ARTHUR BRANWELL & CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Cash
£453K
+47.9% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+6.3% vs 2023
Employees
54
+1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+31% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,137,612 | £20,436,550 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,052,655 | £1,273,574 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £942,337 | £1,234,468 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £756,699 | £993,707 | |
| Cash | -£992,311 | -£790,015 | -£803,417 | -£628,114 | -£2,397,101 | £306,335 | £453,182 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,808,247 | £9,436,373 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £8,047,486 | £8,554,782 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £8,047,486 | £8,554,782 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,352,135 | £3,964,423 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 6.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | 13.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.41x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 9.47x | 32.04x |
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
- Alwyns LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ARTHUR BRANWELL & CO. LIMITED · parent
- Arthur Branwell & Co (Central & Eastern Europe) SRO 100%
- King Charles Foods Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Risks associated with the invasion of Ukraine, commodity and utility price volatility, Brexit and inflation.”
- “Easing of commodity prices, turnover decreased.”
- “Research and development programme to create novel and innovative products.”
- “Investment in production facilities to meet highest standards and comply with legislation.”
- “Actions to improve energy efficiency, materially reduce electricity and gas usage.”
- “Investigating feasibility of installing solar power.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Nigel | Secretary | 2012-11-07 | — | — |
| BOLTON, Christopher James | Director | 1994-02-04 | May 1947 | British |
| COOPER, Colin Lindsay | Director | 1994-02-04 | Oct 1957 | British |
| KENNY, Richard James | Director | 1994-02-04 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON, Christopher James | Secretary | — | 2005-07-01 |
| WALSH, Martin Charles | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2012-11-07 |
| DENYER, William Henry | Director | — | 2019-10-13 |
| KENNY, William James | Director | — | 2022-05-16 |
| LAWSON, Peter | Director | — | 1996-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard James Kenny | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Christopher James Bolton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-3.3%
£21,137,612 £20,436,550
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Cash
+47.9%
£306,335 £453,182
highest in 7 filed years
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Net assets
+6.3%
£8,047,486 £8,554,782
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Employees
+1.9%
53 54
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Operating profit
+21%
£1,052,655 £1,273,574
-
Profit before tax
+31%
£942,337 £1,234,468
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Wages
+18.3%
£3,352,135 £3,964,423
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