GEORGE BENCE & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£78K
-92.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-1.8% vs 2023
Employees
99
+1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£150K
-181.7% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,794,118 | £20,678,467 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £212,590 | -£143,965 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £183,835 | -£150,207 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £113,016 | -£143,258 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,059,078 | £78,303 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,589,094 | £8,741,213 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £7,906,543 | £7,763,285 | |
| Equity | £4,574,019 | £4,739,089 | £5,488,409 | £6,766,351 | £7,150,685 | £7,906,543 | £7,763,285 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 99 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,191,524 | £3,191,650 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 39.1% | 38.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 5.58x | -9.71x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the year end, the group has net assets of £7,763,285 (2023 - £7,906,543). The directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts for the group for more than 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. These forecasts indicate the group is able to operate within its facilities and meet its liabilities as they fall due. On the basis of the points above, the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GEORGE BENCE & SONS LIMITED · parent
- George Bence & Sons (Cheltenham) Limited 100%
- George Bence & Sons (Tewkesbury) Limited 100%
- George Bence & Sons (Properties) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERTON-HAINES, Elaine | Secretary | 2017-05-05 | — | — |
| BENCE, Christopher George | Director | — | Oct 1950 | British |
| BENCE, Matthew George | Director | 2017-06-05 | Feb 1985 | British |
| BENCE, Paul Christopher | Director | 2011-02-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| COOMBES, Carlwyn Jon | Director | 2017-07-07 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENCE, Thomas How | Secretary | 2017-08-16 | 2018-12-19 |
| CROWE, Ian | Secretary | — | 2008-06-09 |
| ERWOOD, Neil Roger | Secretary | 2008-06-09 | 2012-09-19 |
| STEVENSON, Terri Louise | Secretary | 2012-09-21 | 2016-03-29 |
| BENCE, George Bramham | Director | — | 1993-09-06 |
| BENCE, Stella | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| BENCE, Thomas How | Director | — | 1999-11-10 |
| CROWE, Ian | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2010-08-31 |
| TUCKER BROWN, Nicholas George | Director | — | 1993-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher George Bence | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-01-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2019-01-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2019-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-01-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£19,794,118 £20,678,467
-
Cash
-92.6%
£1,059,078 £78,303
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£7,906,543 £7,763,285
-
Employees
+1%
98 99
-
Operating profit
-167.7%
£212,590 -£143,965
-
Profit before tax
-181.7%
£183,835 -£150,207
-
Wages
0%
£3,191,524 £3,191,650
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers