THE HOUSE OF BRUAR LIMITED
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Cash
£5.3M
+50.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£26M
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
334
+12.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.5M
+7.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,372,475 | — | — | £44,757,550 | £51,183,462 | +14.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,073,504 | — | — | £3,273,991 | £3,572,670 | +9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,067,326 | £4,804,507 | £2,930,238 | £3,256,689 | £3,493,244 | +7.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,601,853 | £3,432,838 | £2,324,015 | £2,391,161 | £2,473,982 | +3.5% | |
| Cash | £6,609,397 | £8,303,973 | £3,916,690 | £3,533,029 | £5,327,505 | +50.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,338,424 | £26,649,265 | £25,758,617 | £26,482,996 | £26,793,522 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | £24,897,932 | £26,150,552 | £25,228,438 | £25,916,688 | £26,084,615 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £24,897,932 | £26,150,552 | £25,228,438 | £25,916,688 | £26,084,615 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 273 | 261 | 291 | 298 | 334 | +12.1% | |
| Wages | £5,025,161 | £5,147,148 | £6,546,128 | £7,220,387 | £8,256,992 | +14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £167,070 | £240,542 | £219,833 | £192,692 | £214,109 | +11.1% |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.5% | — | — | 7.3% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.9% | — | — | 5.3% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | — | — | 12.4% | 13.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 15.2% | 25.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.82x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 41.25x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Post year end the House of Bruar has continued rennovation work on its buildings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKBECK, Patrick Mark | Secretary | 2002-11-30 | — | British |
| BIRKBECK, Patrick Mark | Director | 1999-05-17 | Dec 1972 | British |
| BIRKBECK, Tom Mackenzie | Director | 2020-07-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MEIKLE, Gordon Cantley | Director | 2023-11-21 | Apr 1982 | British |
| MEIKLE, Lorna Kathleen | Director | 2023-11-21 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKBECK, Linda Mary | Secretary | 1993-08-04 | 2002-11-30 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-08-04 | 1993-08-04 |
| BIRKBECK, Linda Mary | Director | 1993-08-04 | 2012-04-06 |
| BIRKBECK, Mark Nigel Thomas | Director | 1993-08-04 | 2023-11-21 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-08-04 | 1993-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Birkbeck & Sons Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2024-12-31 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-02-09 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2024-01-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.