BENTLEY DESIGNS (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-50.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+0.4% vs 2023
Employees
30
-14.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£82K
-84.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £16,312,426 | £18,641,725 | — | £14,075,165 | £12,329,654 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £206,666 | £866,775 | — | £663,966 | £147,631 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £450,748 | £1,089,615 | £1,067,541 | £516,493 | £82,321 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £360,667 | £882,581 | £868,480 | £372,120 | £60,619 | |
| Cash | — | — | £889,258 | £1,121,927 | £1,337,433 | £2,992,506 | £1,492,001 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,594,988 | £8,939,634 | £10,697,153 | £10,198,280 | £9,359,071 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,077,645 | £2,720,226 | £3,277,595 | £3,442,225 | £3,454,334 | |
| Equity | £1,705,540 | £1,716,978 | £2,077,645 | £2,720,226 | £3,277,595 | £3,442,225 | £3,454,334 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 40 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 30 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,135,034 | £1,122,628 | £1,115,754 | £1,053,291 | £1,062,109 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.3% | 4.6% | — | 4.7% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.2% | 4.7% | — | 2.6% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2.4% | 9.7% | — | 6.5% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.75x | 7.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 23.19x | 118.33x | — | 4.18x | 1.05x |
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
- Hardy & Company Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 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.”
Significant events
- “The war in the Middle East has led to disruption in the shipping lane through the Suez Canal, leading to delays, higher costs and greater uncertainties in delivery time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAH, Kunjal | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| LALANI, Arif Mahendi | Director | — | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONOVAN, Caroline | Secretary | 2011-04-30 | 2019-12-31 |
| LALANI, Imtiaz Mahendi | Secretary | — | 2002-12-10 |
| LALANI, Zarin Mahendi | Secretary | 2002-12-10 | 2011-04-30 |
| DONOVAN, Caroline | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| NORRIS, Rachel | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2002-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Designs Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Arif Mahendi Lalani | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-12.4%
£14,075,165 £12,329,654
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-50.1%
£2,992,506 £1,492,001
-
Net assets
+0.4%
£3,442,225 £3,454,334
-
Employees
-14.3%
35 30
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-77.8%
£663,966 £147,631
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-84.1%
£516,493 £82,321
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+0.8%
£1,053,291 £1,062,109
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