BROOKS BROS. (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
-15.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£38m
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
293
+2.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.2m
-11.6% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £71,497,662 | £70,692,423 | £72,503,249 | +2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £5,611,627 | £4,355,419 | £3,843,955 | -11.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,690,163 | £4,737,896 | £4,189,631 | -11.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,344,385 | £3,719,479 | £3,079,923 | -17.2% | |
| Cash | £10,514,892 | £14,168,883 | £11,913,383 | -15.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,184,294 | £39,369,124 | £39,811,522 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £34,225,349 | £37,060,828 | £38,006,751 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £34,225,349 | £37,060,828 | £38,006,751 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 286 | 285 | 293 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £10,260,151 | £10,585,791 | £11,076,042 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £993,978 | £940,818 | £924,741 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £104,192 | £117,349 | £128,787 | +9.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £343,525 | £390,341 | £394,948 | +1.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 6.2% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 5.3% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 11.1% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.8% | 29.1% | 26.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.57x | 3.43x | 3.68x | |
| Interest cover | 52.88x | 32.91x | 37.93x |
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
- BROOKS BROS. (UK) LIMITED 1997-10-30 → present
- BROOKS BROS. (DANBURY) LIMITED 1982-06-17 → 1997-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rickard Luckin 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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- BROOKS BROS. (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Brooks Bros (Danbury) Limited 100%
- Brooks Bros (Maldon) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAPLES, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 2022-07-29 | — | — |
| FLEMING, Mark | Director | 2005-07-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| GREIG, Simon John Shaw | Director | 2015-04-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HALL, Matthew John | Director | 2016-04-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| MCCARTHY, Darren Patrick | Director | 2015-04-01 | May 1979 | British |
| SHERRIFF, Mark | Director | — | Jan 1961 | British |
| STAPLES, Michael Andrew | Director | 2026-07-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRETT, Stephen John | Secretary | 2009-09-29 | 2012-11-16 |
| DAWKES, Richard William | Secretary | 2012-11-16 | 2022-07-29 |
| DELDERFIELD, Linda Ann | Secretary | 1996-02-05 | 1998-10-07 |
| FORBES, Ian Robert | Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 2004-03-31 |
| PLUNKETT, Carol | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2009-09-29 |
| SCOTT, George | Secretary | — | 1994-07-31 |
| TURLEY, Russell | Secretary | 1994-07-31 | 1996-01-31 |
| KITCHEN, Anthony Charles | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| LOWNDES, Philip Stewart Lewis | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2006-12-22 |
| MCKENNA, Norman Adrian | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| SCOTT, George | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| SHERRIFF, George Albert | Director | — | 2023-05-30 |
| STENTIFORD, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2014-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Sherriff | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-11-20 | Active |
| Mr George Albert Sherriff | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-23 |
| George A Sherriff Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.