BERWALD LTD

Active
Company number 03454039Private limited companyIncorporated 1997
⚠ Confirmation statement overdue. It was due on 5 Nov 2026.

Key figures

£1,660,751-3.6%
Net assets 2025/26
+3.5%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2025/26
0500 k1 m1.5 m2 m2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, BERWALD LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 47791

Where the company stands among the 1,994 active companies whose first SIC code is 47791 (Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores).

Net assets£1,660,751
Higher than 95% · median £11,956
Total assets£1,748,034
Higher than 94% · median £63,401
Cash£7,110
Lower than 65% · median £18,494
Employees2
Higher than 65% · median 1
Company age29.0 years
Older than 92% · median 7.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. EUROPEAN MASTER PICTURES LIMITED£75.5m
  2. A. & J. SPEELMAN LIMITED£53m
  3. SAM FOGG LTD£39.7m
  4. WARTSKI LIMITED£22.6m
  5. SOBELL HOUSE HOSPICE CHARITY LIMITED£15m
  6. STANLEY GIBBONS BALDWINS LIMITED£13.3m
  7. RONALD PHILLIPS LIMITED£12.2m
  8. SOVEREIGN RARITIES LIMITED£10.3m
  9. SIFTON PRAED AND COMPANY LIMITED£10.1m
  10. PATRICK MOORHEAD ANTIQUES LTD£10m

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 1,994. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BERWALD LTD

What kind of company is it?

BERWALD LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03454039. It was incorporated on 23 Oct 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dorking (RH4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores (47791).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 30 Jun 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £1,660,751, down 3.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,110. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,994 active companies whose first SIC code is 47791: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £11,956). By total assets it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £63,401). By cash it ranks lower than 65% of them (median £18,494). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 92% of them (median age 7.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly art and antiques. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly art and antiques.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2019/20–2025/26
2020/212021/222023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand276,042108,62536,04845,3927,110
Total assets2,186,1132,180,9422,114,9852,082,4261,748,034
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity1,532,1021,642,7761,762,6691,723,0981,660,751
Average number of employees22222

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: art and antiques.

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

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

18 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £1.7m, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £1.7m, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1.8m, 2 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £1.6m, 2 employees
  5. Rosalind BERWALD resignedDirector
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £1.5m, 2 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £1.4m, 2 employees
  8. Name changed to BERWALD LTDPreviously BERWALD ORIENTAL ART LTD
Earlier events (10)
  1. Susan Margreet GROOT appointedDirector
  2. John Raymond Berwald registered as a person with significant control
  3. WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  4. WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  5. John Raymond BERWALD appointedSecretary
  6. John Raymond BERWALD appointedDirector
  7. WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  8. Rosalind BERWALD appointedDirector
  9. WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  10. 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.