BUSBY PARTNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
-11.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5.4M
+0.2% vs 2023
Employees
116
-0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+19% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,258,687 | £8,061,914 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,192,649 | £1,301,153 | +9.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,186,034 | £1,410,944 | +19% | |
| Net profit | £852,727 | £1,010,351 | +18.5% | |
| Cash | £1,495,328 | £1,324,969 | -11.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,346,927 | £7,219,452 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,350,109 | £5,362,960 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £5,350,109 | £5,362,960 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 116 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £2,896,827 | £3,083,584 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £25,149 | £29,152 | +15.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.4% | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.54x | 2.55x | |
| Interest cover | 22.21x | 26.50x |
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
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUSBY, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2007-09-04 | — | British |
| BUSBY, John Whiston George | Director | 2007-09-04 | May 1937 | British |
| BUSBY, Nicola Jane | Director | 2026-03-18 | Feb 1968 | British |
| BUSBY, Phillip Charles | Director | 2007-09-04 | May 1968 | British |
| BUSBY, Robert John | Director | 2007-09-04 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BUSBY, Sarah Jean | Director | 2026-03-18 | Nov 1972 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Whiston George Busby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Robert John Busby | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Phillip Charles Busby | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.