THE BENBOW GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-23 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+47.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+25.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
91
+2.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £10,697,471 | £12,627,402 | £13,476,473 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,193,335 | £1,763,604 | £1,868,045 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,184,853 | £1,772,114 | £1,888,554 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £941,565 | £1,353,983 | £1,411,463 | |
| Cash | — | £360,372 | — | £1,104,801 | — | £2,357,956 | £2,495,898 | £3,672,353 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,606,164 | — | £1,510,645 | — | £1,610,429 | £2,360,287 | £2,813,766 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,433,059 | — | £1,201,353 | — | £1,270,594 | £2,031,221 | £2,551,505 | |
| Equity | — | £1,433,059 | — | £1,201,353 | — | £1,270,594 | £2,031,221 | £2,551,505 | |
| Average employees | — | 94 | — | 90 | — | 86 | 89 | 91 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,913,645 | £4,479,926 | £4,738,661 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.2% | 14.0% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8% | 10.7% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 74.1% | 74.7% | 66.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 140.69x | 167.79x | 140.88x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has sufficient liquidity, with a strong order book, that allows the Directors to have a reasonable expectation that the Company has the resources to continue for the foreseeable future. The Directors have reviewed the risks and uncertainties and conclude that there are no material uncertainties and therefore the going concern basis of preparation is appropriate.”
Group structure
- THE BENBOW GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Benbow Interiors Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At the year end the company had substantial secured orders and work in progress to complete.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Nigel Joseph Edge | Secretary | 1994-09-07 | — | British |
| BAILEY, Steven Jeffrey | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| GILL, Martin | Director | 2017-06-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Ian | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 1988 | British |
| ROBERTS, Nigel Joseph Edge | Director | 1994-09-07 | Jan 1961 | British |
| SELLEY, David John | Director | 2003-01-06 | Jan 1956 | British |
| WATERFIELD, Carl Graham | Director | 2025-07-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| WOOD, Travis Ainsley | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASAP COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 1994-09-07 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-09 | 1994-09-01 |
| BAILEY, John William | Director | 1994-09-07 | 2022-07-01 |
| DELANEY, David | Director | 1994-09-07 | 2000-09-06 |
| GEARY, Alan | Director | 1994-09-07 | 2003-09-01 |
| HARRIGAN, Colin | Director | 1994-09-07 | 2000-09-06 |
| HUTCHINGS, Christopher Michael | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2018-06-29 |
| POPE, Stephen James | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| ASAP INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1994-09-01 | 1994-09-07 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-08-09 | 1994-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benbow Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-22 | Active |
| Mr John William Bailey | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-01 |
| Mr Nigel Joseph Edge Roberts | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-22 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-08-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2022-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+6.7%
£12,627,402 £13,476,473
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+47.1%
£2,495,898 £3,672,353
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+25.6%
£2,031,221 £2,551,505
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+2.2%
89 91
-
Operating profit
+5.9%
£1,763,604 £1,868,045
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+6.6%
£1,772,114 £1,888,554
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+5.8%
£4,479,926 £4,738,661
highest in 3 filed years
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