SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP BRANDS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London-listed Sanderson Design Group PLC, the company manufactures and markets luxury interior furnishings, wallpapers, and fabrics under brands such as Sanderson, Morris & Co., and Zoffany.
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Cash
£8.5M
+70.4% vs 2025
Net assets
£62M
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
452
-12.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.7M
-7.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £92,925,000 | £79,668,000 | £77,459,000 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £10,074,000 | £6,749,000 | £6,064,000 | -10.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,780,000 | £7,295,000 | £6,733,000 | -7.7% | |
| Net profit | £8,148,000 | £6,176,000 | £6,333,000 | +2.5% | |
| Cash | £14,504,000 | £4,974,000 | £8,476,000 | +70.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,037,000 | £71,471,000 | £72,444,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £59,410,000 | £60,038,000 | £61,783,000 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £59,410,000 | £60,038,000 | £61,783,000 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 566 | 519 | 452 | -12.9% | |
| Wages | £22,276,000 | £19,073,000 | £16,685,000 | -12.5% | |
| 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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 8.5% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 7.8% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.7% | 9.4% | 8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.7% | 36.2% | 33.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 2.09x | 2.27x | |
| Interest cover | 78.70x | 13.39x | 8.01x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP BRANDS LIMITED 2020-12-02 → present
- ABARIS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1994-06-20 → 2020-12-02
- WALLCOVERINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1984-02-06 → 1994-06-20
- TEXTILE WALLCOVERINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1974-04-19 → 1984-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP BRANDS LIMITED · parent
- Anstey Wallpaper Company Limited 100%
- Arthur Sanderson & Sons Limited 100%
- Walker Greenbank Distribution Limited 100%
- William Morris Wallpapers Limited 100%
- Zoffany Limited 100%
- Sanderson Design Group Inc 100%
- Clarke & Clarke Inc 100%
- Sanderson Design Group Brands SARL 100%
- Sanderson Design Group Brands B.V. 100%
- Sanderson Design Group Brands GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, a dividend of £5,000,000 was declared to the shareholder of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GISBOURNE, Danielle | Secretary | 2023-06-23 | — | — |
| MONTAGUE, Lisa Kimberley | Director | 2019-03-11 | Aug 1963 | British |
| WOODCOCK, Michael John | Director | 2021-11-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONEY, Kenneth Harvey John | Secretary | — | 1992-08-28 |
| DIX, Alan Nigel | Secretary | 2012-01-31 | 2012-04-04 |
| GEARY, Caroline | Secretary | 2012-04-04 | 2023-06-22 |
| SACH, John Duncan | Secretary | 2000-01-15 | 2000-10-02 |
| THOMAS, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 1992-08-28 | 2000-01-14 |
| WILSON, Julian Bernard | Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2012-01-31 |
| BILLINGTON, Phillip | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2001-05-31 |
| CADLE, Philip Leslie | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2002-09-30 |
| CONNOLLY, Aidan Joseph | Director | 1998-06-09 | 2001-03-27 |
| DIX, Alan Nigel | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2014-04-30 |
| GANT, Michael David | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2019-12-18 |
| GOLDSMITH, Fiona Claire | Director | 2010-03-24 | 2018-06-27 |
| HOLMES, Fiona Mary | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2017-08-14 |
| HYNES, Martin Christopher | Director | — | 1996-08-31 |
| KIRKHAM, Ian | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2009-01-31 |
| MEDCALF, David | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2003-11-26 |
| MOSTYN, Peter Frederick | Director | 1996-06-21 | 1998-07-17 |
| ROGERS, Christopher Charles Bevan | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2019-04-30 |
| SACH, John Duncan | Director | 1998-07-17 | 2018-10-10 |
| SMALLRIDGE, David Harold | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2017-01-20 |
| SMURTHWAITE, Roger Charles | Director | — | 1998-07-13 |
| STANNARD, Terry George | Director | 2008-01-23 | 2019-04-10 |
| THOMAS, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1998-07-17 | 2000-01-14 |
| WIGHTMAN, Antony Charles | Director | — | 1998-07-17 |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael Frank | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2021-10-31 |
| WILSON, Julian Bernard | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2012-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderson Design Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.