E.P.BARRUS LIMITED
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Cash
£9.3M
+242.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22M
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
216
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+78.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,200,737 | £79,154,800 | £87,706,310 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,346,096 | £1,267,632 | £1,995,661 | +57.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,094,301 | £1,224,630 | £2,181,935 | +78.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,755,449 | £922,602 | £1,868,012 | +102.5% | |
| Cash | £2,777,546 | £2,717,365 | £9,295,326 | +242.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,817,792 | £20,430,255 | £22,291,681 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £19,501,067 | £20,423,669 | £22,291,681 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £19,501,067 | £20,423,669 | £22,291,681 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 228 | 228 | 216 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £11,100,358 | £10,845,136 | £11,581,592 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,323,728 | £1,607,031 | £2,326,664 | +44.8% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 1.6% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 6.2% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 47.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.98x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | 11.32x | 5.92x | 19.25x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Richardsons
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- E.P.BARRUS LIMITED · parent
- MTD (Great Britain) Limited 100%
- MTD (UK) Limited 100%
- MTD Corporation Limited 100%
- MTD Europe Limited 100%
- MTD Products Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The results for 2025 reflect the challenging economic environment that has been faced, with inflation remaining above the Bank of England target, interest rates remaining high and weaker consumer demand. The increasingly extreme weather patterns that have affected many areas of the UK and Eire have had some impact on our business. Where market statistics exist, the majority of markets that Barrus operates in have shown a decline. Actions taken have resulted in E. P. Barrus Limited gaining market share in most areas, with sales not reducing as much as the total market fall.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAWBY-GROOM, Thomas Allen | Secretary | 2025-01-02 | — | — |
| GLEN, Keira Nicole | Director | 2025-08-18 | Feb 1973 | English |
| GLEN, Robert Duncan | Director | — | Feb 1939 | British |
| GLEN, Tara Louise Owen | Director | 1996-12-03 | Feb 1971 | British |
| KNOX, Graham Bruce | Director | 2023-09-04 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MAWBY-GROOM, Thomas Allen | Director | 2025-01-02 | Jul 1976 | British |
| THOMPSON, Richard Neil | Director | 2020-11-03 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLING, Lee Andrew | Secretary | 2023-12-31 | 2024-08-02 |
| MUIR, Robert Richard | Secretary | — | 2023-12-31 |
| PREECE, Paul Stuart | Secretary | 2024-08-02 | 2024-11-13 |
| BENNETT, Robert Gerald | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| CAMPBELL, David Raymond | Director | — | 1996-12-03 |
| CLARKE, Keryn | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2025-06-27 |
| DARLING, Lee Andrew | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2024-08-02 |
| DEUCH, Jeffrey Carter Van | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2019-05-07 |
| DOCHERY JNR, William | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2009-02-06 |
| FEILDEN, Andrew James | Director | 1994-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| HART, Timothy William | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2024-05-24 |
| HOUSER, Ronald Carl | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2002-06-20 |
| JANSSEN, Peter | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2004-12-13 |
| KAESGEN, Dietrich | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2019-05-07 |
| MAST, Eric William | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| MC FADDEN, John Volney | Director | — | 1992-05-16 |
| MILINSKI, Jim | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2014-10-14 |
| MILINSKI, Jim | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2004-12-13 |
| MOLL, Charles Merideth | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2019-05-07 |
| MOLL, Curtis | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2019-05-07 |
| MOLL, Curtis | Director | 1992-08-21 | 2004-12-13 |
| MOLL, Robert | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2012-12-17 |
| MUIR, Robert Richard | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2023-12-31 |
| OUTCALT, Andrew L | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-12-15 |
| SMITH, Steven | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2006-12-19 |
| WILMOTH, Dorothy Louise | Director | — | 1996-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E P B Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.