B.A.T (U.K. AND EXPORT) LIMITED

Active
Company number 00239762Private limited companyIncorporated 1929

Key figures

£175,915,000
Net assets 2024

† B.A.T (U.K. AND EXPORT) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

B.A.T (U.K. AND EXPORT) LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 12000

Where the company stands among the 102 active companies whose first SIC code is 12000 (Manufacture of tobacco products).

Net assets£175,915,000
Higher than 99% · median £19,500
Total assets£175,915,000
Higher than 99% · median £71,544
Cash£3,802,000
Higher than 85% · median £42,020
Company age97.5 years
Older than 98% · median 7.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. B.A.T. CHINA LIMITED£180.1m
  2. B.A.T (U.K. AND EXPORT) LIMITED£175.9m
  3. PHILIP MORRIS EGYPT HOLDINGS LIMITED£79.7m
  4. GAWITH HOGGARTH & CO.,LIMITED£14m
  5. REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED£13.5m
  6. VB GLOBAL BRANDS LTD£13m
  7. RITMEESTER CIGARS UK LIMITED£7.8m
  8. BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO (MAURITIUS) P L C£5.4m
  9. GAWITH HOGGARTH TOBACCO TRADING LIMITED£3.1m
  10. ECO VAPE LIMITED£2.2m

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 102. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: B.A.T (U.K. AND EXPORT) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

B.A.T (U.K. AND EXPORT) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00239762. It was incorporated on 24 May 1929. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (WC2R). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of tobacco products (12000).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £60,012,000. Net assets were £175,915,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,802,000.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 102 active companies whose first SIC code is 12000: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £19,500). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £71,544). By cash it ranks higher than 85% of them (median £42,020). It is older than 98% of them (median age 7.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly plastics, wood. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 29 days to pay suppliers, and 7% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024
2024 †
Profit for the year60,012,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,802,000
Total assets175,915,000
Total liabilities—
Net assets / total equity175,915,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2021 – 31 Dec 2021
Average time taken to pay invoices
29 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
7%
Standard payment terms
0–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 53%
  • 31 to 60 days 47%
  • After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (6)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2021
43
81%
13%
31 Dec 2020
36
56%
18%
30 Jun 2020
35
44%
21%
31 Dec 2019
31
54%
31%
30 Jun 2019
34
47%
28%
31 Dec 2018
33
46%
21%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements2
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently September 2025. Main goods: furniture and lighting.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently December 2025. Main goods: plastics and wood.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £175.9m
  3. British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.