BELL MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. BELL MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED 1997-08-08 → present
2. ALASTAIR BELL LIMITED 1995-09-15 → 1997-08-08

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 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the Directors have prepared detailed budgets for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the accounts which show that the Group is able to meet all its liabilities as they fall due. The Group acknowledge that there is a high level of uncertainty in the world due to the changes in the US administration and heightened global conflicts, and therefore the Directors have produced a detailed going concern assessment for Bell Group for which further detail is given within note 2.4 to the financial statements. Having completed this the Directors are confident of being able to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. BELL MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
   1. Bell Integration GmbH 100% · Germany · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   2. Bell Asia SI Pte Ltd* 100% · Singapore · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   3. Bell Integration Inc.* 100% · United States of America · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   4. Bell Integrated India Pvt Limited* 99% · India · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   5. Bell Integration SI Africa Limited 100% · Kenya · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   6. Bell Integration Technology Sole Proprietorship LLC 100% · U.A.E · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   7. Bell Integration Trading and IT Services 100% · Qatar · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   8. Bell Integration (Slovakia) s.r.o 100% · Slovakia · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   9. Bell Integration Iberia 100% · Spain · Sale of IT equipment and related services
   10. Bell Integration Switzerland GmbH* 100% · Switzerland · Sale of IT equipment and related services

Significant events

• “During the year, a strategic decision was made to separate the procurement part of the business which trades under the brand of "Nomia" and to sell the rental arm of the business, known as "Hamiltons", which allowed management to focus on the core trading activities for Bell. Therefore, the Group disposed of 17 and dissolved 4 Companies and added 4 newly incorporated Companies.”
• “Early 2025 the strategic decision was made to sell the Hamiltons Rental business. This was actioned in the first half of FY2025, allowing the business to concentrate on the core activities.”
• “During FY25 Bell made a strategic decision to invest in International expansion with a focus on the Middle East. A physical presence was established in the UAE, with plans to establish significant operations in the region.”

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

Filings

15

last 12 months

Capital events

2

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -51.7%

  £1,048,738,000 → £506,824,000

• Cash

  +192.1%

  £11,685,000 → £34,137,000

• Net assets

  -1,130.4%

  £289,000 → -£2,978,000

• Employees

  +21%

  751 → 909

• Operating profit

  -62.9%

  £13,207,000 → £4,900,000

• Profit before tax

  -121%

  £11,949,000 → -£2,512,000

• Wages

  +34.1%

  £44,506,000 → £59,676,000

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