BACCHANALIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-23 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+1.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+15.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
95
+26.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+37.5% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,934,227 | £14,321,216 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,237,378 | £1,620,837 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,268,877 | £1,745,203 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,091,453 | £1,381,018 | |
| Cash | £1,447,843 | £1,635,644 | £1,729,629 | — | £2,704,825 | £2,741,604 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,648,652 | £2,721,589 | — | — | £5,095,901 | £5,874,675 | |
| Net assets | £2,648,652 | £2,721,589 | £3,233,886 | — | £5,076,901 | £5,847,243 | |
| Equity | £2,648,652 | £2,721,589 | £3,233,886 | £4,245,207 | £5,076,901 | £5,847,243 | |
| Average employees | 48 | 48 | 45 | — | 75 | 95 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,015,717 | £6,395,336 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.0% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 24.3% | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.15x | 5.04x |
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
- Hilton Consulting
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accourting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BACCHANALIA LIMITED · parent
- Bacchus Agency Inc 80%
- Bacchus Creative Communications FZ-LLC 80%
Significant events
- “The directors are delighted to report another highly successful year, with strong revenue growth, the development of new and existing relationships both in the UK and abroad, and the maintenance of key performance indicators.”
- “The group continues to expand its offerings globally and is establishing itself in the Middle East and related jurisdictions to further develop its previous success in the region.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASHBOURN, David | Secretary | 2000-07-01 | — | British |
| LUROT, Charlotte Victoria | Director | 1998-07-13 | Jun 1971 | British |
| MENZIES, Anoushka | Director | 1998-07-13 | Aug 1972 | British |
| WASHBOURN, David Alexander | Director | 2015-07-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-13 | 1998-07-13 |
| HEXAGON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-07-13 | 2000-07-01 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-13 | 1998-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Anoushka Menzies | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Ms Charlotte Victoria Lurot | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| David Alexander Washbourn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+31%
£10,934,227 £14,321,216
-
Cash
+1.4%
£2,704,825 £2,741,604
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+15.2%
£5,076,901 £5,847,243
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+26.7%
75 95
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+31%
£1,237,378 £1,620,837
-
Profit before tax
+37.5%
£1,268,877 £1,745,203
-
Wages
+59.3%
£4,015,717 £6,395,336
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