BRYEN & LANGLEY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+160% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+69% first positive since 2022
Employees
66
-13.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£516K
+79.4% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRYEN & LANGLEY LIMITED 2000-04-06 → present
- BRYEN LANGLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED 1998-05-06 → 2000-04-06
- EGGSHELL (378) LIMITED 1998-03-13 → 1998-05-06
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,444,687 | £19,463,144 | — | £33,024,321 | — | £20,456,312 | £10,346,879 | £14,548,582 | |
| Operating profit | — | £55,807 | £183,970 | — | -£3,325,928 | — | -£1,514,020 | £279,434 | £481,612 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £60,027 | £177,106 | — | -£3,307,339 | — | -£1,510,889 | £287,728 | £516,109 | |
| Net profit | — | £43,990 | £263,937 | — | -£1,383,610 | — | -£1,019,677 | £210,828 | £511,776 | |
| Cash | — | £796,204 | £3,816,579 | — | £1,495,350 | — | £680,373 | £1,029,437 | £2,676,481 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,317,272 | £1,337,047 | — | £1,880,254 | — | £931,979 | £1,240,124 | £1,906,860 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,919,749 | £683,686 | — | -£699,924 | — | £530,399 | £741,227 | £1,253,003 | |
| Equity | £2,875,759 | £2,919,749 | £683,686 | £683,686 | -£699,924 | -£699,924 | £530,399 | £741,227 | £1,253,003 | |
| Average employees | — | 117 | 85 | — | 86 | — | 78 | 76 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | £4,512,057 | £3,654,179 | — | £3,610,191 | — | £2,873,159 | £1,894,775 | £2,125,806 |
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 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.2% | 0.9% | — | -10.1% | — | -7.4% | 2.7% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.2% | 1.4% | — | -4.2% | — | -5.0% | 2.0% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.3% | 13.8% | — | -176.9% | — | -162.5% | 22.5% | 25.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82.0% | 80.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.59x | 11.79x | — | -9696.58x | — | -440.38x | 172.07x | — |
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
- Affinia (Orpington)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Significant events
- “An improved profit was reported this year due to increased turnover and management keeping control of the overheads. The Company continues to comply with the Health and Safety legislation and is continually reviewed, achieving SSip Acclaim Accreditation and accreditation to ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUTH, Simon | Secretary | 2019-12-12 | — | — |
| ESCUDIER, Alan | Director | 1998-04-24 | May 1954 | British |
| MACPHERSON, Andrew | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MEERE, Michael Anthony | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| WARD, Dean | Director | 2025-10-21 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WRIGHTON, David George | Director | 1998-04-24 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Patrick | Secretary | 1998-04-24 | 2013-09-15 |
| CHALK, David | Secretary | 2013-09-26 | 2019-12-12 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-13 | 1998-04-23 |
| BAILEY, Patrick | Director | 1998-04-24 | 2013-09-13 |
| GATEHOUSE, Glenn | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| LANGLEY, Kenneth William | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2004-04-27 |
| MASON, Andrew John | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| MCMAHON, Paul | Director | 1999-08-14 | 2026-04-21 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-13 | 1998-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryen & Langley Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2025-11-10 | Active |
| Bryen & Langley (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-13 | Active |
| Mr David George Wrighton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-13 | Ceased 2025-11-10 |
| Mr Alan Escudier | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-13 | Ceased 2025-11-10 |
| Mr Paul Mcmahon | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-03-13 | Ceased 2025-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+40.6%
£10,346,879 £14,548,582
-
Cash
+160%
£1,029,437 £2,676,481
-
Net assets
+69%
£741,227 £1,253,003
first positive since 2022
-
Employees
-13.2%
76 66
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+72.4%
£279,434 £481,612
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+79.4%
£287,728 £516,109
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+12.2%
£1,894,775 £2,125,806
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