BELL EQUIPMENT UK LIMITED
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Cash
£690k
-36.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.9m
+7.8% vs 2024
Employees
44
-6.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£875k
-58.2% first positive since 2023
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 | £50,683,216 | £31,103,971 | £37,714,286 | +21.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£845,803 | £2,147,703 | £1,000,898 | -53.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£915,107 | £2,093,665 | £875,091 | -58.2% | |
| Net profit | -£849,668 | £1,561,706 | £642,687 | -58.8% | |
| Cash | £37,052 | £1,081,112 | £689,603 | -36.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,001,478 | £9,580,739 | £12,251,587 | +27.9% | |
| Net assets | £10,722,119 | £8,283,825 | £8,926,512 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £10,722,119 | £8,283,825 | £8,926,512 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 47 | 44 | -6.4% | |
| Wages | £2,384,977 | £2,205,035 | £2,092,580 | -5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £199,503 | £452,952 | £176,672 | -61% |
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 | -1.7% | 6.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | -1.7% | 5.0% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.0% | 22.4% | 8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.6% | 47.4% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.53x | 3.04x | 6.20x | |
| Interest cover | -12.20x | 39.74x | 7.96x |
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
- BELL EQUIPMENT UK LIMITED 1998-08-04 → present
- INGLEBY (1118) LIMITED 1998-07-02 → 1998-08-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries, the Director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and for this reason, the going concern basis continues to be adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUT, Dominic Peter | Director | 2023-06-01 | May 1966 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPLEY, Victoria Charlotte | Secretary | 2020-02-13 | 2021-04-27 |
| CRAWFORD, Robert Cameron | Secretary | 2015-06-11 | 2016-03-15 |
| CROMHOUT, Patrick | Secretary | 1998-12-14 | 2002-10-31 |
| LEISEGANG, Noel | Secretary | 1998-08-19 | 1999-02-08 |
| MATE, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 2021-04-27 | 2021-12-10 |
| RIDDELL, Victoria Sarah | Secretary | 2016-03-15 | 2019-04-08 |
| WAGHORN, Joanne Louise | Secretary | 2022-11-02 | 2024-06-12 |
| WELLS, Michael James | Secretary | 2002-11-01 | 2015-06-05 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-02 | 1998-08-19 |
| BELL, Gary William | Director | 1998-08-19 | 2018-06-11 |
| CROMHOUT, Patrick | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2002-10-31 |
| LEAROYD, Nicolas Thomas | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| LERCHE, Eric David | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2006-05-31 |
| MORRIS, Douglas | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2024-09-18 |
| PAYNTER, Neville Andrew | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| WAKEHAM, Colin | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2009-10-01 |
| WELLS, Michael James | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2015-06-05 |
| WILSON, George William | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2005-06-30 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-02 | 1998-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicolas Learoyd | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2019-08-07 | Ceased 2024-06-12 |
| Mr Nicholas Learoyd | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-01 |
| Mr Gary Bell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.