BELL & BAIN LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6.9m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
127
+8.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£293k
+268.8% first positive since 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 | £21,692,863 | £19,712,434 | £21,907,153 | +11.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,247,390 | £627,585 | £1,002,630 | +59.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,410,867 | -£173,781 | £293,317 | +268.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,059,331 | -£46,164 | £242,363 | +625% | |
| Cash | £729,336 | £448,966 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,064,874 | £17,588,857 | £15,723,595 | -10.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,698,929 | £6,702,907 | £6,881,520 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £6,698,929 | £6,702,907 | £6,881,520 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 117 | 127 | +8.5% | |
| Wages | £4,240,823 | £4,098,275 | £4,565,222 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £299,964 | £290,855 | £382,204 | +31.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £76,242 | £95,914 | £110,476 | +15.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £148,036 | £142,213 | £168,220 | +18.3% |
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 | 10.4% | 3.2% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | -0.2% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | 3.6% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.0% | 75.1% | 71.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.63x | 1.43x | — | |
| Interest cover | 2.64x | 0.77x | 1.40x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has a satisfactory level of financial resources together with a solid base of existing customers and expertise in its field of operations. Consequently, the directors believe that the company is well placed to successfully manage its business risks despite the ongoing economic pressures.”
Significant events
- “The company granted a fixed charge on 7 January 2026 and a fixed charge and negative pledge on 1 April 2026 to Close Brothers Limited in connection with new asset finance facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Kay Christine | Secretary | 2021-02-04 | — | — |
| BAILLIE, Karen | Director | 2013-01-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| DOCHERTY, Ross Joseph | Director | 2026-01-05 | Feb 1998 | British |
| DOCHERTY, Stephen | Director | 2009-11-25 | Aug 1967 | British |
| THOMSON, Kay Christine | Director | 2020-06-01 | Oct 1971 | Scottish |
| WESTON, David John | Director | 2025-05-27 | Jun 1976 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AITKENHEAD, James Alister | Secretary | — | 1995-05-04 |
| CAMPBELL, Anthony | Secretary | 2009-11-25 | 2018-12-12 |
| MALLON, Tracey | Secretary | 2018-12-12 | 2021-02-04 |
| ROBERTSON, James Easson Stewart | Secretary | 1995-05-04 | 2009-11-25 |
| AITKENHEAD, Alexander Leonard | Director | — | 1995-05-04 |
| AITKENHEAD, James Alister | Director | — | 1995-05-04 |
| CAMPBELL, Anthony | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2019-04-09 |
| DELANY, Martin | Director | 1997-10-20 | 1999-08-06 |
| DOWNIE, Alfred | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| GANNON, Michael | Director | 2000-03-02 | 2000-12-22 |
| GRAHAM, Thomas Moffat Muir | Director | — | 1991-11-30 |
| HURLEY, Donnacha | Director | 2000-03-02 | 2001-07-06 |
| JORDAN, Alan James | Director | 2003-02-07 | 2007-06-01 |
| KEARNS, Patrick | Director | 2000-03-02 | 2007-07-17 |
| KENNEY, Derek Samuel | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2021-08-03 |
| LILLIS, James Anthony | Director | 1997-10-20 | 1999-11-19 |
| LYNCH, Peter Eugene | Director | 2007-05-29 | 2009-11-25 |
| MCEWAN, Robert Peter | Director | — | 1995-05-04 |
| MOLLOY, Brian Patrick | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1996-09-12 |
| RANGOLAN, Frederick John | Director | 1995-05-04 | 1996-09-18 |
| ROBERTSON, James Easson Stewart | Director | — | 2009-11-25 |
| SODEN, Philip | Director | 1995-07-19 | 2000-03-31 |
| STEWART, David | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| SUTHERLAND, Henry Simpson | Director | 1993-02-18 | 1996-01-19 |
| THOMSON, Colin Brown Louden | Director | — | 2000-10-26 |
| WALKER, Ian | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2015-02-05 |
| WESTMAN, Lawrence | Director | 1997-10-20 | 1999-08-06 |
| WESTON, David | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2019-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Docherty | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2016-04-07 |
| Mr Anthony Campbell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2016-04-07 |
| Bell & Bain (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-05-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-05-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-05-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.