JOHN BRINDLEY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-07 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£771K
-53.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-0.6% vs 2023
Employees
61
+5.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£52K
-66.3% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,959,390 | £5,242,032 | |
| Operating profit | — | £368,132 | £157,084 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £153,126 | £51,673 | |
| Net profit | — | £91,577 | -£31,292 | |
| Cash | — | £1,644,110 | £771,460 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,954,597 | £6,006,270 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,667,218 | £5,635,926 | |
| Equity | £5,579,641 | £5,667,218 | £5,635,926 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | £2,224,184 | £2,322,659 |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 7.4% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.8% | -0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.2% | 2.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 7.49x | 7.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | 61355.33x | 377.61x |
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
- Newby Castleman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- JOHN BRINDLEY LIMITED · parent
- John Brindley Commercials Limited 100%
- T.H. Smith (Sharnford) Limited 99.85%
Significant events
- “The directors have considered the impact of the ongoing worldwide conflicts, and note that this has had an impact on the company's operations and financial results due to the increase in cost and disruption in the supply of vehicle parts and new vehicle components delaying equipment deliveries. The disruption in supply is considered and we now plan as far ahead as possible in relation to new equipment purchases, whilst also stocking a range of the key components required to keep the existing equipment mobilised.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINDLEY, Jennifer Ann | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BRINDLEY, Brian Roger | Director | — | May 1944 | British |
| BRINDLEY, Daniel Ryan | Director | 2021-03-19 | Jan 1971 | British |
| BRINDLEY, Jennifer Ann | Director | 1999-06-01 | Apr 1939 | British |
| BRINDLEY, John (Jnr) | Director | 1965-06-10 | May 1939 | British |
| BRINDLEY, Julian John | Director | 2021-03-19 | Feb 1970 | British |
| CURRAN, Lucy Jane | Director | 2022-01-25 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINDLEY, Jennifer Ann | Director | — | 1999-04-01 |
| BRINDLEY, Vivian Kay | Director | — | 2003-07-10 |
| BRINDLEY (SNR), John | Director | — | 1993-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brindley Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-06-19 | Active |
| Mr Brian Roger Brindley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-19 |
| Mr John Brindley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-01 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2020-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£4,959,390 £5,242,032
-
Cash
-53.1%
£1,644,110 £771,460
-
Net assets
-0.6%
£5,667,218 £5,635,926
-
Employees
+5.2%
58 61
-
Operating profit
-57.3%
£368,132 £157,084
-
Profit before tax
-66.3%
£153,126 £51,673
-
Wages
+4.4%
£2,224,184 £2,322,659
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