CENTRAL SUPPLIES (BRIERLEY HILL) LTD

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Company's Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities as they fall due. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Net assets have increased from £14.3m to £16.3m during the year after achieving a £2.0m profit after tax.”
• “Working capital was in line with expectations, with trade receivables improving as key working capital controls continue to be effective. Inventory days increased due to the timing of inventory purchases at the year end, with inventory well controlled as part of the chilled supply chain throughout the year.”
• “The Company made charitable donations of £250.”
• “The Group has continued to deliver on its growth strategy, both operationally and financially, in the year ended 31 October 2024, with the acquisitions WLG (Holdings) Limited ("Wilds of Oldham"), Total Foodservice Solutions Limited ("Total Foodservice) and Creed Catering Supplies Limited ("Creed") contributing to increased profitability and continued positive cash generation.”
• “The Group has seen an increase in cases delivered during the period led by the continued focus on service excellence and increased geographic delivery footprint.”
• “Sustained wet weather over spring and summer 2024 resulted in a reduction in cases to the leisure and out of home markets, but this was mitigated by the successful on-boarding of new customers.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.8%

  £101,243,000 → £103,097,000

• Cash

  +305.1%

  £157,000 → £636,000

• Net assets

  +13.8%

  £14,277,000 → £16,249,000

• Employees

  +3.9%

  154 → 160

• Operating profit

  -19.4%

  £3,702,000 → £2,984,000

• Profit before tax

  -21.7%

  £3,371,000 → £2,641,000

• Wages

  +6.7%

  £4,364,000 → £4,657,000

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