BENCE ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4m
-33.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.2m
-5.2% vs 2024
Employees
37
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£93k
-82.4% lowest 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 | £14,976,749 | £14,510,174 | £15,893,102 | +9.5% | |
| Operating profit | £864,018 | £607,816 | £171,389 | -71.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £768,609 | £524,965 | £92,638 | -82.4% | |
| Net profit | £563,809 | £388,840 | £58,473 | -85% | |
| Cash | £2,114,266 | £2,052,784 | £1,357,557 | -33.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,515,751 | £4,531,586 | £4,174,213 | -7.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,234,177 | £3,413,017 | £3,235,803 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £3,234,177 | £3,413,017 | £3,235,803 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 35 | 37 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | £1,017,482 | £1,037,171 | £1,191,930 | +14.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £70,000 | £80,000 | £81,000 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 | 0% |
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 | 5.8% | 4.2% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 2.7% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.1% | 13.4% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.3% | 51.2% | 52.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.06x | 2.05x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | 8.26x | 6.08x | 2.09x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the year end, the group has net assets of £3,235,803 (2024 - £3,413,017). The directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts for the group for more than 12 months... the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BENCE ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED · parent
- Dramco Limited 50.1%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERTON-HAINES, Elaine | Secretary | 2016-03-30 | — | — |
| BENCE, Christopher George | Director | 2013-10-08 | Oct 1950 | British |
| BENCE, Paul Christopher | Director | 2013-10-08 | Jul 1979 | British |
| COOMBES, Carlwyn Jon | Director | 2013-10-08 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENSON, Terri Louise | Secretary | 2013-10-08 | 2016-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Christopher Bence | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-08-10 | Active |
| Mr Christopher George Bence | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-08-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-24 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-08-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.