BUZZWORKS INNS LIMITED
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Cash
£187K
-15.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£630K
-147% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
232
-7.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
-140% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-04
| Metric | Trend | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-05-04 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,343,208 | £11,813,297 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £705,048 | £541,152 | -23.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£74,021 | -£796,446 | -£536,485 | -£1,287,452 | -140% | |
| Net profit | £11,160 | -£751,147 | -£477,354 | -£1,159,777 | -143% | |
| Cash | £258,313 | £330,183 | £220,545 | £187,095 | -15.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,262,479 | £7,822,784 | -23.8% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,340,967 | -£629,651 | -147% | |
| Equity | £2,265,251 | £1,721,610 | £1,340,967 | -£629,651 | -147% | |
| Average employees | 186 | 222 | 252 | 232 | -7.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,455,945 | £4,663,193 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-05-04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.2% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -4.2% | -9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.9% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.65x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.73x | 0.51x |
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
- BUZZWORKS INNS LIMITED 2001-02-26 → present
- MAGGIE MORISONS LIMITED 1999-10-08 → 2001-02-26
- MACNEWCO THIRTY THREE LIMITED 1999-04-14 → 1999-10-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Following the change in controlling party on 24 June 2025, as set out in note 28, existing bank loans and other borrowings due to third parties were settled and amounts due from related parties, including directors, were repaid. In settling the amounts due, lending was advanced to Buzzworks Holdings Group Limited from the new controlling party.”
- “On 24 June 2025, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party became Alchemy Partners LP Inc., a partnership registered in Guernsey, acting through its general partner, Alchemy Partners GP Limited, a company also registered in Guernsey.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, Kenneth John | Director | 2000-02-21 | Jan 1970 | British |
| NEWTON, Will | Director | 2026-04-09 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACDONALDS | Corporate Secretary | 1999-04-14 | 2013-02-25 |
| BLAIR, Alison | Director | 2001-09-06 | 2023-04-26 |
| BLAIR, Colin Elliot | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2025-06-25 |
| MCDIARMID, Fergus Archibald | Director | 1999-04-14 | 1999-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzworks Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2026-01-14 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-24 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- 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.