BETTYS & TAYLORS OF HARROGATE LTD
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Cash
£17M
-7.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£108M
+29.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,507
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£32M
-2.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £232,100,000 | £252,700,000 | £260,600,000 | £295,700,000 | £319,222,000 | £325,723,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £17,100,000 | £15,500,000 | £17,400,000 | £23,600,000 | £33,248,000 | £31,410,000 | -5.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £24,403,000 | £32,488,000 | £31,536,000 | -2.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £21,488,000 | £26,246,000 | £24,318,000 | -7.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £11,742,000 | £18,635,000 | £17,176,000 | -7.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £57,308,000 | £84,437,000 | £110,643,000 | +31% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £57,256,000 | £83,492,000 | £108,094,000 | +29.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £57,256,000 | £83,492,000 | £108,094,000 | +29.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 1,455 | 1,465 | 1,507 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £45,871,000 | £57,903,000 | £61,804,000 | +6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,165,000 | £1,416,000 | £1,529,000 | +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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 6.1% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 7.3% | 8.2% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 41.2% | 39.4% | 28.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.51x | 1.88x | 2.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 43.75x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BETTYS & TAYLORS OF HARROGATE LTD 1992-08-24 → present
- BETTY'S CAFE TEA-ROOMS LIMITED 1985-11-19 → 1992-08-24
- BETTY'S CAFES (BRADFORD) LIMITED 1955-01-27 → 1985-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis and having considered the risks and uncertainties described above, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least the next twelve months. The Directors have therefore concluded that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKHTAR, Rimla | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
| BROWN, Andrew Stephen Francis La Hausse | Director | 2023-06-08 | Mar 1964 | British |
| COGAN, Paul Murray | Director | 2012-04-23 | Jun 1969 | British |
| DEE, Christopher John | Director | 2026-04-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| GUNN, Fiona Catherine | Director | 2019-04-03 | Feb 1958 | British |
| MORROW, Clare | Director | 2014-01-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| WILDSMITH, Andrew James | Director | 2018-01-25 | Mar 1977 | British |
| WRAGG, Jonathan Leslie | Director | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTO, Lindsay Annette, President | Secretary | 1998-08-01 | 2007-11-19 |
| BURRETT, Michael Douglas Bury | Secretary | 2007-11-19 | 2009-11-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Timothy Adrian Tydd | Secretary | — | 1998-10-23 |
| ABBOTT, Clare Chaplin | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| BAKER, Andrew Stanley | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2011-09-09 |
| BARWICK, Andrew | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2004-04-08 |
| BOTTO, Lindsay Annette, President | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| BROWN, Andrew Stephen Francis La Hausse | Director | 2007-08-17 | 2010-04-19 |
| BRUNTON-DOUGLAS, Linda | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2009-11-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Timothy Adrian Tydd | Director | 1992-07-21 | 1998-10-23 |
| CREBBIN, Joanne Margaret | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| DOCHERTY, Fiona Louise | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| FELLOWS, Rachel Elizabeth Louise | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-06-08 |
| FLANAGAN, Brian John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2016-12-13 |
| GEE, Stephanie Louise | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| GODFREY, Mary | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| GODFREY, Mary | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| GREENALL-HOLME, Sally Ann | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2009-08-31 |
| HANSON, Philip David | Director | 2016-03-18 | 2025-03-19 |
| JACKSON, Ian | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2002-01-31 |
| PIKE, Jane Louise | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2005-05-31 |
| PINFOLD, Christopher Michael | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2001-04-27 |
| ROSE, Victoria Mary | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2016-03-18 |
| ROSENVINGE, Stephen John, Sol | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| SMITH, Berenice Susan | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2022-04-28 |
| STRAW, Alison Patricia | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2008-02-29 |
| SYMINGTON, Susan | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| WATTS, Christine Gwendolon | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2010-06-24 |
| WILD, Carl Victor | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| WILD, Jonathan | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| WILD, Jonathan | Director | — | 1998-10-23 |
| WILD, Lesley Margaret | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2020-03-06 |
| WILD, Lesley Margaret | Director | 1997-06-03 | 1998-08-01 |
| WRITER, Keith David John | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2009-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettys & Taylors Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.