BATH PRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.8k
-60.3% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1.8m
+38.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.1m
+582.3% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £326,215 | -£612,989 | — | -£201,572 | -£454,737 | £592,773 | +230.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £463,352 | -£506,255 | £404,874 | £31,839 | £163,302 | £1,114,150 | +582.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £31,839 | £163,302 | £1,114,150 | +582.3% | |
| Cash | £5,523 | £5,408 | £17,262 | £44,952 | £22,225 | £8,826 | -60.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,461,401 | £7,479,038 | £6,840,892 | -8.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£3,061,310 | -£2,898,008 | -£1,783,858 | +38.4% | |
| Equity | -£2,806,098 | -£3,333,060 | -£2,920,035 | -£3,061,310 | -£2,898,008 | -£1,783,858 | +38.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -2.7% | -6.1% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 118.4% | 117.4% | 111.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.80x | 1.80x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -1.67x | -2.94x | 5.45x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BATH PRESS LIMITED 1985-04-01 → present
- PITMAN PRESS LIMITED 1943-03-24 → 1985-04-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 company's 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
- BATH PRESS LIMITED · parent
- Pitman Press Limited 100%
- CPI Property Investments (Jersey) Limited 100%
- Black Print CPI Iberica, S.L. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2023-11-13 | May 1967 | British |
| OWEN, Jonathan Spencer | Director | 2022-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Director | 2024-01-19 | May 1967 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLOT, Michel | Secretary | 2000-01-28 | 2003-01-14 |
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2021-08-01 | 2022-04-20 |
| FISHER, Anthony David | Secretary | — | 1994-10-14 |
| LOUSSIER, Julien | Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2005-05-01 |
| MARRIOTT DODINGTON, Spencer | Secretary | 1994-10-14 | 2000-01-28 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Secretary | 2003-10-21 | 2021-08-17 |
| BATESON, Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-02-13 |
| BOVARD, Timothy Landon | Director | 2000-01-14 | 2006-05-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Angus | Director | 1995-08-26 | 1999-01-25 |
| CAMPION, Richard Charles | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| CARLOT, Michel | Director | 2000-01-14 | 2003-01-14 |
| CATTE, Pierre Francois | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2018-09-21 |
| CLARK, Peter Richard | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1998-03-01 |
| DANDO, Michael | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-02-01 |
| DANIELS, James Alfred | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2005-01-26 |
| DE BARDIES, Thierry | Director | 2000-01-14 | 2005-08-31 |
| DESMETTRE, Gregoire | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2018-07-25 |
| ELSON, Harold | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1999-01-25 |
| EVANS, John | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-04-20 |
| FISHER, Anthony David | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| GILES, Martin Charles | Director | — | 1995-06-16 |
| HILL, Robert | Director | — | 1999-11-19 |
| HOLLAMBY, Nicholas James | Director | 1994-09-19 | 1995-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Keith Howard | Director | 1999-01-25 | 1999-12-31 |
| KELLEY, Kevin Paul | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2006-05-01 |
| LEGAULT, Robert | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-10-01 |
| LEGAULT, Robert | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| LOUSSIER, Julien | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2005-05-01 |
| MARRIOTT DODINGTON, Spencer | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-01-28 |
| MCCABE, John Patrick | Director | — | 1999-01-25 |
| OATLEY, Peter James | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1999-01-25 |
| PALFRAMAN, Peter | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2002-10-31 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Director | 2009-10-26 | 2021-08-17 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2006-05-01 |
| ROSSITER, Catherine Jane | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2023-11-13 |
| SAVAGE, John | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-10-26 |
| SODEN, Nicola Jane | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-02-07 |
| THORNTON, Nicholas Harry | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1995-03-31 |
| WHITE, Christopher Duncan | Director | 1996-05-24 | 2003-06-19 |
| WILLIS, Richard William | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1994-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron France Holding Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.