B.A.T. CHINA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-11 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£192K
+4.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£170M
+13.7% vs 2023
Employees
4
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£19M
+35.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- B.A.T. CHINA LIMITED 1991-12-06 → present
- BRITISH CIGARETTE COMPANY LIMITED 1985-03-13 → 1991-12-06
- EXCHANGE TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 1914-03-06 → 1985-03-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,771,000 | £30,795,000 | |
| Operating profit | £982,000 | £3,464,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,887,000 | £18,813,000 | |
| Net profit | £13,875,000 | £18,200,000 | |
| Cash | £183,000 | £192,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £149,794,000 | £170,328,000 | |
| Net assets | £149,787,000 | £170,328,000 | |
| Equity | £149,787,000 | £170,328,000 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | |
| Wages | £403,000 | £562,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 93.9% | 59.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.7% | 2.0% | |
| Current ratio | 22.06x | 20.46x | |
| Interest cover | 5.11x | 54.13x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- B.A.T. CHINA LIMITED · parent
- CTBAT International Co. Limited 50%
Significant events
- “During 2024, the Company was a party to a brand migration arrangement with British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited, a fellow Group subsidiary, and CTBAT in the Bangladesh market. As part of this on-going arrangement, the Company has agreed to absorb certain charges and recover certain costs incurred from CTBAT on behalf of the wider BAT Group to support the brand migration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-09-03 | — | — |
| BOOTH, David Patrick Ian | Director | 2015-04-22 | Feb 1974 | British |
| CHEUNG, Lap Kei | Director | 2021-06-01 | Sep 1971 | Chinese |
| HRSTIC, Andrija Jure | Director | 2024-08-08 | Aug 1972 | New Zealander |
| WILSON, Ruth | Director | 2021-06-28 | Sep 1981 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Murray Gilliland Charles | Secretary | 1997-09-11 | 2008-12-16 |
| CLARKE, Peter Lampard | Secretary | — | 1997-09-11 |
| CORDESCHI, Richard | Secretary | 2008-12-16 | 2012-08-09 |
| ELLIS, Sallie | Secretary | 2012-08-13 | 2013-08-07 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ann Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-08-07 | 2017-02-28 |
| HAYNES, Jessica | Secretary | 2018-09-19 | 2020-04-03 |
| MCCORMACK, Peter | Secretary | 2020-09-24 | 2021-11-26 |
| PATEL, Janaki Biharilal | Secretary | 2017-07-07 | 2018-04-18 |
| WORLOCK, Christopher | Secretary | 2022-03-18 | 2024-09-03 |
| ABELMAN, Jerome Bruce | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2014-06-11 |
| ADAMS, Paul Nicholas | Director | 1992-01-14 | 1999-07-27 |
| ARIS, Gregory | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2022-09-07 |
| BARROW, Brian Christopher | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1999-12-02 |
| BEKDACHE, Bassem | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2022-01-01 |
| BERRY, David Nicholson | Director | 1992-01-14 | 1992-06-29 |
| BRADY, Brendan James | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2017-03-17 |
| BRAMLEY, Barry David | Director | 1992-01-14 | 1996-04-30 |
| CAMERON, Russell Scott | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2002-08-01 |
| CASEY, Robert James | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2019-03-11 |
| CLARKE, Peter Lampard | Director | 1997-09-11 | 1997-12-30 |
| COLCHIN, Andrew John | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2005-12-30 |
| COLFER, Noelle | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2020-03-31 |
| COOK, Philip Michael | Director | 1997-12-30 | 2000-12-30 |
| CUNNINGTON, Geoffrey Charles William | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2018-09-19 |
| DURANTE, Nicandro | Director | 2008-08-05 | 2010-08-25 |
| DURANTE, Nicandro | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2000-03-01 |
| EDRALIN, Lolita | Director | 2010-08-25 | 2013-11-30 |
| ETCHELLS, David John | Director | 1997-09-11 | 1999-12-02 |
| FUNG, Jia Ren | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2000-06-05 |
| HENDERSHOT, Michael Lee | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2002-03-25 |
| HENRIQUES, Peter Garneau | Director | 2017-06-23 | 2019-12-31 |
| HIMMER, Alan Keith | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2004-03-29 |
| IRVINE, James Campbell | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1994-03-17 |
| JOHNSTON, Anthony Cameron | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2002-08-01 |
| JONES, Anthony | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2004-01-16 |
| JONES, David Stuart | Director | 1992-01-14 | 1995-06-05 |
| KAI, Takaya | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| KHANGURA, Hardeep | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| KOO, Liang Foo | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-08-25 |
| LEUNG, Kwok Choi | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2002-03-25 |
| LI, George Wing Chung | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-10-24 |
| MCDONALD, Aileen Elizabeth | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-08-27 |
| MILLER, Robert James | Director | 2005-11-04 | 2005-12-01 |
| MIRANDA, Liel Marcio Cintra | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2007-06-11 |
| MONTEIRO DE CASTRO, Antonio | Director | 2005-11-04 | 2007-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Mark Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| OOI, Wei Ming | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| PORTER, Alan Fraser | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2006-11-01 |
| POWELL, Christopher David | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2004-12-20 |
| PRITCHARD, Raymond John | Director | — | 1993-05-04 |
| RAWSON, Nigel Gilmour | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| ROSS, Belinda Joy | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2021-06-01 |
| SALTER, Donald Neil Fred | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2002-03-25 |
| SANDEFUR, Thomas Edwin | Director | 1994-02-09 | 1995-07-26 |
| SANDERSON, Victoria Louise | Director | 2000-06-05 | 2003-11-03 |
| SNOOK, Nicola | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| STEYN, Charl Erasmus | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2015-04-30 |
| THOMA, Gottfried | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-09-08 |
| WHITEHAIR, Thomas Edward Jr | Director | 1992-06-29 | 1993-05-04 |
| WITHINGTON, Neil Robert | Director | 2005-11-04 | 2010-08-25 |
| YAM, Kenneth | Director | 2006-01-25 | 2007-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British American Tobacco China Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 264 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+108.5%
£14,771,000 £30,795,000
-
Cash
+4.9%
£183,000 £192,000
-
Net assets
+13.7%
£149,787,000 £170,328,000
-
Employees
0%
4 4
-
Operating profit
+252.7%
£982,000 £3,464,000
-
Profit before tax
+35.5%
£13,887,000 £18,813,000
-
Wages
+39.5%
£403,000 £562,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers