ROBERT PRICE (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-04 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+8.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£26M
+7.8% vs 2023
Employees
274
+12.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-30.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROBERT PRICE (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → present
- BARFERN LIMITED 1975-11-27 → 1976-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £62,395,665 | £65,543,410 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,484,819 | £1,385,278 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,711,820 | £2,579,801 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,869,617 | £1,901,136 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £3,876,446 | £4,211,816 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £24,430,753 | £26,580,947 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £24,419,122 | £26,320,258 | |
| Equity | £15,170,312 | £16,032,755 | £19,010,107 | £21,549,505 | £24,419,122 | £26,320,258 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 243 | 274 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £7,651,231 | £8,852,189 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 14.3% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 35.6% | 36.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.44x | 2.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1070.93x | 93.09x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ROBERT PRICE (BUILDERS MERCHANTS) LIMITED · parent
- Abergavenny Agricultural Supplies Limited 100%
- Monmouthshire Farming Supplies Limited 100%
- Robert Price Building Supplies Limited 100%
- Tudors Building Supplies (Hereford) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 05 February 2024 the company acquired certain trade and certain assets of T.G. Howell & Sons Limited, see note 26.”
- “Subsequent to the year end on 11 October 2024 the company acquired the entire share capital of Willis Westcott (Monmouth) Ltd, see note 27.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BINMORE, Matthew Peter | Secretary | 2023-03-08 | — | — |
| BINMORE, Matthew Peter | Director | 2020-10-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| GODFREY, William Angus | Director | — | Oct 1947 | British |
| PATTISON, David James | Director | 2020-10-01 | Feb 1980 | British |
| PIKE, Benjamin Raif | Director | 2020-10-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
| SQUIRE, Molly Louise | Director | 2020-10-01 | Sep 1989 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIKE, Tessa Louise | Secretary | — | 2023-03-08 |
| INGRAM, Hilary Jean | Director | — | 2021-07-12 |
| JONES, Malcolm Charles | Director | 1995-04-30 | 2025-07-17 |
| PIKE, Tessa Louise | Director | — | 2023-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Angus Godfrey | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-21 | 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
- 1
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+5%
£62,395,665 £65,543,410
-
Cash
+8.7%
£3,876,446 £4,211,816
-
Net assets
+7.8%
£24,419,122 £26,320,258
-
Employees
+12.8%
243 274
-
Operating profit
-60.2%
£3,484,819 £1,385,278
-
Profit before tax
-30.5%
£3,711,820 £2,579,801
-
Wages
+15.7%
£7,651,231 £8,852,189
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