GEORGE BENCE & SONS (CHELTENHAM) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-13 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£39K
-94.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£750K
0% vs 2023
Employees
99
+1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8K
-91.3% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,794,118 | £20,678,467 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £110,144 | £3,853 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £93,617 | £8,138 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £51,274 | £7,924 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £762,896 | £39,105 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £750,000 | £750,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £750,000 | £750,000 | |
| Equity | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £750,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | 99 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,141,524 | £3,141,650 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7% | 0.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.25x | 0.90x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the year end, the company has net assets of £750,000 (2023 - £750,000). The directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts for the company for more than 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. These forecasts indicate the company is able to operate within its facilities and meet its liabilities as they fall due. On the basis of the points above, the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERTON-HAINES, Elaine | Secretary | 2017-05-05 | — | — |
| BENCE, Christopher George | Director | — | Oct 1950 | British |
| BENCE, Paul Christopher | Director | 2005-08-03 | Jul 1979 | British |
| COOMBES, Carlwyn Jon | Director | 2011-11-14 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWE, Ian | Secretary | — | 2008-06-09 |
| ERWOOD, Neil Roger | Secretary | 2008-06-09 | 2012-09-19 |
| STEVENSON, Terri Louise | Secretary | 2012-09-21 | 2016-03-29 |
| BENCE, Thomas How | Director | — | 1999-11-10 |
| CLINCH, Peter John | Director | 1996-12-21 | 2009-02-26 |
| CROWE, Ian | Director | — | 2010-08-31 |
| SMITH, David Frederick James | Director | — | 1996-12-03 |
| STACEY, Ian Paul | Director | 1996-12-21 | 2002-09-30 |
| TUCKER BROWN, Nicholas George | Director | — | 1993-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bence & Sons Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-05-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£19,794,118 £20,678,467
-
Cash
-94.9%
£762,896 £39,105
-
Net assets
0%
£750,000 £750,000
-
Employees
+1%
98 99
-
Operating profit
-96.5%
£110,144 £3,853
-
Profit before tax
-91.3%
£93,617 £8,138
-
Wages
0%
£3,141,524 £3,141,650
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