53,367,000 | +7.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £63,587,000 | £57,115,000 | £57,288,000 | +0.3% | |
| Net profit | £48,050,000 | £41,572,000 | £39,757,000 | -4.4% | |
| Cash | £239,532,000 | £250,862,000 | £286,132,000 | +14.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £393,333,000 | £440,368,000 | £480,500,000 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £384,254,000 | £426,505,000 | £470,116,000 | +10.2% | |
| Equity | £384,254,000 | £426,505,000 | £470,116,000 | +10.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,854 | 1,902 | 2,250 | +18.3% | |
| Wages | £82,160,000 | £85,679,000 | £99,602,000 | +16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,529,000 | £1,634,000 | £1,694,000 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £9,000 | £9,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,061,000 | £1,093,000 | £1,125,000 | +2.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 4.7% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 3.9% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.3% | 11.3% | 11.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.2% | 36.6% | 34.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.69x | 2.73x | 2.93x | |
| Interest cover | — | 52.22x | 12.83x |
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
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the directors have undertaken a review of the future financing requirements for the on-going operation of the company and wider group and are satisfied that sufficient cash facilities are secured...”
Group structure
- NEWBURY INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Decco Limited 100%
- Deta Electrical Company Limited 100%
- Hexstone Limited 100%
- Norbain Holdings Limited 100%
- Primaflow Limited 100%
- Olympic Fixings Ireland Limited 100%
- Ryness Electrical Supplies Limited 100%
- Stearn Electric Company Limited 100%
- UK Cables Limited 100%
- UK Electric Limited 100%
- UK Test Instruments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025, Newbury Investments (UK) Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of Hexstone Holdings Ltd for a total consideration of £30,613,000.”
- “On 31 January 2025, Newbury Investments (UK) Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of Cable Systems Ltd for a total consideration of £3,797,000.”
- “On 1 May 2025, Newbury Investments (UK) Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of Marwood Electrical Company Ltd for a total consideration of £17,390,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTBROOK, Steven | Director | 2022-02-09 | Feb 1956 | British |
| YU, Leo | Director | 2022-02-09 | Jun 1984 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Whiting Colburn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-18 | Active |
| Mr Keith Whiting Colburn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-18 | Active |
| Ms Carol Colburn Grigor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2022-03-18 | Active |
| Mr William Sones Woof | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-09 | Ceased 2022-02-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 15 of 15 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-02-09 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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.