BENJN.R.VICKERS & SONS,LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5m
-31.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6.1m
+48.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,279,963 | £35,415,709 | £38,991,000 | +10.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,494,996 | £3,811,885 | £5,594,000 | +46.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,623,870 | £4,081,742 | £6,054,000 | +48.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,308,719 | £3,222,767 | £4,852,000 | +50.6% | |
| Cash | £7,203,496 | £6,623,048 | £4,531,000 | -31.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,196,133 | £31,287,682 | £30,871,000 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £29,963,316 | £29,911,583 | — | — | |
| Equity | £29,963,316 | £29,911,583 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 65 | 63 | — | — | |
| Wages | £3,233,145 | £3,341,619 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £532,139 | £504,653 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 10.8% | 14.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 9.1% | 12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | 12.2% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.3% | 15.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 7.06x | 5.51x | — | |
| Interest cover | 78.68x | — | — |
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, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAITE, Charles Francis Simon | Secretary | 2022-09-27 | — | — |
| CURLE, Tolla Joanne | Director | 2025-04-04 | Apr 1976 | British |
| GAWTHORPE, James Mark | Director | 2025-09-25 | Mar 1973 | British |
| VICKERS, William Peter Farrar | Director | 2017-05-01 | Sep 1991 | British,Swedish |
| WAITE, Charles Francis Simon | Director | 2023-08-21 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WHOLLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2003-01-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Richard | Director | 2025-02-06 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROPHY, Laurence Kevin | Secretary | 1998-11-01 | 2010-10-29 |
| JELBERT, Brian | Secretary | 2010-10-29 | 2017-03-31 |
| MORRIS, Morgan Lawn | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | 2022-09-27 |
| RATLEDGE, Alan John | Secretary | — | 1998-11-01 |
| BROPHY, Laurence Kevin | Director | 1998-01-30 | 2010-10-29 |
| CLAGUE, Nicholas Paul, Dr | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2023-04-04 |
| CLARK, Lawrence Malcolm | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| DAY, Richard Duncan | Director | 2010-10-29 | 2011-09-09 |
| JELBERT, Brian | Director | 2010-10-29 | 2017-03-31 |
| LATTY, Brian | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
| MORRIS, Morgan Lawn | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2022-09-27 |
| RATLEDGE, Alan John | Director | — | 1999-04-23 |
| REDMAN, Geoffrey | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| RUSHWORTH, Nigel | Director | — | 2021-11-29 |
| SMAILES, Paul Anthony | Director | 2011-06-06 | 2023-08-21 |
| VANN, Paul Adrian | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2025-09-26 |
| VICKERS, Eleanor Unity | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| VICKERS, Gurney Randall | Director | — | 2000-04-13 |
| VICKERS, John Farrar | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| VICKERS, Peter John Farrar | Director | — | 2025-04-04 |
| WAREHAM, Gordon Ernest | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2012-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Randall Vickers & Co. Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.