BROWNS PRINT LIMITED
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Cash
£169K
-23.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+1.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
84
+2.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£441K
-58.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,895,271 | £8,816,051 | — | £11,745,935 | £13,876,858 | £13,997,371 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,211,338 | £1,145,194 | — | £728,328 | £1,545,504 | £927,071 | -40% | |
| Profit before tax | £938,589 | £720,137 | £1,025,228 | £271,897 | £1,060,041 | £441,142 | -58.4% | |
| Net profit | £762,096 | £401,760 | £847,030 | £268,042 | £797,141 | £329,308 | -58.7% | |
| Cash | £260,069 | £69,600 | £89,382 | £279,984 | £220,733 | £168,756 | -23.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,671,257 | £6,726,321 | £7,700,493 | £8,821,282 | £9,012,473 | £9,471,539 | +5.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,744,028 | £1,934,517 | £3,458,547 | £3,466,589 | £3,977,730 | £4,031,038 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £1,744,028 | £1,934,517 | £3,458,547 | £3,466,589 | £3,977,730 | £4,031,038 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £2,122,742 | £2,060,243 | £2,246,444 | £2,644,280 | £2,940,994 | £3,155,366 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £66,548 | £151,298 | £138,840 | £156,030 | £160,045 | £138,431 | -13.5% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 13.0% | — | 6.2% | 11.1% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 4.6% | — | 2.3% | 5.7% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.2% | 17.0% | — | 8.3% | 17.1% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.08x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 4.44x | 2.69x | — | 1.60x | 3.15x | 1.91x |
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
- BROWNS PRINT LIMITED 2021-11-10 → present
- BROWNS C.T.P. LIMITED 2001-02-15 → 2021-11-10
- BROWNS PRINTERS LIMITED 2001-01-15 → 2001-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Pierce C A Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, as part of a wider group restructure and demerger transaction, which included the company transferring its property to Guest Investments Ltd, the company is no longer a subsidiary company of Guest Investments Ltd. The company's ultimate parent company is now Browns Print Holdings Limited, the ultimate controlling party remains Mr T P F Guest, by virtue of his controlling shareholding in Browns Print Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, Danny Lee | Director | 2018-10-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| EDWARDS, David Kyffin Charles | Director | 2020-09-08 | Dec 1962 | British |
| GUEST, Timothy Peter Frederick | Director | 2018-10-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Andrew William | Secretary | 2001-01-15 | 2018-10-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-01-15 | 2001-01-15 |
| BROWN, Andrew William | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2019-10-04 |
| GUEST, Karen Lisa | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-09-29 |
| HEBDEN, Simon Michael | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2018-03-31 |
| KEOGH, Paul Dominic | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2011-01-27 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-01-15 | 2001-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Print Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-16 | Active |
| Guest Investments Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-10 | Ceased 2026-02-16 |
| Guest Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2026-02-10 |
| Mr Timothy Peter Frederick Guest | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-10-01 | Ceased 2024-04-15 |
| Mr Andrew William Brown | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2019-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-10 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-10 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.