BARTLETT MITCHELL LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
915
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.7m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,806,000 | £67,882,000 | £80,685,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,691,000 | £4,760,000 | £5,731,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,692,000 | £4,763,000 | £5,732,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,792,000 | £3,537,000 | £4,283,000 | — | |
| Cash | £4,032,000 | £4,270,000 | £4,413,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,837,000 | £9,374,000 | £13,657,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £5,837,000 | £9,374,000 | £13,657,000 | — | |
| Equity | £5,837,000 | £9,374,000 | £13,657,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 744 | 819 | 915 | — | |
| Wages | £25,409,000 | £30,075,000 | £33,902,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £422,000 | £409,000 | £461,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 13 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-27 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.2% | 50.8% | 42.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.9% | 83.8% | 53.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.19x | 1.85x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, the directors have considered the performance of the business through 2025 and ongoing performance and cash flow in 2026. The directors believe these results... reinforce the directors' confidence that the company can meet all its obligations as they fall due through to at least the end of 2027. Accordingly, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Donations by the WSH Foundation in 2025 amounted to £80,000 (2024: £77,000), bringing the total donations by the WSH Foundation to date to £4.9m. This includes a £20,000 donation to Anaphylaxis UK as part of WSH's ongoing commitment to raising awareness and continually improving food health and safety across the industry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Marc | Secretary | 2020-10-28 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Marc | Director | 2020-10-28 | Apr 1975 | British |
| BRYDON, Angus James Macdonald | Director | 2023-04-21 | Sep 1977 | British |
| HARTE, Ronan Brian | Director | 2023-04-21 | May 1970 | Irish |
| MITCHELL, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2025-12-31 | Apr 1982 | British |
| STOREY, Alastair Dunbar | Director | 2020-10-28 | Jan 1953 | British |
| TROTIGNOT, Frederic | Director | 2023-04-21 | Nov 1968 | French,British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Wendy Pamela | Secretary | 2005-12-29 | 2006-03-07 |
| BARTLETT, Wendy Pamela | Secretary | 2001-09-05 | 2004-07-26 |
| DOUGLAS, Irene Crawford | Secretary | 2006-03-07 | 2019-10-17 |
| SMITH, Fiona Margaret | Secretary | 2004-07-26 | 2005-12-29 |
| STOPFORD, Michelle | Secretary | 1999-08-19 | 2001-09-05 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-19 | 1999-08-19 |
| BARTLETT, Wendy Pamela | Director | 1999-08-19 | 2026-01-01 |
| JAMES, David Richard | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2017-10-20 |
| MITCHELL, Ian Maxwell Robert | Director | 1999-08-19 | 2020-10-28 |
| PRENTICE, Antony George | Director | 2023-04-21 | 2025-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Ian Lincoln | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2020-10-28 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-08-19 | 1999-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-29 | Active |
| Bartlett Mitchell Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-29 |
| Ms Wendy Pamela Bartlett | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.