BRISTOWS LLP
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-02 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-19
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
-4.9% vs 2024
Employees
269
+2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£20M
-9.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BRISTOWS LLP 2011-03-22 → present
- BRISTOWS (SOLICITORS) LLP 2010-10-19 → 2011-03-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,408,000 | £62,602,000 | |
| Operating profit | £22,276,000 | £20,194,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £22,332,000 | £20,285,000 | |
| Net profit | £22,013,000 | £20,023,000 | |
| Cash | £3,520,000 | £3,586,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,845,000 | £22,092,000 | |
| Net assets | £22,485,000 | £21,372,000 | |
| Equity | £22,485,000 | £21,372,000 | |
| Average employees | 263 | 269 | |
| Wages | £19,371,000 | £20,867,000 |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.9% | 32.3% | |
| Net margin | 36.4% | 32.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 97.5% | 91.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.78x | 4.27x | |
| Interest cover | 4455.20x | 1553.38x |
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members 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 ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BRISTOWS LLP · parent
- Bristows (Services) Limited 100%
- Bristows Secretarial Limited 100%
- Bristows (Ireland) LLP
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
50 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERTON, Jeremy Louis | Llp Designated Member | 2013-04-30 | Nov 1966 | — |
| SIM, Adrian Ching Hua | Llp Designated Member | 2014-05-01 | Dec 1977 | — |
| SMITH, Stephen Peter | Llp Designated Member | 2016-05-23 | Mar 1974 | — |
| WARREN, Matthew Michael | Llp Designated Member | 2013-04-30 | Nov 1964 | — |
| ADAIR, Dominic Edward | Llp Member | 2014-05-01 | Jan 1973 | — |
| ALLEN, Timothy James | Llp Member | 2018-05-01 | Apr 1978 | — |
| BACON, Gregory Selwyn | Llp Member | 2017-11-01 | Oct 1976 | — |
| BLUM, Jeremy James | Llp Member | 2014-05-01 | Nov 1978 | — |
| BOON, James Robert | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Mar 1973 | — |
| BORRÁS PIERI, Francisca Laura | Llp Member | 2022-05-06 | Mar 1981 | — |
| BOWLER, Andrew Denton | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Oct 1973 | — |
| BROWN, Mark Ian | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Jan 1969 | — |
| BURROWS, Robert Joseph | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | May 1972 | — |
| CHEW, Adrian Eng Teong | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Sep 1983 | — |
| CLARK, Simon Nicholson | Llp Member | 2017-05-01 | Jan 1968 | — |
| COCKROFT, Julia | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Aug 1984 | — |
| COHEN, Elizabeth Jane | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | May 1975 | — |
| CORDERY, Brian Douglas | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Apr 1972 | — |
| CRICK, Tobias Graham Minden | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | May 1971 | — |
| CROSS, Nicholas Robert Hill | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Jun 1989 | — |
| CROWTHER, Hannah Claire | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Jun 1986 | — |
| DARRALL, Julian Michael | Llp Member | 2024-08-09 | Jul 1980 | — |
| DAUTLICH, Marc Christian | Llp Member | 2018-10-04 | Jul 1968 | — |
| DENOON, Alexander James Tod | Llp Member | 2018-12-17 | Feb 1970 | — |
| DICKINSON, Richard Karl | Llp Member | 2020-01-25 | Mar 1972 | — |
| DRUCKER, James Anthony | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Mar 1985 | — |
| FOURACRE, Angela | Llp Member | 2017-05-01 | Nov 1978 | — |
| FRENCH, Charlotte Amy | Llp Member | 2024-05-01 | Jan 1985 | — |
| GRUSELLE, Ian Bradley | Llp Member | 2017-05-25 | Nov 1972 | — |
| HAZENBERG, Naomi | Llp Member | 2024-05-01 | May 1984 | — |
| HOPPE, Anna Mary Helen | Llp Member | 2016-08-25 | Mar 1971 | — |
| HORNER, David John | Llp Member | 2020-05-01 | Apr 1977 | — |
| IBBETSON, Sean James | Llp Member | 2026-05-01 | Mar 1988 | — |
| JELF, Peter Myles | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Oct 1967 | — |
| JORDAN, Nellie Jean | Llp Member | 2021-07-26 | Feb 1974 | — |
| JORDAN, Paul | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Nov 1971 | — |
| KEENLYSIDE, Marcus Alexander Hales | Llp Member | 2019-12-01 | Apr 1980 | — |
| KHURANA, Vikram Singh | Llp Member | 2020-05-01 | Jul 1985 | — |
| LAMBRIX, Ellen May | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Mar 1985 | — |
| LAWRANCE, Sophie Anna | Llp Member | 2016-05-01 | Mar 1974 | — |
| MUMBY, Rachel Harriet | Llp Member | 2020-11-01 | Jan 1984 | — |
| PETECKI, Marek Gerard | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | Jan 1976 | — |
| PHIPPS-JONES, Claire Louise | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | May 1984 | — |
| PINCKNEY, Richard John | Llp Member | 2016-11-01 | Aug 1979 | — |
| REDFORD, Ian Peter | Llp Member | 2010-10-19 | Apr 1971 | — |
| SMITH, Anna Claire | Llp Member | 2019-05-01 | Sep 1972 | — |
| VIDAL, Robert | Llp Member | 2025-01-20 | May 1973 | — |
| WADLEY, Gareth Thomas | Llp Member | 2021-11-08 | Jul 1979 | — |
| WALKER, Westley Stephen | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | May 1985 | — |
| WATTS, Robert Mark | Llp Member | 2010-10-19 | Sep 1966 | — |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASS, Miranda Caroline | Llp Designated Member | 2013-04-30 | 2025-07-31 |
| SAVVIDES, Theo Alexander | Llp Designated Member | 2014-08-26 | 2017-07-10 |
| WESTMACOTT, Philip George | Llp Designated Member | 2013-04-30 | 2016-10-31 |
| ANDERSON, Laura Jane | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2019-11-30 |
| APPLETON, Kevin Edward | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2018-04-30 |
| BARRETT, Gemma Kim | Llp Member | 2017-11-01 | 2024-02-23 |
| BOND, Robert Thomas James | Llp Member | 2017-02-01 | 2020-09-29 |
| CHOUEKA, Rosemary Sara | Llp Member | 2014-01-13 | 2015-06-16 |
| DENNIS, Matthew Justin | Llp Member | 2014-11-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| EDMUND, Teresa | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2024-11-30 |
| ELDRIDGE, Louise Simone | Llp Member | 2014-06-02 | 2024-04-30 |
| FARRELL, Linda Rose | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2016-11-30 |
| FERNANDEZ UTGES MANLEY, Maria Isabel | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2018-02-28 |
| FIELD, Sally Ann | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2017-06-30 |
| GAUCI, Geoffrey Gerald | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2015-07-04 |
| GRANT, Hazel Jennifer | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2014-08-08 |
| HAWES, Mark Richard | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| HOLDER, Christopher James | Llp Member | 2014-09-08 | 2025-08-31 |
| IRVINE, James | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2015-10-09 |
| JOHNSON, Alan | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2019-10-31 |
| LETHBRIDGE, Alexandra Ruth Gilmore | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2017-09-30 |
| NICOLSON, Fiona Margaret Mclean | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2020-06-22 |
| NODDER, Edward John | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2020-04-30 |
| PUGH, Charles Andrew | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2015-04-30 |
| TREACY, Patricia Margaret | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2021-07-31 |
| WALSH, Paul Anthony | Llp Member | 2013-04-30 | 2020-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-09 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-12 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-10-20 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-01-22 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-12-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-12 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-11-04 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-10-25 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+3.6%
£60,408,000 £62,602,000
-
Cash
+1.9%
£3,520,000 £3,586,000
-
Net assets
-4.9%
£22,485,000 £21,372,000
-
Employees
+2.3%
263 269
-
Operating profit
-9.3%
£22,276,000 £20,194,000
-
Profit before tax
-9.2%
£22,332,000 £20,285,000
-
Wages
+7.7%
£19,371,000 £20,867,000
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