BARRY BENNETT LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
-78.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.4m
-87.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
603
+3.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£516k
-64.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,041,415 | £28,508,280 | £29,952,038 | £28,030,067 | £11,833,467 | £9,526,384 | -19.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,704,152 | £2,817,592 | £1,211,055 | £1,252,133 | £1,043,655 | £379,039 | -63.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,701,735 | £2,816,200 | £1,154,276 | £1,454,096 | £1,446,803 | £515,649 | -64.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,888,735 | £2,290,289 | £1,099,674 | £1,137,772 | £1,225,911 | £367,541 | -70% | |
| Cash | £7,559,133 | £7,318,739 | £8,961,335 | £9,893,775 | £8,982,343 | £1,917,727 | -78.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,268,337 | £9,167,536 | £9,713,378 | £10,437,420 | £11,263,326 | £1,508,988 | -86.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,018,779 | £8,883,460 | £9,496,858 | £10,264,038 | £11,200,276 | £1,432,817 | -87.2% | |
| Equity | £7,018,779 | £8,883,460 | £9,496,858 | £10,264,038 | £11,200,276 | £1,432,817 | -87.2% | |
| Average employees | 398 | 408 | 495 | 540 | 581 | 603 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £3,502,499 | £4,115,869 | £5,064,182 | £5,402,237 | £5,005,958 | £4,911,965 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £15,214 | £15,264 | £100,610 | £100,209 | £111,356 | £111,356 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £11,321 | £1,321 | £1,321 | 0% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.8% | 9.9% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.5% | 8.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 64.7% | 30.7% | 12.5% | 12.0% | 9.3% | 25.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.3% | 43.2% | 40.8% | 34.4% | 25.9% | 68.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.60x | 3.71x | 1.33x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Aimee Louise | Director | 2024-10-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
| BENNETT, Antony | Director | 1999-08-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| BENNETT, Oliver Thomas | Director | 2025-02-04 | Feb 1995 | British |
| HUGHES, Louise | Director | 2022-05-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Margaret Ann | Secretary | — | 2000-04-01 |
| WARLOW, Joanne | Secretary | 2000-04-01 | 2024-03-14 |
| BENNETT, Barry Bertrand | Director | — | 2001-01-02 |
| BENNETT, Jeremy | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2006-04-28 |
| BENNETT, Margaret Ann | Director | — | 1994-02-18 |
| CLOSE, Antony | Director | 2006-09-13 | 2006-11-07 |
| SMITH, Thomas Edward Walden | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bennett Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-01-06 | Active |
| Mr Antony Bennett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.