BANNISTERS ARABLE PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8M
+57.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+12.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
212
-4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,678,769 | £27,336,337 | £26,417,658 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£60,124 | £1,308,257 | £1,774,606 | +35.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £153,732 | £1,382,921 | £1,829,243 | +32.3% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,086,260 | £1,355,842 | +24.8% | |
| Cash | £879,067 | £2,406,453 | £3,783,268 | +57.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,397,110 | £9,619,513 | £10,612,475 | +10.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,397,110 | £8,897,915 | £9,973,757 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | £1,397,110 | £8,897,915 | £9,973,757 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 223 | 212 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | — | £6,333,985 | £6,331,043 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £420,164 | £408,459 | -2.8% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.3% | 4.8% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.0% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.3% | 13.6% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 38.1% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.11x | 2.54x |
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
- BANNISTERS ARABLE PRODUCTS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- SELLER AND BANNISTER LIMITED 1976-01-27 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Lloyd Dowson Audit Limited
- 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 group's and the parent 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
- BANNISTERS ARABLE PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Farmhouse Potato Bakers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors intend to continue with planned capital investments and developing the group's product ranges in line with changing consumer demands.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANNISTER, Hilary Margaret | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BANNISTER, Hilary Margaret | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| BANNISTER, Zoe Anne | Director | 2013-09-17 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MEDHURST, Marie Louise | Director | 2013-09-17 | Mar 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANNISTER, Robert Michael, The Estate Of Mr | Director | — | 2024-11-13 |
| BANNISTER, Stephen John, Mr. | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Estate Of Mr Robert Michael Bannister | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-04-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-10 | 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.