GUY BUTLER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-11 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-22.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
28
+7.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-25.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,352,000 | — | £14,618,000 | — | £14,198,000 | £11,694,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,649,000 | — | £2,203,000 | — | £2,262,000 | £1,641,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,022,000 | — | £2,254,000 | — | £2,411,000 | £1,788,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,647,000 | — | £1,822,000 | — | £1,822,000 | £1,330,000 | |
| Cash | £3,701,000 | £3,094,000 | £3,094,000 | £5,526,000 | £5,526,000 | £5,470,000 | £4,252,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,113,000 | — | £10,684,000 | — | £10,667,000 | £10,268,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,021,000 | — | £10,593,000 | — | £10,593,000 | £10,221,000 | |
| Equity | — | £10,021,000 | — | £10,593,000 | — | £10,593,000 | £10,221,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 24 | — | 26 | — | 26 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | £3,890,000 | — | £8,475,000 | — | £7,576,000 | £5,735,000 |
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 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 19.7% | — | 15.1% | — | 15.9% | 14.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 19.7% | — | 12.5% | — | 12.8% | 11.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.3% | — | 20.6% | — | 21.2% | 16.0% |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the reason that the Company has sufficient cash so that the Company can meet its commitments and continue its business under normal conditions.”
Significant events
- “On a company level, FY 2024/25 saw Guy Butler say goodbye to our home of 15 years at Great Winchester Street, as we relocated to larger offices next to Liverpool Street station to provide more space and resources for our continued expansion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARGAN, Nicholas | Secretary | 2019-04-02 | — | — |
| BLACKWELL, Andrew | Director | 2009-07-16 | Feb 1971 | British |
| CURTIS HAYWARD, Paul William | Director | 1999-11-09 | Sep 1958 | British |
| DARGAN, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-07-25 | Apr 1971 | British |
| EVANS, Peter | Director | 2007-07-09 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MINDEL, David Bernard | Director | 2022-07-25 | Apr 1978 | British |
| STONE, Jonathan | Director | 2022-07-25 | May 1983 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABREHART, Deborah Anne | Secretary | 2006-06-02 | 2006-07-21 |
| BROOMFIELD, Helen Frances | Secretary | 2000-11-22 | 2003-11-25 |
| CAVANAGH, Teri-Anne | Secretary | 2006-07-21 | 2016-11-01 |
| CLARKE, Christopher John | Secretary | 1999-11-09 | 2000-01-04 |
| DICKINSON, Kathryn | Secretary | 2003-11-25 | 2006-06-02 |
| EGGLETON, Jeanette | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2000-09-29 |
| EVANS, Peter | Secretary | 2016-11-11 | 2019-04-02 |
| PANK, Edward Charles, Dr | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2000-11-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-02 | 1999-11-09 |
| BLACKWELL, Andrew | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2009-07-16 |
| BOWEN, Edward Tyler | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2006-07-20 |
| BRUELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2017-12-15 |
| BRUELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2009-07-16 |
| BRUELL, Nicholas James | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2016-11-01 |
| CLARKE, Christopher John | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2007-07-09 |
| GELBER, David | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2006-07-20 |
| REYNOLDS, Mark | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2025-04-01 |
| REYNOLDS, Mark | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2009-07-16 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-02 | 1999-11-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul William Curtis Hayward | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-17.6%
£14,198,000 £11,694,000
-
Cash
-22.3%
£5,470,000 £4,252,000
-
Net assets
-3.5%
£10,593,000 £10,221,000
-
Employees
+7.7%
26 28
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-27.5%
£2,262,000 £1,641,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-25.8%
£2,411,000 £1,788,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-24.3%
£7,576,000 £5,735,000
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