OH POLLY LTD
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Cash
£11M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£24M
Equity attributable
Employees
333
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
Period ending 2025-04-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-27
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-04-30; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-04-27.
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £72,977,539 | £68,094,042 | — | |
| Operating profit | £5,322,741 | £10,327,604 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,327,603 | £10,549,373 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,028,918 | £7,853,762 | — | |
| Cash | £7,757,170 | £10,798,788 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,792,948 | £24,573,162 | — | |
| Net assets | £16,388,692 | £24,242,454 | — | |
| Equity | £16,388,692 | £24,242,454 | — | |
| Average employees | 352 | 333 | — | |
| Wages | £12,022,556 | £11,961,411 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £86,505 | £83,831 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 15.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.7% | 42.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.90x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- OH POLLY LTD 2016-11-22 → present
- BRANNERSON EXPORTS LTD. 2015-04-27 → 2016-11-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- McEwan Wallace Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the 30 April 2025, the Company made a profit for the financial year of £7,854k (2024 - £4,029k) and has a net asset position of £24,242k (2024 - £16,389k). The Company is operationally cash generative and at the year end the Company had cash available of £10,799k (2024 - £7,757k). The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- OH POLLY LTD · parent
- Oh Polly USA Inc
- Oh Polly EU Limited
Significant events
- “The Company continued to consolidate its sales throughout the year globally.”
- “The Company has two established brands being Oh Polly and Bo + Tee”
- “Charitable donations during the year totalled £71k (2024: £20k).”
- “At the year end the company had contingent liabilities in relation to potential overseas indirect tax. Due to uncertainty as to the timing and any ultimate settlement of any potential outflow, the value is not accounted for in the financial statements at this time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANNEY, Michael John | Director | 2015-04-27 | Aug 1986 | British |
| HENDERSON, Claire Lorraine | Director | 2015-04-27 | Jul 1988 | British |
| HENDERSON, Lorraine | Director | 2019-10-25 | Sep 1966 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brannerson Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-05-01 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Branney | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-27 | Active |
| Miss Claire Lorraine Henderson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.