BOSWELLS COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-27
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-04 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+2.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-41.3% vs 2023
Employees
237
+12.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£583K
+108% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-27
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-28 | 2019-10-27 | 2020-10-25 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-30 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,718,286 | £14,722,589 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £197,191 | £397,381 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £280,146 | £582,833 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £160,485 | £429,745 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,553,883 | £3,656,679 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £3,568,921 | £2,886,796 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £1,988,729 | £1,167,619 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £1,988,729 | £1,167,619 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 237 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,146,714 | £6,403,846 |
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 | 2018-10-28 | 2019-10-27 | 2020-10-25 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-30 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 68.9% | 80.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.70x | 1.34x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DSA Prospect Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £1,250,855, of which £950,855 was associated with restructuring to facilitate the buyout of a minority shareholder.”
- “The company has not disclosed directors' remuneration as required under Section 412 of the Companies Act 2006. The auditor's opinion is not modified in respect of this matter, but this omission represents non-compliance with applicable financial reporting requirements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Charlotte | Secretary | 2025-04-01 | — | — |
| BURN, Matthew James | Director | 2002-01-08 | Jan 1976 | British |
| BURN, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2002-01-08 | Oct 1973 | British |
| BURN, Timothy Jonathan Edward | Director | 2008-03-17 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURN, Kathleen Ruth | Secretary | — | 2002-01-07 |
| BURN, Nicholas Peter | Secretary | 2014-05-16 | 2025-04-01 |
| BURN, Nicholas Peter | Secretary | 2002-01-08 | 2014-05-15 |
| BURN, Bryan Adrian Falconer | Director | — | 1995-02-24 |
| BURN, Jeremy John Falconer | Director | — | 2012-08-12 |
| BURN, Kathleen Ruth | Director | — | 2002-01-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boswells Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-07-18 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Peter Burn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-02 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-27 vs 2023-10-29
-
Turnover
+7.3%
£13,718,286 £14,722,589
-
Cash
+2.9%
£3,553,883 £3,656,679
-
Net assets
-41.3%
£1,988,729 £1,167,619
-
Employees
+12.3%
211 237
-
Operating profit
+101.5%
£197,191 £397,381
-
Profit before tax
+108%
£280,146 £582,833
-
Wages
+4.2%
£6,146,714 £6,403,846
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