BANBURY ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-26 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£434K
-1.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+3.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
+214.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,310,664 | £2,184,631 | |
| Operating profit | £1,143,136 | £1,527,645 | — | — | £1,199,400 | £1,163,827 | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,187,488 | -£2,017,576 | — | — | £409,561 | £1,288,489 | |
| Net profit | -£3,549,233 | -£1,577,252 | — | — | £61,763 | £799,309 | |
| Cash | £19,874 | £525,326 | — | — | £441,920 | £434,267 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £26,475,211 | £25,337,995 | |
| Net assets | £14,574,984 | £12,997,732 | — | — | £14,437,544 | £14,916,853 | |
| Equity | — | £12,997,732 | £6,978,615 | £13,231,719 | £14,437,544 | £14,916,853 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 51.9% | 53.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | 36.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 47.3% | 43.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.13x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.30x | 2.82x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Gerald Edelman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the group's financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2025.”
Group structure
- BANBURY ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Bingley Meadow limited 100%
- Brickworkspace Limited 100%
- West Beach Homes Limited 100%
- Huguenot Place Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Matthew Paul | Secretary | 2010-05-11 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Gillian Felice | Director | 2001-12-04 | Nov 1947 | British |
| HILLMAN, Daniel Jonathan | Director | 2015-04-24 | May 1971 | British |
| HILLMAN, Sharon Rosemary | Director | 2001-09-11 | Oct 1944 | British |
| OSBAND, Emily Jane | Director | 2018-10-18 | Mar 1974 | British |
| OSBAND, Linda Jane | Director | 1994-02-01 | Feb 1950 | British |
| OSBAND, Peter Maurice Edward | Director | 2003-10-03 | Feb 1955 | British |
| OSBAND, Richard Anthony Simon | Director | 1994-01-02 | Mar 1949 | United Kingdom |
| SMITH, Matthew Paul | Director | 2011-12-12 | May 1963 | British |
| VALPY, Lucy Elizabeth | Director | 2015-04-24 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYD-PHILLIPS, Arthur | Secretary | — | 1996-01-31 |
| MAIN, Michael John | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 2010-05-11 |
| BOYD-PHILLIPS, Arthur | Director | 1993-04-06 | 1996-01-31 |
| MAIN, Michael John | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2012-05-24 |
| OSBAND, Emanuel Eric | Director | — | 2000-03-30 |
| OSBAND, Estelle | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2010-07-02 |
| OSBAND, Marjorie | Director | 1995-02-01 | 2001-08-17 |
| OSBAND, Samuel | Director | — | 1995-06-03 |
| PRESLEY, Ronald John | Director | 1995-09-21 | 2005-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-15 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2022-05-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-13 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-5.5%
£2,310,664 £2,184,631
-
Cash
-1.7%
£441,920 £434,267
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£14,437,544 £14,916,853
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-3%
£1,199,400 £1,163,827
-
Profit before tax
+214.6%
£409,561 £1,288,489
highest in 4 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