ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-36.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.6m
-41.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
209
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4.4m
+26.4% 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 | £21,708,091 | £16,725,479 | £17,835,893 | +6.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,343,134 | -£5,501,163 | -£4,188,783 | +23.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,836,946 | -£5,952,179 | -£4,379,096 | +26.4% | |
| Net profit | -£3,836,992 | -£5,952,179 | -£4,379,125 | +26.4% | |
| Cash | £1,367,905 | £2,145,688 | £1,357,129 | -36.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,364,009 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £9,073,690 | £11,332,511 | £6,623,386 | -41.6% | |
| Equity | £9,073,690 | £11,332,511 | £6,623,386 | -41.6% | |
| Average employees | 247 | 204 | 209 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £8,347,239 | £7,962,929 | £8,153,246 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £417,632 | £664,267 | £680,557 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £30,713 | £59,738 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £187,146 | £310,541 | — | — |
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 | -15.4% | -32.9% | -23.5% | |
| Net margin | -17.7% | -35.6% | -24.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -29.4% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.6% | 14.8% | 24.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 3.67x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | -6.24x | -10.75x | -16.25x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED 2022-12-20 → present
- MOORBROOK TEXTILES LIMITED 1986-02-19 → 2022-12-20
- ALEX. BEGG & COMPANY LIMITED 1949-06-30 → 1986-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis, as explained further in note 3.2 to the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALEX BEGG GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Alex Begg Inc 100%
- Alex Begg SAS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Nicholas | Secretary | 2022-06-08 | — | — |
| BERGLUND, Ellinor | Director | 2025-03-27 | Dec 1980 | Swedish |
| CLARK, Nicholas Rodger | Director | 2022-06-08 | Sep 1969 | British |
| FIORE, Sarah Jane Elisabeth | Director | 2018-08-17 | Feb 1970 | British |
| LINDEN URNES, Jenny | Director | 2010-10-20 | Mar 1971 | Swedish |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOK, Charles Ashworth | Secretary | — | 1993-08-02 |
| BROWN, Stephen Iain | Secretary | 2006-03-13 | 2011-12-31 |
| LENNIE, Hugh Mckellar | Secretary | 2012-03-13 | 2012-08-13 |
| MARTIN, Thomas Euan | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2006-03-13 |
| MENZIES, Andrew | Secretary | 2012-08-13 | 2022-06-08 |
| SCOTT, Humphrey Richard Boileau | Secretary | 1993-08-02 | 2003-06-30 |
| ALBALADEJO, Patrick | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2025-12-02 |
| BENTLEY, Andrew Cameron | Director | — | 1990-07-26 |
| BRECKENRIDGE, David | Director | 2003-05-05 | 2010-10-31 |
| BRETT, Denis Roland | Director | 1995-05-18 | 2007-09-27 |
| BROOK, Adrian Arnold Roderick | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| BROOK, Charles Ashworth | Director | — | 2002-08-30 |
| BROWN, Stephen Iain | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2011-12-31 |
| BROWNLOW, David Claude Burton | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| CLIFFE, Ernest | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| FEX, Lars Gustav | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2012-03-13 |
| GRAY, Charles | Director | — | 2003-04-05 |
| GUILLON, Bruno Daniel Thierry | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2026-07-08 |
| HANSSON, Mats Nils Ole | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2019-08-14 |
| HOYLE, Timothy Roland | Director | 1992-08-03 | 2000-02-29 |
| KAYE, John Robert | Director | 1992-08-03 | 1995-11-07 |
| LAIRD, Ian Andrew | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2024-04-10 |
| MARTIN, Thomas Euan | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2006-03-13 |
| MASON, James Ian | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2016-09-30 |
| MENZIES, Andrew Garland | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2022-06-08 |
| MITCHELL, Jonathon Neil | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2001-05-17 |
| MURRAY, John Mcdiarmid | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| PEDRAZZI, Fabio | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2025-03-27 |
| SCHULTZ, Lars Gunnar | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2023-03-07 |
| SCOTT, Humphrey Richard Boileau | Director | 1992-08-03 | 2003-04-05 |
| SCOTT, Thomas Crighton | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| SMITH, Kenneth John | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| STORK, Richard Joseph | Director | 2002-08-30 | 2004-06-30 |
| TINKER, John Delve | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| VON HAUSWOLFF, Claes | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Linden Urnes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-20 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2022-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.