BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+244.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+11.7% vs 2023
Employees
150
-11.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+12.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED 1995-10-11 → present
- BARRY WOODCOCK & CO LTD. 1990-12-06 → 1995-10-11
- BARRY WOODCOCK AND COMPANY LIMITED 1953-12-10 → 1990-12-06
Profit before tax
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £57,626,100 | £66,030,422 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,248,432 | £3,602,760 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,269,408 | £3,678,800 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,827,156 | £2,827,624 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,415,343 | £4,873,969 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £16,743,778 | £17,070,568 | £17,680,125 | £18,766,138 | £20,039,549 | £22,685,505 | £25,331,929 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 150 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,621,465 | £4,434,236 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3% | 14.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3287.19x |
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
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANSER, Gillian | Secretary | 2005-08-22 | — | British |
| MANSER, Colin Kenneth | Director | — | Apr 1956 | British |
| MANSER, Martin James | Director | 2014-10-01 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MANSER, Stephen Kenneth | Director | 2014-10-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSER, Valerie Edna | Secretary | — | 2005-08-22 |
| MANSER, Kenneth Frederick | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| MANSER, Kevin Clive | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| MANSER, Valerie Edna | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| WOODCOCK, Barry Donald | Director | — | 2005-08-22 |
| WOODCOCK, Doris Edna May | Director | — | 1994-01-09 |
| WOODCOCK, Frederick James | Director | — | 1993-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
+14.6%
£57,626,100 £66,030,422
-
Cash
+244.4%
£1,415,343 £4,873,969
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-11.2%
169 150
-
Operating profit
+10.9%
£3,248,432 £3,602,760
-
Profit before tax
+12.5%
£3,269,408 £3,678,800
-
Wages
-4.1%
£4,621,465 £4,434,236
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