BUNZL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£380m
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£253k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£109,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£109,000 | -£253,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£109,000 | -£224,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £380,511,000 | £380,287,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £380,511,000 | £380,287,000 | — | |
| Equity | £380,511,000 | £380,287,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 11 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.76x | 3.94x |
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
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered each of these matters, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BUNZL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Chef Leasing Limited 100%
- Nisbets Limited 100%
- Nisbets Australia Pty Limited 75%
- Nisbets New Zealand Limited 75%
- Nisbets India Private Limited 99.9%
Significant events
- “On 23 May 2024 the Company acquired 100.0% of the share capital of Nisbets Limited and Chef Leasing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| ETHELSTON, William Frederick | Director | 2024-05-23 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HILL, Laurence Walter | Director | 2024-05-23 | Oct 1980 | British |
| HOWES, Richard David | Director | 2024-02-20 | Sep 1969 | British |
| NISBET, Andrew | Director | 2024-05-23 | Aug 1960 | British |
| STOKES, Dale David | Director | 2024-05-23 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel | Secretary | 2024-02-20 | 2025-09-01 |
| BURROWS, Ian Bryan | Director | 2024-02-20 | 2024-05-23 |
| JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel | Director | 2024-02-20 | 2024-05-23 |
| SEPHTON, Peter Charles | Director | 2024-05-23 | 2026-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunzl Holding Gtl Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 31 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-09-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-09-04 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-10 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.