BENE PLC
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Cash
£2.2M
+377% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£961K
+18.6% vs 2024
Employees
26
-10.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£231K
+969.6% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £11,928,983 | £12,241,508 | £21,455,306 | +75.3% | |
| Operating profit | £187,476 | -£19,932 | £227,658 | +1,242.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £184,956 | -£26,550 | £230,872 | +969.6% | |
| Net profit | £126,058 | -£18,314 | £150,628 | +922.5% | |
| Cash | £283,508 | £464,243 | £2,214,334 | +377% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,066,028 | £822,300 | £960,502 | +16.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,028,189 | £809,874 | £960,502 | +18.6% | |
| Equity | £1,028,189 | £809,874 | £960,502 | +18.6% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 29 | 26 | -10.3% | |
| Wages | £2,173,704 | £2,039,631 | £3,082,108 | +51.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £346,804 | £308,111 | £414,489 | +34.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | -0.2% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | -0.1% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | -2.4% | 23.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.0% | 76.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.15x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | 60.05x | -3.01x | 98.72x |
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
- BENE PLC 2004-03-17 → present
- BLACKSCO 34 PLC 2003-11-06 → 2004-03-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Balfour Sanson
- 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 entity'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
- “Global instability persisted, with the Ukrainian war entering its fifth year, continued conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Gaza, and renewed hostilities involving Iran, the US, and Israel.”
- “Environmental and domestic pressures including severe flooding early in the year and cold snaps that raised energy price caps and household costs further contributed to the difficult backdrop.”
- “The launch of COOMO in early 2026 and our new outdoor seating range, CASUAL.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISTRY, Nautam | Secretary | 2014-01-20 | — | — |
| BOWEN, Fergus Donovan Alastair | Director | 2020-04-14 | Aug 1963 | British |
| FRIED, Michael | Director | 2020-09-01 | Apr 1965 | Austrian |
| LOESCHENKOHL, Juergen | Director | 2013-10-23 | Sep 1977 | Austrian |
| MISTRY, Nautam | Director | 2015-08-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| REINELT, Susanne | Director | 2025-07-04 | Oct 1970 | Austrian |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Mark Paul | Secretary | 2003-11-06 | 2004-11-01 |
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-06 |
| HUGHES, Kevin | Secretary | 2004-05-01 | 2011-07-26 |
| SHEPPARD, Elizabeth Caroline | Secretary | 2011-07-26 | 2014-01-20 |
| BAILEY, Mark Paul | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2011-01-31 |
| BENE, Manfred | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2007-04-25 |
| BOWEN, Fergus Donovan Alastair | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2013-02-11 |
| BURT, Karen Elisabeth | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2015-07-03 |
| FELDT, Michael Bruno Wilhelm | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-10-23 |
| GAZZARD, Alan John | Director | 2013-10-23 | 2020-06-09 |
| GRANDL, Hubert | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2008-01-15 |
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-06 |
| HARTWELL, Gregory Bryan | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2013-10-23 |
| HUGHES, Kevin | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2011-07-26 |
| MAROUSCHEK, Roland | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2011-07-26 |
| RONAN, Darren James | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2013-03-08 |
| SHEPPARD, Elizabeth | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2014-01-20 |
| WIEGMANN, Frank | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2013-02-01 |
| ZEHETGRUBER, Martin | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2025-07-04 |
| ZEHETGRUBER, Martin | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Fergus Donovan Alastair Bowen | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-06-10 | Active |
| Dr Martin Leopold Bartenstein | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-18 | Active |
| Mr Alan Gazzard | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2020-06-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2021-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-02 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2021-10-29 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2021-07-14 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.