BARNES WILLIAMS (UK & FAR EAST) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-26 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£82K
-58% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+33.9% vs 2024
Employees
4
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£691K
+11.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,928,085 | £16,525,894 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £865,458 | £942,480 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £619,720 | £690,866 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £491,561 | £516,828 | |
| Cash | — | — | £194,057 | £81,533 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,526,479 | £2,043,307 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,526,479 | £2,043,307 | |
| Equity | £917,105 | £1,034,918 | £1,526,479 | £2,043,307 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
| Wages | — | — | £86,300 | £64,222 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.2% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.5% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 56.7% | 46.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 75.7% | 76.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.32x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.52x | 3.75x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources available to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELDON, Sophie Caroline | Secretary | 2019-03-23 | — | — |
| BARNES, Nicholas John Blissard | Director | 2002-05-22 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HAZELWOOD, Lee Robert | Director | 2021-09-22 | Sep 1969 | British |
| LOGSDON, Gareth Steven | Director | 2022-07-19 | Aug 1987 | British |
| MABBOTT, Maxine Anne | Director | 2022-07-26 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Candida Mary | Secretary | 2001-01-19 | 2006-06-14 |
| BARNES, Mary Angela Rosemary | Secretary | 2006-06-15 | 2019-03-23 |
| CALVER JONES, James | Secretary | 1993-06-14 | 2001-01-15 |
| WILLIAMS, David Arthur | Secretary | — | 1993-06-14 |
| BARNES, Tristram Blissard | Director | — | 2010-04-07 |
| CALVER JONES, James | Director | 1994-12-29 | 2001-01-15 |
| LEBOULANGER, Claire Marie | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2012-04-26 |
| LOGSDON, Steven Neil | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2018-04-27 |
| TANG WONG, Yuk Shan | Director | 1994-12-29 | 2000-08-17 |
| WILLIAMS, David Arthur | Director | — | 1994-12-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanilod Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+18.7%
£13,928,085 £16,525,894
-
Cash
-58%
£194,057 £81,533
-
Net assets
+33.9%
£1,526,479 £2,043,307
-
Employees
0%
4 4
-
Operating profit
+8.9%
£865,458 £942,480
-
Profit before tax
+11.5%
£619,720 £690,866
-
Wages
-25.6%
£86,300 £64,222
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