BAYLIS & HARDING PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-29 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+6.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£20M
-0.5% vs 2024
Employees
95
+9.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
+31.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £67,973,137 | £72,513,155 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £6,881,349 | £9,066,414 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £7,113,699 | £9,378,586 | |
| Net profit | £4,106,384 | £4,306,272 | £2,824,431 | — | £5,346,609 | £6,904,983 | |
| Cash | £11,246,492 | £9,912,439 | — | — | £11,383,495 | £12,116,097 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,681,949 | £20,665,768 | £21,451,042 | — | £20,561,645 | £20,466,628 | |
| Net assets | £20,571,312 | £20,577,584 | £21,402,015 | — | £20,561,645 | £20,466,628 | |
| Equity | — | — | £21,402,015 | £19,665,036 | £20,561,645 | £20,466,628 | |
| Average employees | 71 | 67 | 69 | — | 87 | 95 | |
| Wages | £6,515,277 | £6,612,161 | — | — | £8,677,651 | £6,446,116 |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.1% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 33.5% | 44.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.60x | 3.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 115.61x | 294.26x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the going concern basis for preparation, the directors have prepared profit and cash flow forecasts which indicate that the group will be able to operate within its current arrangements for the foreseeable future. Consequently, the directors are confident the group will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- BAYLIS & HARDING PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Fuzzy Duck (Armscote) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALL, Daniel Stephen | Secretary | 2013-01-07 | — | — |
| SLATER, Adrian David | Director | 1995-06-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| SLATER, Tania Angelina | Director | — | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTEN, Declan | Secretary | 2009-10-14 | 2010-04-21 |
| READE, Denise | Secretary | 2004-05-31 | 2009-04-30 |
| SLATER, Marcia Astrid | Secretary | 2010-04-21 | 2013-01-07 |
| SLATER, Marcia Astrid | Secretary | — | 2004-05-31 |
| FALLON, Christopher Charles | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2019-10-31 |
| HUDSON, David | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2009-11-24 |
| SLATER, David William | Director | — | 2005-09-08 |
| SLATER, Marcia Astrid | Director | — | 2005-10-10 |
| STANNAWAY, Ronald Trevor | Director | 1994-02-01 | 2003-07-11 |
| ZBOROWSKA, Margherita | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-21 | Active |
| Adrian David Slater | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Tania Angelina Slater | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-15 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2020-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+6.7%
£67,973,137 £72,513,155
-
Cash
+6.4%
£11,383,495 £12,116,097
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£20,561,645 £20,466,628
-
Employees
+9.2%
87 95
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+31.8%
£6,881,349 £9,066,414
-
Profit before tax
+31.8%
£7,113,699 £9,378,586
-
Wages
-25.7%
£8,677,651 £6,446,116
lowest 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