SAILBRAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-09 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-26
Watchouts
Cash
£355K
+286.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£378K
-70% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
80
+6.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£312K
-40.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,055,796 | — | £19,502,131 | £20,065,960 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £415,579 | — | £591,323 | £378,402 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £349,781 | — | £523,758 | £311,541 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £238,696 | — | £389,536 | £203,777 | |
| Cash | £104,377 | £160,620 | £147,683 | — | £70,666 | — | £91,772 | £354,680 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £956,723 | £1,064,720 | £1,692,035 | — | £1,794,694 | — | £1,606,766 | £716,474 | |
| Net assets | £614,139 | £790,849 | £1,247,357 | — | £1,381,353 | — | £1,257,889 | £377,763 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,247,357 | £1,381,353 | £1,381,353 | £1,257,889 | £377,763 | |
| Average employees | 37 | 37 | 65 | — | 65 | — | 75 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,079,916 | — | £2,529,145 | £2,602,398 |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | — | 3.0% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | — | 2.0% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 23.2% | — | 36.8% | 52.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.28x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 6.30x | — | 8.75x | 5.66x |
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
- Waltons Business Advisers Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “On 30 July 2025 the Company was acquired by Bidfresh Limited, thereby joining the Bidcorp UK group of companies.”
- “On 30th July 2025, W Hodgson (Hartlepool) Limited ceased to have a joint venture with Sailbrand Limited and the two became part of the same group.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMANDI, Thamer | Secretary | 2025-08-01 | — | — |
| BROGAN, Alison | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jul 1973 | British |
| FARNWORTH, Andrew James | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jul 1981 | British |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2025-07-30 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON, Natalie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2003-08-19 | 2015-06-15 |
| DUDENAY, Nicholas Patrick | Secretary | — | 2003-08-19 |
| DENTON, Christopher | Director | — | 2018-03-09 |
| DUDENAY, Nicholas Patrick | Director | — | 2003-08-19 |
| HODGSON, Peter William | Director | 2018-03-09 | 2025-07-30 |
| ROBERTS, Lee William | Director | 2018-03-09 | 2025-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidfresh Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-30 | Active |
| Sailbrand (2018) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-03-06 | Ceased 2018-03-09 |
| Sailbrand (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-30 |
| Mr Christopher Denton | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-09 |
| Sailbrand (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
+2.9%
£19,502,131 £20,065,960
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+286.5%
£91,772 £354,680
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-70%
£1,257,889 £377,763
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+6.7%
75 80
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-36%
£591,323 £378,402
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-40.5%
£523,758 £311,541
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+2.9%
£2,529,145 £2,602,398
highest in 3 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