THE SYMPHONY GROUP PLC
A privately owned public limited company and subsidiary of Symphony Holdings Ltd that manufactures fitted kitchen and bedroom furniture, producing licensed ranges for brands such as Laura Ashley and the National Trust.
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Cash
£29M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£134M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,715
Average over period
Profit before tax
£15M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £338,588,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £15,096,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £15,123,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £12,249,000 | — | |
| Cash | £29,459,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £139,866,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £134,200,000 | — | |
| Equity | £134,200,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,715 | — | |
| Wages | £57,560,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £991,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.27x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE SYMPHONY GROUP PLC 1983-07-12 → present
- BDC CABINETS LIMITED 1971-08-27 → 1983-07-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due until at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 5 February 2026, a special dividend was declared and approved for the year ended 31 December 2025 of £34.53 per ordinary share amounting to £35,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURDOCH, Adrienne Lee | Secretary | 2017-05-25 | — | — |
| BARNETT, William Bingham | Director | 2025-04-11 | Nov 1976 | British |
| BUNTON, Richard James | Director | 2017-09-05 | Oct 1968 | English |
| DUNSFORD, John Alexander | Director | 2020-07-01 | Apr 1976 | British |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin | Director | 2025-04-11 | Jul 1974 | Irish |
| TAYLOR, William Cowan | Director | 2025-04-11 | Nov 1989 | British |
| WHITEHOUSE, Paul Richard | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAY, Ellen Nataly | Secretary | 1994-02-17 | 1996-09-24 |
| HODKIN, David Arthur | Secretary | 1999-12-10 | 2000-03-31 |
| HODKIN, David Arthur | Secretary | 1996-09-24 | 1997-05-20 |
| HUGGAN, Brigitte | Secretary | 1997-05-20 | 1999-12-10 |
| MURDOCH, Adrienne Lee | Secretary | 2013-07-29 | 2016-08-10 |
| SMITH, Graham | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2004-09-06 |
| STEWART, Claire Susan | Secretary | 2016-08-10 | 2017-07-26 |
| SWALLOW, Jack Marsh | Secretary | — | 1994-02-17 |
| VERNON, Pauline | Secretary | 1994-08-19 | 1994-08-30 |
| WATSON, Diane | Secretary | 2004-09-06 | 2013-07-29 |
| DAVIS, Martyn Royston | Director | 1999-08-19 | 2025-03-31 |
| DONNELLY, Philip Joseph | Director | — | 2001-01-12 |
| GREGORY, Douglas Stuart | Director | — | 2016-03-24 |
| GREGORY, Katherine May | Director | 1998-09-17 | 2025-04-11 |
| HASSELL, Harold Robert | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1998-01-30 |
| HODKIN, David Arthur | Director | 1994-09-26 | 2000-03-31 |
| KETTLEWELL, Paul | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2011-03-31 |
| KIRK, Philip Anthony | Director | — | 1993-06-07 |
| MARWOOD, Ian Ralph | Director | 2024-07-25 | 2025-04-11 |
| RILEY, John David | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1994-09-01 |
| SINFIELD, Ian Albert | Director | 1992-02-01 | 2000-12-11 |
| SMITH, Graham | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2021-04-30 |
| SMITH, Robert | Director | 1995-01-10 | 1998-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.