BRADY CORPORATION LIMITED
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Cash
£36K
-28% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£37M
-29.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
208
-6.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.5M
-7.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,808,000 | £44,186,000 | £44,355,000 | £41,703,000 | -6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,222,000 | £3,442,000 | £4,255,000 | £3,893,000 | -8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,188,000 | £3,546,000 | £4,893,000 | £4,525,000 | -7.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,017,000 | £3,260,000 | £3,689,000 | £4,066,000 | +10.2% | |
| Cash | £72,000 | £58,000 | £50,000 | £36,000 | -28% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,463,000 | £49,706,000 | £53,909,000 | £38,546,000 | -28.5% | |
| Net assets | £45,773,000 | £49,077,000 | £52,871,000 | £37,437,000 | -29.2% | |
| Equity | £45,773,000 | £49,077,000 | £52,871,000 | £37,437,000 | -29.2% | |
| Average employees | 241 | 236 | 223 | 208 | -6.7% | |
| Wages | £8,370,000 | £8,105,000 | £8,457,000 | £7,540,000 | -10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £146,000 | £296,000 | £183,000 | £266,000 | +45.4% |
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 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 5.44x | 2.90x | |
| Interest cover | 47.28x | 19.78x | 27.99x | 43.26x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors expect the Company to continue to trade profitability. The Company has a strong balance sheet and Brady Corporation Limited is part of a cash pooling structure which gives access to funds held at the group level. The Company does not have any external debt funding. Considering these factors, the directors are confident about the operations for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Overall, we have experienced £2.7m, 5.9% decrease in sales for the year ending 31 July 2025. Sales volumes were helped by growth in our focus markets, telecom, datacom, electrical wholesale, warehouse and distribution, lab and aerospace. Top line was impacted by product rationalization, some large non repeats and market conditions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTON, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2023-04-14 | Nov 1981 | American |
| WALMSLEY, David Mark | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jul 1968 | English |
| WILMS, Brett | Director | 2022-10-18 | Jun 1974 | Belgian |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRVING, Michael | Secretary | 2009-11-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| JACKSON, John Paul | Secretary | 2007-05-30 | 2009-10-31 |
| MARTIN, Fiona Helen | Secretary | 2001-04-19 | 2002-03-05 |
| MATHIESON, David | Secretary | 2002-03-05 | 2003-01-30 |
| WALSHAM, Andrew Stuart | Secretary | 2003-01-30 | 2007-05-30 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-19 | 2001-04-19 |
| DEMAN, Pascal August C | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2022-10-10 |
| FELMER, Thomas James | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2014-12-31 |
| FELSTEAD, Sally | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2022-10-14 |
| HUDSON, Katherine Mary | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2003-04-01 |
| HUMPHREY, Christopher Michael | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2017-07-31 |
| JAEHNERT, Frank Michael | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2013-10-07 |
| KEEPING, Simon Charles | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2004-09-30 |
| KELLY, Christine | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2014-06-27 |
| MARTIN, Fiona Helen | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2002-03-05 |
| MATHIESON, David | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2007-12-31 |
| MATHIESON, David | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2003-08-15 |
| NAUMAN, James Michael | Director | 2014-08-04 | 2022-04-01 |
| O’MAHONEY, Richard Andrew | Director | 2023-01-03 | 2025-02-01 |
| PEARCE, Aaron James | Director | 2014-08-07 | 2023-04-14 |
| REARIC, Donald Edward | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-06-17 |
| SEPHTON, Peter Charles | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2013-04-30 |
| SHALLER, Russell Richard | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-05-12 |
| SLAWSON, Paul Norman | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2018-07-18 |
| VAN LIL, Liebwin Corneel Maria Albert | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2013-04-30 |
| VERVINCKT, Bart Henk Margriet Maria | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2021-03-31 |
| WALSHAM, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2011-05-27 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-19 | 2001-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.I. (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.