BRITISH ELECTRIC LAMPS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-20 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+21% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£14M
-21.6% vs 2024
Employees
96
-9.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-57.9% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £31,149,010 | £25,418,525 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,368,367 | £1,193,127 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,557,063 | £1,497,455 | |
| Net profit | £3,733,214 | £3,138,670 | £1,946,803 | £917,605 | |
| Cash | £4,874,618 | £6,749,382 | £7,740,685 | £9,368,053 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £18,736,690 | £14,747,287 | |
| Net assets | £14,461,948 | £17,600,618 | £18,445,496 | £14,463,101 | |
| Equity | — | £17,600,618 | £18,445,496 | £14,463,101 | |
| Average employees | 83 | 93 | 106 | 96 | |
| Wages | £2,964,160 | £3,516,300 | £4,280,033 | £3,955,718 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.8% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.2% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 18.0% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 40.7% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.30x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 21454.57x | 32.66x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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
- BRITISH ELECTRIC LAMPS LIMITED · parent
- Bell Lighting (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Bell Ecommerce Trading Limited 100%
- Bell Lighting Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group also paid extraordinary dividends of £4.9 million in response to changes in inheritance-tax planning, enabling shareholders to release surplus cash efficiently.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEARNE, Andrew Donald | Secretary | 2022-02-08 | — | — |
| GROTE, Michael Edwin | Director | — | Jun 1937 | British |
| GROTE, Ralph Edwin | Director | 2004-09-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| GROTE, Trevor Michael | Director | 2004-09-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| HIRST, Benjamin John | Director | 2023-04-28 | Mar 1978 | British |
| HOLT, Philip | Director | 2023-06-26 | Jun 1980 | British |
| HORSFIELD, Shaun Michael | Director | 2023-06-26 | Dec 1972 | British,Australian |
| TEARNE, Andrew Donald | Director | 2023-05-05 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGGETT, Brian | Secretary | — | 2007-08-09 |
| BARNES, David Kevin | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-05-19 |
| BERESFORD, Andrew James | Director | 1994-04-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| GROTE, Edwin Whitcombe | Director | — | 1992-12-13 |
| GROTE, Phillis Ruth Helena | Director | — | 1995-12-02 |
| HEAD, Richard John | Director | 2008-08-27 | 2022-02-08 |
| KNOTT, John | Director | 1992-06-10 | 2003-10-31 |
| LAMING, Donald | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| LEGGETT, Brian | Director | — | 2007-08-09 |
| SIMONS, Ian James | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2024-05-18 |
| SMITH, Stanley Terence | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Edwin Grote | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-12 | Active |
| Mr Trevor Michael Grote | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-12 | Active |
| Mr Ralph Edwin Grote | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-12 | Active |
| Mr Michael Edwin Grote | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-07-11 | Ceased 2017-05-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-18.4%
£31,149,010 £25,418,525
-
Cash
+21%
£7,740,685 £9,368,053
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-21.6%
£18,445,496 £14,463,101
-
Employees
-9.4%
106 96
-
Operating profit
-64.6%
£3,368,367 £1,193,127
-
Profit before tax
-57.9%
£3,557,063 £1,497,455
-
Wages
-7.6%
£4,280,033 £3,955,718
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