CHARLES BENTLEY & SON LIMITED

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  5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. CHARLES BENTLEY & SON LIMITED 2005-09-15 → present
2. F.A.B. HANDLES LIMITED 1979-01-16 → 2005-09-15

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Newby Castleman LLP

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.”

Group structure

1. CHARLES BENTLEY & SON LIMITED · parent
   1. Warna Exporters (PVT) Limited 33% · Sri Lanka
   2. Summerland Brush Co 50% · United States of America

Significant events

• “During the year ended 31 March 2025 the business has faced ongoing challenges from the loss of Wilko as a key customer and the subsequent administration of another large customer, Homebase. In addition, our online business has struggled with having enough stock and at the right time.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -6.1%

  £24,552,957 → £23,046,706

• Cash

  -50.1%

  £259,191 → £129,459

• Net assets

  +1.3%

  £5,271,984 → £5,337,974

• Employees

  +3.9%

  128 → 133

• Operating profit

  -43.6%

  £467,149 → £263,252

• Profit before tax

  -70.3%

  £245,088 → £72,738

• Wages

  +5%

  £3,816,208 → £4,005,973

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