A.MARTIN BUNZL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-25 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-11
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-6.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
10
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-4.4% 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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £22,076,576 | £25,266,811 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,056,630 | £1,941,789 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,134,779 | — | £2,459,267 | £2,350,266 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,736,070 | — | £1,862,811 | £1,763,542 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,960,328 | — | £9,019,249 | £8,428,058 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £13,704,750 | — | £16,792,014 | £17,363,154 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,447,783 | — | £16,621,504 | £17,285,046 | |
| Equity | £11,355,158 | £12,505,713 | £13,447,783 | — | £16,621,504 | £17,285,046 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | £884,937 | — | £929,282 | £1,315,773 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 9.3% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.4% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 13.11x | 10.57x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Despite uncertain trading conditions, the group performed well during the year under review. The difficult economic environment and consequent increased risk of bad debts continued to make prudent management of debtors a priority. These conditions generally remained throughout the year under review.”
- “During the current period, the directors expect there to be continuing downward pressure on the gross profit margin due to fluctuations in exchange rates and commodity prices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOK, Kam Cheong | Director | 2018-12-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
| SCHWARZENBERG, Marco | Director | 2025-12-16 | Aug 1967 | Italian |
| SIMMS, Michael Peter | Director | 1997-01-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUXTON, Vanita Jayne | Secretary | 2011-05-27 | 2019-08-13 |
| CRAMP, John Arthur | Secretary | — | 2000-11-08 |
| DRAYTON, Keith William | Secretary | 2000-11-09 | 2011-05-27 |
| BUNZL, Alfred Martin | Director | — | 2000-10-16 |
| BUNZL, David Victor | Director | — | 2009-08-30 |
| BUNZL, Gertrude Johanna | Director | — | 2003-03-31 |
| BUNZL, John Martin | Director | — | 2019-03-31 |
| BUNZL, Robert John | Director | — | 1999-08-27 |
| BUXTON, Vanita Jayne | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2019-08-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-16 | Active |
| Martin Bunzl International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-14 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-03-25 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+14.5%
£22,076,576 £25,266,811
-
Cash
-6.6%
£9,019,249 £8,428,058
-
Net assets
+4%
£16,621,504 £17,285,046
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
0%
10 10
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Operating profit
-5.6%
£2,056,630 £1,941,789
-
Profit before tax
-4.4%
£2,459,267 £2,350,266
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Wages
+41.6%
£929,282 £1,315,773
highest in 3 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