BELLA & DUKE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
-20.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£1.1m
-48.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
142
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1m
-1,647% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,937,508 | £27,706,003 | £32,628,065 | +17.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£404,282 | £206,536 | -£864,431 | -518.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£558,051 | £65,376 | -£1,011,384 | -1,647% | |
| Net profit | -£486,856 | £94,180 | -£980,634 | -1,141.2% | |
| Cash | £1,225,937 | £1,683,975 | £1,338,424 | -20.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,291,726 | £3,045,815 | £2,961,207 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,943,661 | £2,037,841 | £1,057,516 | -48.1% | |
| Equity | £1,943,661 | £2,037,841 | £1,057,516 | -48.1% | |
| Average employees | 134 | 134 | 142 | +6% | |
| Wages | £4,556,644 | £5,171,679 | £5,288,385 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £401,743 | £704,495 | £661,361 | -6.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £443 | £3,085 | £7,488 | +142.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £130,000 | £197,170 | £203,339 | +3.1% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | 0.7% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | 0.3% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -12.3% | 6.8% | -29.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.9% | 74.8% | 87.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 0.65x | 0.54x | |
| Interest cover | -2.54x | 1.40x | -5.76x |
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
- BELLA & DUKE LIMITED 2017-01-30 → present
- BELLA & JUKE LIMITED 2016-10-14 → 2017-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BELLA & DUKE LIMITED · parent
- Bella & Duke B.V. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVINE, John James | Director | 2026-05-12 | Sep 1994 | British |
| DOBBIE, William | Director | 2021-05-25 | Feb 1959 | British |
| FARQUHAR, Peter Christopher Edward | Director | 2021-06-07 | Aug 1959 | British |
| HORNER, Robert Charles Kynaston | Director | 2024-04-12 | Sep 1983 | British |
| OTTLEY, Thomas Elliot | Director | 2016-10-14 | Jul 1965 | British |
| PATHER, Shalin | Director | 2022-12-01 | Jan 1986 | South African |
| SCOTT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2016-10-14 | Jun 1974 | British |
| SCULLY, Michael Thomas | Director | 2016-10-14 | Jun 1973 | British |
| STEWART, Ana Cristina | Director | 2019-02-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| STURROCK, James Graham | Director | 2024-04-12 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTONS LAW LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2016-10-14 | 2026-05-05 |
| CLARKE, Graham Alan | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2026-05-12 |
| DORREN, Kevin Matthew | Director | 2018-05-11 | 2021-05-25 |
| HENSHAW, Joshua Newell | Director | 2020-03-04 | 2021-05-25 |
| MEAD, Matthew Sidney | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2022-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Andrew Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-14 | Ceased 2021-05-25 |
| Mr Michael Thomas Scully | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-14 | Ceased 2021-05-25 |
| Mr Thomas Elliot Ottley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-14 | Ceased 2021-05-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2026-05-27 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.