BOYS & BODEN, LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-10 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-26
Watchouts
Cash
£11K
+37.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£25M
+4.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
267
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+7.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,182,879 | — | £40,255,910 | — | £50,195,195 | — | £50,936,795 | — | £49,407,954 | £46,409,712 | |
| Operating profit | £2,338,380 | — | £4,331,553 | — | £5,474,207 | — | £2,598,852 | — | £2,160,370 | £2,113,503 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,070,357 | — | £4,157,705 | — | £5,172,077 | — | £2,007,156 | — | £1,203,206 | £1,288,737 | |
| Net profit | £1,634,997 | — | £3,333,600 | — | £3,996,675 | — | £1,584,208 | — | £888,488 | £1,065,268 | |
| Cash | £4,127 | -£1,089,592 | £372,642 | £372,642 | £507,343 | £507,343 | £14,603 | -£258,639 | £8,189 | £11,241 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,638,543 | — | £22,825,888 | — | £34,900,381 | — | £37,009,247 | — | £37,372,819 | £37,273,770 | |
| Net assets | £14,969,881 | — | £18,092,615 | — | £22,056,572 | — | £23,603,940 | — | £24,453,581 | £25,484,304 | |
| Equity | £14,969,881 | £14,969,881 | £18,092,615 | £18,092,615 | £22,056,572 | £22,056,572 | £23,603,940 | £23,603,940 | £24,453,581 | £25,484,304 | |
| Average employees | 243 | — | 252 | — | 269 | — | 272 | — | 269 | 267 | |
| Wages | £6,339,793 | — | £6,856,876 | — | £7,521,625 | — | £8,297,514 | — | £8,418,044 | £8,598,895 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | — | 10.8% | — | 10.9% | — | 5.1% | — | 4.4% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | — | 8.3% | — | 8.0% | — | 3.1% | — | 1.8% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | — | 19.0% | — | 15.7% | — | 7.0% | — | 5.8% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49.5% | 47.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 8.42x | — | 24.86x | — | 17.77x | — | 4.31x | — | 2.23x | 2.43x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In August 2025, Boys & Boden Holdings Limited became the immediate and ultimate parent company of Boys & Boden Limited. It is the intention of the directors that, following this change in ownership, certain investment and trading properties together with associated loan facilities will be transferred to Boys and Boden Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND, Dean | Director | 1998-01-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| JONES, Christopher Michael Boden | Director | 2013-11-08 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENSON, Philip Stephen | Secretary | — | 1998-04-30 |
| BODEN, Henry William | Secretary | 1998-04-30 | 2010-03-10 |
| BODEN, Henry William | Director | — | 2010-03-10 |
| TURNER, John James | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2012-08-31 |
| 2013 BB LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-10-18 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys And Boden Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-12 | Active |
| Mr Dean Hammond | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
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Turnover
-6.1%
£49,407,954 £46,409,712
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Cash
+37.3%
£8,189 £11,241
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£24,453,581 £25,484,304
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-0.7%
269 267
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Operating profit
-2.2%
£2,160,370 £2,113,503
lowest in 6 filed years
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Profit before tax
+7.1%
£1,203,206 £1,288,737
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Wages
+2.1%
£8,418,044 £8,598,895
highest in 6 filed years
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