BARRY BENNETT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
-9.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
581
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £29,952,038 | £28,030,067 | £11,833,467 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,211,055 | £1,252,133 | £1,043,655 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,154,276 | £1,454,096 | £1,446,803 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,099,674 | £1,137,772 | £1,225,911 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £8,961,335 | £9,893,775 | £8,982,343 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £9,713,378 | £10,437,420 | £11,263,326 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £9,496,858 | £10,264,038 | £11,200,276 | |
| Equity | £2,990,988 | £4,325,952 | £7,018,779 | £8,883,460 | £9,496,858 | £10,264,038 | £11,200,276 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 495 | 540 | 581 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,064,182 | £5,402,237 | £5,005,958 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 4.5% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | 12.0% | 9.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60x | 3.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 226.62x | 373.99x | — |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “After the balance sheet date, the company declared and paid a dividend of £100,000 on Ordinary shares totalling £10,000,000 This dividend was approved and paid on 15 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Aimee Louise | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
| BENNETT, Antony | Director | 1999-08-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| BENNETT, Oliver Thomas | Director | 2025-02-04 | Feb 1995 | British |
| HUGHES, Louise | Director | 2022-05-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Margaret Ann | Secretary | — | 2000-04-01 |
| WARLOW, Joanne | Secretary | 2000-04-01 | 2024-03-14 |
| BENNETT, Barry Bertrand | Director | — | 2001-01-02 |
| BENNETT, Jeremy | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2006-04-28 |
| BENNETT, Margaret Ann | Director | — | 1994-02-18 |
| CLOSE, Antony | Director | 2006-09-13 | 2006-11-07 |
| SMITH, Thomas Edward Walden | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bennett Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-01-06 | Active |
| Mr Antony Bennett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-57.8%
£28,030,067 £11,833,467
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-9.2%
£9,893,775 £8,982,343
-
Net assets
+9.1%
£10,264,038 £11,200,276
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.6%
540 581
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-16.6%
£1,252,133 £1,043,655
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-0.5%
£1,454,096 £1,446,803
-
Wages
-7.3%
£5,402,237 £5,005,958
lowest 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