BERENDSEN FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£1
-66.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£438k
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£45k
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £65,794,000 | £48,109 | £45,138 | -6.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £67,153,000 | £48,657 | £44,666 | -8.2% | |
| Net profit | £67,077,000 | £48,520 | £44,610 | -8.1% | |
| Cash | £13,000 | £3 | £1 | -66.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £447,113 | £437,599 | -2.1% | |
| Net assets | £434,593,000 | £447,113 | £437,599 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £434,593,000 | £447,113 | £437,599 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.8% | 10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | — | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 64.67x |
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
- BERENDSEN FINANCE LIMITED 2010-11-02 → present
- DAVIS FINANCE LIMITED 2004-11-03 → 2010-11-02
- DAVIS FINANCE PLC 1996-08-22 → 2004-11-03
- COINKEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1996-07-15 → 1996-08-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the consequences of conditions it can predict now and in the future, and have determined that they do not create a material uncertainty that casts significant doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BERENDSEN FINANCE LIMITED · parent
- AS "Elis Tekstila Serviss" 100%
- Elis Textile Service, UAB 100%
- Elis Norge AS 100%
- Elis Textile Care SK s.r.o 100%
- AS S Varmil 100%
- Elis Textile Service A/S 100%
- Elis Textile Service OY 100%
- Berendsen A/S 100%
- Elis Netherlands Holding BV 100%
- Elis NI Limited 100%
- Elis Textil Service AB 100%
- Nyköping Pilen 6 AB 100%
- Elis Austria GmbH 99.8%
- Elis Beteiligungs GmbH 11%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Mark Leslie | Director | 2018-10-03 | Sep 1969 | British |
| LACHAUD, Didier | Director | 2017-11-07 | Jun 1959 | French |
| PIQUARD, Helene Rose Jeanne | Director | 2024-11-15 | May 1984 | French |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATCHELOR, David Frank | Secretary | 2003-05-20 | 2005-04-29 |
| BOYLE, George Mathieson | Secretary | 1996-08-07 | 2000-09-01 |
| ETHERINGTON, David Neil | Secretary | 2017-09-08 | 2017-09-08 |
| HOSKIN, Malcolm Charles | Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2003-05-20 |
| LAWLER, David Andrew | Secretary | 2005-04-29 | 2017-09-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-15 | 1996-08-07 |
| BATCHELOR, David Frank | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2005-04-29 |
| BATTY, Lesley Anne | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2018-09-13 |
| BOYLE, George Mathieson | Director | 1996-08-07 | 2000-09-01 |
| DREYER, Werner, Mr | Director | 2020-07-20 | 2024-07-29 |
| DYE, Iain Roger | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2004-11-03 |
| ETHERINGTON, David Neil | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2018-02-28 |
| FORDE, Adam | Director | 2017-09-08 | 2018-11-02 |
| HOSKIN, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2003-05-20 |
| IVEY, John Charles | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2004-11-03 |
| IVEY, John Charles | Director | 1996-08-07 | 2000-09-01 |
| LAWLER, David Andrew | Director | 2004-11-03 | 2017-09-08 |
| SOUTH, Mark | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2020-05-20 |
| SZMIGIN, Christopher Richard | Director | 2005-04-29 | 2012-06-27 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-15 | 1996-08-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-15 | 1996-08-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berendsen Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.