BEALE & COMPANY SOLICITORS LLP
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-07 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
Equity attributable
Employees
166
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BEALE & COMPANY SOLICITORS LLP 2014-11-14 → present
- BEALE AND COMPANY SOLICITORS LLP 2004-11-15 → 2014-11-14
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,070,453 | £31,677,556 | |
| Operating profit | £11,594,468 | £8,241,314 | |
| Profit before tax | £11,677,807 | £8,263,745 | |
| Net profit | £11,677,807 | £8,263,745 | |
| Cash | £1,848,533 | £1,396,159 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,284,653 | £11,221,408 | |
| Net assets | £10,846,369 | £10,830,757 | |
| Equity | £10,846,369 | £10,830,757 | |
| Average employees | 152 | 166 | |
| Wages | £18,423,555 | £13,988,653 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 26.0% | |
| Net margin | 27.1% | 26.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 102.7% | 73.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.8% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.57x | 2.30x | |
| Interest cover | 67.38x | 80.19x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having regard to the above, the designated Members believe it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BEALE & COMPANY SOLICITORS LLP · parent
- Beale & Co LLP
- Beale & Co LLP
Significant events
- “The Group has processed a prior year adjustment in relation to a change in accounting policy regarding the treatment of Beale & Co LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in the Republic of Ireland. The Group have determined that the operations of Beale & Co LLP are conducted via a special purpose vehicle and are therefore now treated as a subsidiary to the parent LLP, Beale & Company Solicitors LLP.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
30 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Joseph Michael | Llp Designated Member | 2020-02-03 | Nov 1973 | — |
| BUCKBY, William Harley | Llp Designated Member | 2016-10-01 | Sep 1980 | — |
| COSGROVE, Tara | Llp Designated Member | 2013-10-01 | Mar 1970 | — |
| CROFT, Andrew Ian | Llp Designated Member | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1985 | — |
| DORNEY, Killian | Llp Designated Member | 2025-04-01 | Oct 1982 | — |
| HUTCHINSON, James Philip | Llp Designated Member | 2022-11-01 | May 1978 | — |
| LEWIS, Joanna Elizabeth Grant | Llp Designated Member | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1979 | — |
| LONSDALE, Keith Alan John | Llp Designated Member | 2018-12-17 | Aug 1964 | — |
| LOUGHRAN, Niamh Marie | Llp Designated Member | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1974 | — |
| MASSER, Ian Urquhart | Llp Designated Member | 2020-10-01 | Jan 1982 | — |
| MCARDLE, David Rory | Llp Designated Member | 2025-04-01 | Jul 1980 | — |
| MODELL, Nathan Richard | Llp Designated Member | 2025-04-01 | Dec 1979 | — |
| SALAU, Michael Oluwole | Llp Designated Member | 2018-12-17 | Apr 1964 | — |
| SEWELL, Peter Bryan | Llp Designated Member | 2019-05-07 | Jun 1967 | — |
| SMITH, Antony | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | Jun 1957 | — |
| SOOD, Sheena | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | Nov 1966 | — |
| BAKER, Ross James Stevens | Llp Member | 2022-02-07 | Nov 1977 | — |
| HASAN, Nadir | Llp Member | 2024-04-01 | Nov 1987 | — |
| HENTY, Paul Edward Thomas | Llp Member | 2021-07-19 | Apr 1976 | — |
| HOPKINS, Fraser | Llp Member | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1972 | — |
| JENSEN, Martin | Llp Member | 2022-04-11 | Sep 1976 | — |
| KITSON, Peter Andrew | Llp Member | 2023-02-01 | Oct 1974 | — |
| MCCONNELL, Andrew David | Llp Member | 2024-11-25 | Jul 1987 | — |
| MCNERLIN, Jason | Llp Member | 2022-07-01 | Dec 1970 | — |
| NITEK, David Nicholas Alexander | Llp Member | 2025-05-06 | Feb 1981 | — |
| O'BRIEN, Michael John | Llp Member | 2025-04-01 | Aug 1986 | — |
| OGUNYEMI, Lindsay Marie | Llp Member | 2024-11-25 | Nov 1980 | — |
| PEGG, Nicholas Darren | Llp Member | 2023-10-01 | May 1982 | — |
| PENNY-LARTER, Nathan Jon | Llp Member | 2022-10-01 | Sep 1981 | — |
| REVELL, Claire Louise | Llp Member | 2025-08-05 | May 1982 | — |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Michael Edward | Llp Designated Member | 2008-05-19 | 2017-11-30 |
| ARCHER, Michael John | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | 2020-09-30 |
| BARNES, Diana Rachel | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | 2011-11-25 |
| CHESSHER, Stephen | Llp Designated Member | 2009-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| DELVES, Simon Henry | Llp Designated Member | 2010-02-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| EIZENBERG, Joseph Samuel | Llp Designated Member | 2016-10-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| HENDERSON, John Desmond | Llp Designated Member | 2006-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| HOWELL, Rhian Louissa | Llp Designated Member | 2013-10-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| JONES, Mark John | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | 2005-09-30 |
| REDFERN, Paul William Lawrence | Llp Designated Member | 2006-01-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| RICHARDS, David Lyndon | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | 2009-05-31 |
| WARD, John Joseph | Llp Designated Member | 2004-11-15 | 2011-11-25 |
| HYDE, Jonathan Philip | Llp Member | 2021-11-23 | 2022-11-14 |
| JOHN, Martin Andrew | Llp Member | 2007-03-19 | 2011-11-25 |
| MCPHUN, Michael Damian | Llp Member | 2011-11-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| PATHIRAJA, Eileen Angela | Llp Member | 2019-04-29 | 2024-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-07 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-07 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-07 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-08 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-12-02 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-08-05 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-06-04 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-05-12 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-04-02 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-04-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-04-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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