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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-06-06 (in 1mo)

Last made up 2025-05-23

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£434K

-53.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£7M

+17.8% vs 2023

Employees

64

+1.6% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£2M

+74.7% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. BRABANTIA (U.K.) LIMITED 2004-03-17 → present
  2. BRABANTIA S & L (U.K.) LIMITED 2003-10-17 → 2004-03-17

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £24,080,238£24,886,827
Operating profit £879,464£1,507,448
Profit before tax £869,792£1,519,841
Net profit £674,466£1,105,644
Cash £939,987£434,341
Total assets less current liabilities £6,460,122£7,719,279
Net assets £6,222,541£7,328,185
Equity £6,222,541£7,328,185
Average employees 6364
Wages £2,277,111£2,590,001

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 3.7%6.1%
Net margin 2.8%4.4%
Return on capital employed 13.6%19.5%
Current ratio 1.94x2.26x
Interest cover 90.93x148.77x

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
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Brabantia (U.K.) Limited has assessed its ability to continue operating as a going concern, taking into account both internal and external challenges. The company acknowledges macroeconomic pressures such as increased National Insurance costs and stagnant wage growth, which may reduce consumer confidence and discretionary spending. However, it considers the impact of international conflicts to be minimal. The business maintains strong relationships with key customers, who show consistent trading patterns and are expected to remain stable over the coming year, reducing the risk associated with customer concentration. The Board conducted detailed scenario testing to evaluate the resilience of the business, including the effects of reduced consumer spending and increased costs. Even under a severe revenue reduction scenario, the company is not considered to be at significant risk. The Board concluded that Brabantia (U.K.) Limited has sufficient resources and a strong enough position to navigate the current economic climate without the need for further intervention, supporting the decision to continue using the going concern basis for its financial statements.”

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
O'NEILL, Christopher Secretary 2012-06-14
DIJK, Peter Richard Director 2017-01-01 Oct 1975 Dutch
LATHOUWERS, Gijsbertus Adrianus Andreas Director 2017-01-01 Feb 1967 Dutch
VAN ELDEREN, Christ Martijn Director 2011-09-27 Aug 1969 Dutch
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LOUWERS, Martinus Justinus Secretary 2003-10-17 2012-06-14
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2003-10-17 2003-10-17
VAN DE VELDE, Marcel Justien Director 2011-09-27 2019-01-01
VAN ELDEREN, Christiaan Wilhelmus Theodorus Director 2014-10-01 2019-01-01
VAN ELDEREN, Christiaan Wilhelmus Theodorus Director 2003-10-17 2011-09-27
VAN ELDEREN, Cornelis Hubertus Johannus Director 2017-03-08 2024-10-31
VAN ELDEREN, Joannes Martinus Director 2003-10-17 2007-01-01
VAN ELDEREN, Johanus Wilhelmus Marie Director 2003-10-17 2019-01-01
VAN ELDEREN-GROENEN, Marianne Wilhelmina Petronella Director 2019-01-01 2024-10-31
VAN HOUDT, Albert Ede Director 2003-10-17 2019-01-01
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2003-10-17 2003-10-17

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Brabantia International B.V. Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2019-04-05 Active
Mr Christ Martijn Van Elderen Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors 2016-06-01 Ceased 2019-04-03

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 91 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2025-07-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-25 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-11-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-11-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-05-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-04-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-06-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-12-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-06-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-01-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-05-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-08-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-06-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-04-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2019-04-08 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2019-04-03 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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