ARTHUR BRANWELL & CO. LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
ARTHUR BRANWELL & CO. LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 82990Where the company stands among the 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 160,475. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ARTHUR BRANWELL & CO. LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ARTHUR BRANWELL & CO. LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00079908. It was incorporated on 3 Feb 1904. Its status is active. The registered office is in Epping (CM16). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files group accounts. Profit for the year was £1,843,363. Net assets were £9,585,910, up 21.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,982. Total assets were £21,925,706 and total liabilities £11,186,350. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £13,199). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £59,905). By cash it ranks lower than 78% of them (median £26,648). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 10.2 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly glues and enzymes, gums and resins, fats and oils. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly gums and resins, plastics, fats and oils.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 6 of 19 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year | -204,742 | 727,530 | 704,693 | 988,014 | 1,843,363 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 41,453 | 412,925 | 31,718 | 2,877 | 2,982 |
| Total assets | 13,162,480 | 15,454,480 | 14,839,239 | 14,986,083 | 21,925,706 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | 11,186,350 |
| Net assets / total equity | 6,541,873 | 7,049,403 | 7,404,096 | 7,903,797 | 9,585,910 |
| Average number of employees | 42 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 1 |
| Average pay (per year) | 64,925 | 72,207 | 77,813 | 90,735 | — |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The principal activity of the group continued to be that of trading and processing of natural gums, commodities, and related products.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: glues and enzymes, gums and resins, fats and oils, plastics and vegetable and fruit preparations.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: gums and resins, plastics, fats and oils, vegetable and fruit preparations and cocoa and chocolate.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
19 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £9.6m, 1 employee
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £7.9m, 49 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £7.4m, 48 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £7m, 49 employees
- William James KENNY resignedDirector
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £6.5m, 42 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £6m, 39 employees
- William Henry DENYER resignedDirector
Earlier events (11)
- Mr Richard James Kenny registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Christopher James Bolton registered as a person with significant control
- Martin Charles WALSH resignedSecretary
- Nigel DAY appointedSecretary
- Christopher James BOLTON resignedSecretary
- Martin Charles WALSH appointedSecretary
- Peter LAWSON resignedDirector
- Christopher James BOLTON appointedDirector
- Colin Lindsay COOPER appointedDirector
- Richard James KENNY appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.