BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£39m
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
493
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£179k
-102.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £219,310,000 | £215,240,000 | £225,944,000 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,603,000 | £12,802,000 | £3,360,000 | -73.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,572,000 | £7,193,000 | -£179,000 | -102.5% | |
| Net profit | -£4,537,000 | £8,232,000 | £2,429,000 | -70.5% | |
| Cash | £4,981,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,995,000 | £46,646,000 | £44,584,000 | -4.4% | |
| Net assets | £28,279,000 | £36,511,000 | £38,940,000 | +6.7% | |
| Equity | £28,279,000 | £36,511,000 | £38,940,000 | +6.7% | |
| Average employees | 410 | 442 | 493 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | £34,256,000 | £39,142,000 | £44,267,000 | +13.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,978,000 | £2,966,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £6,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £529,000 | £1,205,000 | — | — |
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 —. 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 | 2.6% | 5.9% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | 3.8% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.0% | 27.4% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.3% | 83.5% | 77.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 1.07x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.50x | 2.28x | 0.95x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO UK LIMITED 2003-12-22 → present
- ROTHMANS (UK) LIMITED 1989-05-01 → 2003-12-22
- TINTMEADOW LIMITED 1989-02-13 → 1989-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic.”
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Company identified certain inventory items that were deemed to be obsolete and unusable. As a result, a total of £8,130,000 (2024: £19,428,000) was identified as a write-off in the income statement.”
- “On 19 September 2025, the UK Trustee entered into a buy-out transaction with Pension Insurance Corporation plc (“PIC”). The buy-out process was not concluded until the liabilities of the UKPF were formally extinguished by the execution of a formal Deed of Issue and Assignment... on 23 April 2026”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-09-03 | — | — |
| ERTONGUC, Asli | Director | 2024-02-12 | Jan 1974 | Turkish |
| FERRIS, Robert Everett | Director | 2025-10-17 | Jun 1986 | American |
| HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ, Diana | Director | 2023-04-24 | Sep 1980 | Mexican |
| KILIC, Arif Tolga | Director | 2026-05-01 | Nov 1972 | Turkish |
| MADDISON, Annabelle Charlotte | Director | 2026-03-02 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Ann Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-09-20 | 2017-02-28 |
| HAYNES, Jessica | Secretary | 2018-07-26 | 2020-04-03 |
| MALLINDER, Edward James Leslie | Secretary | 1993-04-01 | 1994-11-01 |
| MARTIN, Oliver James | Secretary | 2020-07-29 | 2020-09-28 |
| MEHTA, Shital | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | 2024-09-03 |
| PATEL, Janaki Biharilal | Secretary | 2017-11-27 | 2018-04-18 |
| ROSS, Alastair Frederick | Secretary | 1995-02-13 | 1997-09-01 |
| SMITH, Trevor Alan | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 1999-04-29 |
| SMITH, Trevor | Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 1995-02-13 |
| WINGFIELD, Ernest Niall | Secretary | — | 1993-03-31 |
| RISECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-04-29 | 2012-09-20 |
| ASHTON, Simon Dudley Keith Shaw | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| BACHMANN, Peter Kurt | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2000-02-29 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Christopher Mathew John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-02-11 |
| BARRY, Ronan | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2011-02-11 |
| BARTLE, Timothy James | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2023-03-31 |
| BATES, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2013-10-21 |
| BOOTH, David Patrick Ian | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2011-02-11 |
| BOUZENOUNE, Faiza | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2013-09-06 |
| CAMPBELL, John Mcfarlane | Director | — | 1992-07-27 |
| CHAMBERS, Roy Duncan | Director | 2008-05-19 | 2011-09-30 |
| CHARALAMBOUS IKONOMOU, Marianna | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2007-11-05 |
| CHESTERS, Christopher George | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2017-11-30 |
| CHIGNELL, Emma Lucy | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2014-12-31 |
| CORREA, Eliana Selva Lopez | Director | 2025-07-17 | 2026-05-01 |
| CROMPTON, Paul David | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| CUSSAC, Jean-Pierre Andre | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2017-01-31 |
| DAVISON, Peter Charles | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2003-03-31 |
| DE IESU, Susanna | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2026-05-01 |
| DUDSON, Paul Hamilton | Director | 1992-07-27 | 2000-02-29 |
| DUNDAS, Robert Anthony | Director | — | 1994-12-21 |
| ELLISON, Norman Harper | Director | 2000-02-24 | 2002-04-05 |
| FERRY, Helena Marie | Director | 2014-02-19 | 2014-06-30 |
| FERRY, Helena Marie | Director | 2011-02-11 | 2013-05-15 |
| GARSVAITE, Joana | Director | 2019-07-22 | 2022-06-06 |
| GEEROMS, Hans Arsene Herman Maria | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2008-10-31 |
| GERNERT, Susan Rae Hargan | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2004-12-17 |
| GHERGU, Denisa | Director | 2024-05-28 | 2025-10-17 |
| GRANWAL, Tobias Robert Charles | Director | 2011-02-11 | 2012-10-01 |
| HARDY, Nigel Graeme | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| HAWTHORNE, Edward | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2026-05-01 |
| HEALY, Michelle Miriam | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| HILL, William Richard Darvell | Director | 2016-10-25 | 2019-08-30 |
| JONES, Nathan Michael | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2022-01-24 |
| KEIJZER, Pieter, Drs | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1999-12-31 |
| KELLY, David | Director | 2000-02-24 | 2003-01-31 |
| LUTTMANN, Ilona | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2008-10-31 |
| MAITLAND, Ian George | Director | — | 1992-07-27 |
| MALLINDER, Edward James Leslie | Director | 1992-09-08 | 1994-11-01 |
| MORRISON, Mairi Una Alice | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2025-07-17 |
| MORSE, Philip John | Director | 2012-01-12 | 2017-11-30 |
| MUIR, Ian Andrew | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| OZMEN ERYAVUZ, Zeliha Ceren | Director | 2022-08-03 | 2024-05-28 |
| PICK, Juergen | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2006-01-11 |
| RIDDERBEEKX, Ronald Johannes Odilia Wilhelmus | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2016-10-06 |
| ROSS, Alastair Frederick | Director | 1995-02-13 | 1997-09-01 |
| SILVA, Martin Frank | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2015-10-22 |
| SMITH, Trevor Alan | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| STEFANITA BADESCU, Radu | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2017-11-30 |
| SVENSSON, Carl Fredrik Saman | Director | 2019-08-30 | 2023-04-24 |
| TEZEL, Mustafa Tunc | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| TOUNIS, Dimitri Alexandros | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| WATERFIELD, David Stephen | Director | 2020-02-01 | 2024-02-12 |
| WEBB, Gemma Bridget | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2020-04-17 |
| WEBB, Gemma Bridget | Director | 2006-01-10 | 2009-05-01 |
| WEBB, Simon Charles | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| WINTSCH, Robert John | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-10-20 |
| WITTENBERG, Ralf | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2003-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Alastair James | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2004-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Investment Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.