BRADBURY & SON (BUXTON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-02
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-16.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
+24% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
161
+6.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+260.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-02
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-02 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-05-03 | 2025-05-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £60,630,114 | — | £67,960,852 | — | £63,918,295 | — | £64,925,465 | £69,218,203 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £450,526 | — | £1,185,225 | — | £1,176,311 | — | £1,387,019 | £1,783,056 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £176,877 | — | £815,716 | — | £1,157,109 | — | £443,248 | £1,596,767 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £169,963 | — | £503,466 | — | £798,473 | — | £362,773 | £1,302,325 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,136,788 | — | £1,006,525 | — | £1,562,739 | — | £1,283,797 | £1,071,937 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,652,843 | — | £4,287,100 | — | £5,396,890 | — | £5,768,370 | £7,325,662 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,755,955 | — | £3,259,421 | — | £4,207,921 | — | £4,720,721 | £5,853,150 | |
| Equity | £3,001,719 | £2,585,992 | £2,755,955 | £2,755,955 | £3,259,421 | £3,259,421 | £4,207,921 | £4,207,921 | £4,720,721 | £5,853,150 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 161 | — | 161 | — | 150 | — | 151 | 161 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,191,791 | — | £5,296,253 | — | £5,151,855 | — | £5,846,831 | £6,907,696 |
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 | 2019-05-02 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-05-03 | 2025-05-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.7% | — | 1.7% | — | 1.8% | — | 2.1% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.3% | — | 0.7% | — | 1.2% | — | 0.6% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.3% | — | 27.6% | — | 21.8% | — | 24.0% | 24.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.22x | — | 4.95x | — | 3.62x | — | 3.15x | 3.98x |
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.
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL, George | Secretary | 1994-08-12 | — | British |
| CHISNALL, Christopher James | Director | 2008-01-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| DILLON, Stephen | Director | 2013-09-01 | Sep 1977 | British |
| PAUL, George | Director | 1994-08-12 | Jan 1949 | British |
| PAUL, Richard John | Director | 1998-01-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSDEN, Joan Evelyn | Secretary | — | 1994-08-12 |
| CARTER, Peter James | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| ELMITT, Richard | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| JACKSON HANSTOCK, Michelle | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| MARSDEN, Alan Philip | Director | — | 2008-04-25 |
| MARSDEN, Joan Evelyn | Director | — | 1994-08-12 |
| MOSTYN JONES, Richard | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-05-11 |
| MURRELL, Brian Leonard | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| OWENS, Brian | Director | 2022-05-09 | 2025-04-30 |
| OWENS, Brian | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2021-07-31 |
| PAUL, Marilyn | Director | 1994-08-12 | 2017-10-12 |
| PRITCHARD, Steven John | Director | 2015-06-22 | 2019-05-31 |
| SEDMAN, John Michael | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2013-04-23 |
| SEDMON, John Michael | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-03 |
| WHITE, Steve | Director | 2011-09-20 | 2011-09-20 |
| WHITTAKER, Marc David | Director | 2003-11-05 | 2010-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. & M. Paul Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2022-10-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-05-02 vs 2024-05-03
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Turnover
+6.6%
£64,925,465 £69,218,203
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-16.5%
£1,283,797 £1,071,937
-
Net assets
+24%
£4,720,721 £5,853,150
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+6.6%
151 161
-
Operating profit
+28.6%
£1,387,019 £1,783,056
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+260.2%
£443,248 £1,596,767
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+18.1%
£5,846,831 £6,907,696
highest in 5 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