BUTTRESS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+79.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+51.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
28
+16.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+11% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BUTTRESS GROUP LIMITED 2003-04-10 → present
- THE MAIDAID GLASSWASHER COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED 1990-06-21 → 2003-04-10
- WASH HOUSE FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED 1982-04-29 → 1990-06-21
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £19,738,725 | £19,535,027 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,408,457 | £4,863,375 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,394,563 | £4,876,948 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,578,306 | £3,965,175 | |
| Cash | £42,545 | £451,920 | — | £870,101 | £1,558,186 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,768,564 | £3,842,477 | — | £8,798,083 | £12,596,049 | |
| Net assets | £2,437,436 | £3,670,321 | — | £7,727,264 | £11,692,439 | |
| Equity | £2,437,436 | £3,670,321 | £4,148,958 | £7,727,264 | £11,692,439 | |
| Average employees | 17 | 21 | — | 24 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £890,138 | £1,046,042 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 22.3% | 24.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 18.1% | 20.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 50.1% | 38.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 39.1% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.18x | 4.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 317.29x | — |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREIGHTON, Luke Taylor | Director | 2024-06-17 | Feb 1979 | British |
| ORANGE, Duncan James | Director | 2025-05-22 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY, Martin Paul | Secretary | 1998-07-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| KEITH, Roger Graham | Secretary | — | 1998-07-31 |
| REYNOLDS, David Carson | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2017-04-03 |
| BOOTH, Oliver | Director | 2018-04-24 | 2025-05-22 |
| BOWES, Alan | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2006-10-17 |
| GREGORY, Martin Paul | Director | — | 2020-08-25 |
| KEITH, Roger Graham | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2018-04-24 |
| KEITH, Roger Graham | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| KEITH, Roger Graham | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| LAMBERT, Julian Charles | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-07-16 |
| LOUGHTON, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2000-02-18 |
| MYHILL, Christopher Charles | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-07-16 |
| PALMER, Alan | Director | — | 2015-12-31 |
| REYNOLDS, David Carson | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-04-03 |
| RUSSELL, Tony | Director | 1993-12-01 | 2000-10-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Wendy Elizabeth | Director | 2024-01-25 | 2024-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hc 1225 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-1%
£19,738,725 £19,535,027
-
Cash
+79.1%
£870,101 £1,558,186
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+51.3%
£7,727,264 £11,692,439
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+16.7%
24 28
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+10.3%
£4,408,457 £4,863,375
-
Profit before tax
+11%
£4,394,563 £4,876,948
-
Wages
+17.5%
£890,138 £1,046,042
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