BROWNS BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£286K
-31.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-11.5% vs 2023
Employees
78
-6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£213K
-24.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BROWNS BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED 1990-04-09 → present
- LABCASE LIMITED 1990-03-08 → 1990-04-09
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £47,208,271 | £44,805,096 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £714,330 | £630,756 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £282,046 | £213,034 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £203,975 | £164,580 | |
| Cash | — | — | £415,861 | £285,946 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,752,767 | £5,317,018 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,049,537 | £3,583,117 | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,049,537 | £3,583,117 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 83 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,324,252 | £3,151,717 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.4% | 11.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 71.5% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.28x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.64x | 1.34x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Ltd
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The company's overall sales reduced by £2.4m compared to the previous year. reflecting the continued reduction in activity across the industry in the first half of the year, before an increase in the latter part.”
- “Overall gross profit was 14.1% (2023: 14.3 %). Net profit after tax for the year was £164,580.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYERS, Neal Tracey | Director | 2025-11-21 | Aug 1973 | British |
| WHEELER, Jeremy Alistair | Director | 2002-01-31 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WHEELER, Joseph Adam | Director | 2025-11-21 | Nov 1987 | British |
| WHITE, Paul | Director | 2025-11-21 | Sep 1987 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNER, Rupert Howard Milton | Secretary | 1999-04-16 | 2001-01-30 |
| HORNER, Rupert Howard Milton | Secretary | — | 1994-12-06 |
| MILLWARD SADLER, Suzi Cara | Secretary | 2004-05-05 | 2011-08-31 |
| MILLWARD-SADLER, John Robert | Secretary | 2001-06-22 | 2004-05-04 |
| SMITH, Jennifer Ann | Secretary | 1994-12-06 | 1999-04-16 |
| CANNON, Anthony John | Director | — | 1997-12-03 |
| HORNER, Rupert Howard Milton | Director | — | 1996-02-01 |
| MILLWARD-SADLER, John Robert | Director | — | 2004-05-04 |
| PARLATO, James Vincent | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2022-11-30 |
| THOMPSON, Richard Charles | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Jays Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
-5.1%
£47,208,271 £44,805,096
-
Cash
-31.2%
£415,861 £285,946
-
Net assets
-11.5%
£4,049,537 £3,583,117
-
Employees
-6%
83 78
-
Operating profit
-11.7%
£714,330 £630,756
-
Profit before tax
-24.5%
£282,046 £213,034
-
Wages
-5.2%
£3,324,252 £3,151,717
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