BESTWAY NORTHERN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-21 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£38M
Equity attributable
Employees
649
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10M
Period ending 2025-06-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £695,591,000 | £628,951,000 | |
| Operating profit | £13,766,000 | £10,384,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,639,000 | £10,279,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,491,000 | £7,471,000 | |
| Cash | £6,656,000 | £6,530,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,220,000 | £37,857,000 | |
| Net assets | £50,220,000 | £37,691,000 | |
| Equity | £50,220,000 | £37,691,000 | |
| Average employees | 665 | 649 | |
| Wages | £23,235,000 | £22,167,000 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.4% | 27.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.3% | 70.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | 78.66x | 71.12x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering downside scenarios, the directors are confident that the Company has access to sufficient financial resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company has positive cash flows and it has sufficient financial resources to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During FY25, the Board approved the acquisition of Adams Foodservice Trading Ltd, a specialist catering wholesaler. The transaction was completed on 2 October 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERVEZ, Dawood | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | — | British |
| CHOUDREY, Zameer Mohammed, Lord | Director | — | Mar 1958 | British,Pakistani |
| KHAN, Naser Janjua | Director | 2014-04-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
| PERVEZ, Dawood | Director | 2004-07-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| PERVEZ, Mohammed Anwar, Sir | Director | — | Mar 1935 | British |
| PERVEZ, Rizwan | Director | 2000-01-14 | Mar 1968 | British,Pakistani |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOUDREY, Zameer Mohammed, Lord | Secretary | — | 2004-07-01 |
| BHATTI, Abdul Khalique | Director | — | 2016-11-14 |
| CHAUDHARY, Adalat Khan | Director | — | 2016-11-14 |
| CHAUDHARY, Arshad Mehmood | Director | 1993-05-19 | 2016-11-14 |
| SHEIKH, Mohammed Younus | Director | — | 2026-01-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestway Wholesale Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-26 | Active |
| Bestway (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-04 | Ceased 2021-04-26 |
| Mr Anthony David Holt | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2017-04-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-10 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2021-08-05 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-08-05 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2021-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-07-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2021-07-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30