BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-11 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-27
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£37M
+29.1% vs 2023
Employees
442
+7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+229.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO UK LIMITED 2003-12-22 → present
- ROTHMANS (UK) LIMITED 1989-05-01 → 2003-12-22
- TINTMEADOW LIMITED 1989-02-13 → 1989-05-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £219,310,000 | £215,240,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,603,000 | £12,802,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,572,000 | £7,193,000 | |
| Net profit | -£4,537,000 | £8,232,000 | |
| Cash | £4,981,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,995,000 | £46,646,000 | |
| Net assets | £28,279,000 | £36,511,000 | |
| Equity | £28,279,000 | £36,511,000 | |
| Average employees | 410 | 442 | |
| Wages | £34,256,000 | £39,142,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.0% | 27.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.3% | 83.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 0.50x | 2.28x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In preparation for the upcoming Modern Disposable (MoDi) ban, effective from June 2025, the Company has taken proactive steps to ensure business continuity and consumer transition. These include the launch of a new closed-system vapour device in 2024, designed to reflect the MoDi product format, and the expansion of its Modern Oral product range in recognition of growing consumer interest in these alternatives.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-09-03 | — | — |
| ERTONGUC, Asli | Director | 2024-02-12 | Jan 1974 | Turkish |
| FERRIS, Robert Everett | Director | 2025-10-17 | Jun 1986 | American |
| HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, Diana | Director | 2023-04-24 | Sep 1980 | Mexican |
| KILIC, Arif Tolga | Director | 2026-05-01 | Nov 1972 | Turkish |
| MADDISON, Annabelle Charlotte | Director | 2026-03-02 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Ann Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-09-20 | 2017-02-28 |
| HAYNES, Jessica | Secretary | 2018-07-26 | 2020-04-03 |
| MALLINDER, Edward James Leslie | Secretary | 1993-04-01 | 1994-11-01 |
| MARTIN, Oliver James | Secretary | 2020-07-29 | 2020-09-28 |
| MEHTA, Shital | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | 2024-09-03 |
| PATEL, Janaki Biharilal | Secretary | 2017-11-27 | 2018-04-18 |
| ROSS, Alastair Frederick | Secretary | 1995-02-13 | 1997-09-01 |
| SMITH, Trevor Alan | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 1999-04-29 |
| SMITH, Trevor | Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 1995-02-13 |
| WINGFIELD, Ernest Niall | Secretary | — | 1993-03-31 |
| RISECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-04-29 | 2012-09-20 |
| ASHTON, Simon Dudley Keith Shaw | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| BACHMANN, Peter Kurt | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2000-02-29 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Christopher Mathew John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-02-11 |
| BARRY, Ronan | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2011-02-11 |
| BARTLE, Timothy James | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2023-03-31 |
| BATES, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2013-10-21 |
| BOOTH, David Patrick Ian | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2011-02-11 |
| BOUZENOUNE, Faiza | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2013-09-06 |
| CAMPBELL, John Mcfarlane | Director | — | 1992-07-27 |
| CHAMBERS, Roy Duncan | Director | 2008-05-19 | 2011-09-30 |
| CHARALAMBOUS IKONOMOU, Marianna | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2007-11-05 |
| CHESTERS, Christopher George | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2017-11-30 |
| CHIGNELL, Emma Lucy | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2014-12-31 |
| CORREA, Eliana Selva Lopez | Director | 2025-07-17 | 2026-05-01 |
| CROMPTON, Paul David | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| CUSSAC, Jean-Pierre Andre | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2017-01-31 |
| DAVISON, Peter Charles | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2003-03-31 |
| DE IESU, Susanna | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2026-05-01 |
| DUDSON, Paul Hamilton | Director | 1992-07-27 | 2000-02-29 |
| DUNDAS, Robert Anthony | Director | — | 1994-12-21 |
| ELLISON, Norman Harper | Director | 2000-02-24 | 2002-04-05 |
| FERRY, Helena Marie | Director | 2014-02-19 | 2014-06-30 |
| FERRY, Helena Marie | Director | 2011-02-11 | 2013-05-15 |
| GARSVAITE, Joana | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2022-06-06 |
| GEEROMS, Hans Arsene Herman Maria | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2008-10-31 |
| GERNERT, Susan Rae Hargan | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2004-12-17 |
| GHERGU, Denisa | Director | 2024-05-28 | 2025-10-17 |
| GRANWAL, Tobias Robert Charles | Director | 2011-02-11 | 2012-10-01 |
| HARDY, Nigel Graeme | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HAWTHORNE, Edward | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2026-05-01 |
| HEALY, Michelle Miriam | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| HILL, William Richard Darvell | Director | 2016-10-25 | 2019-08-30 |
| JONES, Nathan Michael | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2022-01-24 |
| KEIJZER, Pieter, Drs | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1999-12-31 |
| KELLY, David | Director | 2000-02-24 | 2003-01-31 |
| LUTTMANN, Ilona | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2008-10-31 |
| MAITLAND, Ian George | Director | — | 1992-07-27 |
| MALLINDER, Edward James Leslie | Director | 1992-09-08 | 1994-11-01 |
| MORRISON, Mairi Una Alice | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2025-07-17 |
| MORSE, Philip John | Director | 2012-01-12 | 2017-11-30 |
| MUIR, Ian Andrew | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| OZMEN ERYAVUZ, Zeliha Ceren | Director | 2022-08-03 | 2024-05-28 |
| PICK, Juergen | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2006-01-11 |
| RIDDERBEEKX, Ronald Johannes Odilia Wilhelmus | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2016-10-06 |
| ROSS, Alastair Frederick | Director | 1995-02-13 | 1997-09-01 |
| SILVA, Martin Frank | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2015-10-22 |
| SMITH, Trevor Alan | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| STEFANITA BADESCU, Radu | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2017-11-30 |
| SVENSSON, Carl Fredrik Saman | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2023-04-24 |
| TEZEL, Mustafa Tunc | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| TOUNIS, Dimitri Alexandros | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| WATERFIELD, David Stephen | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2024-02-12 |
| WEBB, Gemma Bridget | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2020-04-17 |
| WEBB, Gemma Bridget | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2009-05-01 |
| WEBB, Simon Charles | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| WINTSCH, Robert John | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-10-20 |
| WITTENBERG, Ralf | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2003-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Alastair James | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2004-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Investment Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
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Turnover
-1.9%
£219,310,000 £215,240,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+29.1%
£28,279,000 £36,511,000
-
Employees
+7.8%
410 442
-
Operating profit
+128.5%
£5,603,000 £12,802,000
-
Profit before tax
+229.1%
-£5,572,000 £7,193,000
-
Wages
+14.3%
£34,256,000 £39,142,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers