BRITTONS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-10 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£359K
-73.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
-4% vs 2024
Employees
66
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£462K
-178.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BRITTONS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2004-06-21 → present
- BRITTONS BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 2001-06-01 → 2004-06-21
- ROSAPENNA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1994-09-23 → 2001-06-01
- FILBUK 363 LIMITED 1994-07-22 → 1994-09-23
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,367,826 | £15,130,942 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £848,542 | -£141,685 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £590,183 | -£462,026 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £200,761 | £202,022 | -£391,277 | |
| Cash | — | — | £233,757 | £21,937 | £1,372,839 | £359,274 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,686,055 | £9,972,069 | £10,008,522 | £14,482,433 | £13,689,697 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,119,313 | £6,095,077 | £6,199,486 | £9,737,037 | £9,345,760 | |
| Equity | £8,109,782 | £6,119,313 | £6,095,077 | £6,199,486 | £9,737,037 | £9,345,760 | |
| Average employees | — | 59 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,031,443 | £2,156,766 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | -1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 50.1% | 52.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.28x | -0.43x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DHB Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the ability of the Group or Company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the directors and therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BRITTONS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Nicks & Company (Timber) Limited 50.01%
- Morgan Forest Products Limited 75%
- F W Morgan (TBS) Limited 75%
Significant events
- “There are uncertainties created by the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and the possibility of a disruption to supply lines reliant upon transport from the Far East and Europe, the impact upon the group trading is under constant review and the directors have adopted a strategy to deal with the challenges this presents.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTON, Clive Lyman Charles | Secretary | 1999-06-09 | — | British |
| BRITTON, Clive Lyman Charles | Director | 1997-04-14 | May 1957 | British |
| BRITTON, Josephine Grace | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jun 1987 | British |
| BRITTON, Michael John | Director | 1997-04-14 | May 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURCELL, Patrick John | Secretary | 1994-09-26 | 1999-05-28 |
| FILBUK (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-22 | 1994-10-03 |
| BRITTON, John Charles | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1997-04-15 |
| CURTIN, Douglas James | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2006-04-26 |
| HUXTABLE, Christopher Bryan | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2004-09-12 |
| PURCELL, Patrick John | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1999-05-28 |
| THOMAS, Bernard Rees | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2006-04-26 |
| FILBUK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-22 | 1994-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive Lyman Charles Britton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-09-15 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Britton | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-1.5%
£15,367,826 £15,130,942
-
Cash
-73.8%
£1,372,839 £359,274
-
Net assets
-4%
£9,737,037 £9,345,760
-
Employees
-4.3%
69 66
-
Operating profit
-116.7%
£848,542 -£141,685
-
Profit before tax
-178.3%
£590,183 -£462,026
-
Wages
+6.2%
£2,031,443 £2,156,766
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