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Oliver bonas ltd
Registration Number
03799350Incorporation Date
01/07/1999Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Unit F, Davis Road Industrial Park, Chessington, Surrey. KT9 1TQ
Website
www.oliverbonas.comAudit Fees
£57,000Secretary
Mr Timothy Hollidge
Directors
Active
Mr Timothy Hollidge (59 yrs)
Active
Mr Oliver Tress (58 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 92882 | 115031 | 135783 | 150285 | 169546 |
| Directors Fees | 47 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 58 |
| Gross Profits | 46711 | 61336 | 74439 | 83283 | 93957 |
| Value Added | 33789 | 40583 | 47219 | 51471 | 56435 |
| Trading Profit | 10071 | 11694 | 12715 | 12571 | 16542 |
| Depreciation | 2373 | 2410 | 3763 | 4369 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 81 | 153 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 211 | 218 | 394 | 476 | 571 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 7487 | 9066 | 8639 | 7879 | 10728 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 5857 | 6158 | 5457 | 2345 | 4727 |
| Fixed Assets | 13190 | 16750 | 20440 | 25247 | 30296 |
| Intangibles | 303 | 662 | 1233 | 1622 | 1946 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 15087 | 18747 | 17412 | 24664 | 27825 |
| Debtors | 171 | 854 | 318 | 340 | 384 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 12849 | 13399 | 18141 | 22769 | 22074 |
| Total Current Assets | 28107 | 33000 | 35871 | 47773 | 50283 |
| Creditors | 8524 | 11121 | 9019 | 10117 | 13126 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 0 | 406 | 774 | 6097 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 15937 | 14401 | 17215 | 23638 | 28366 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 24461 | 25928 | 27008 | 39852 | 41492 |
| Net Current Assets | 3646 | 7072 | 8863 | 7921 | 8791 |
| Shareholders Funds | 13255 | 19413 | 24870 | 27215 | 31942 |
| Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 3883 | 5070 | 5666 | 7576 | 9091 |
| Total Capital Employed | 17138 | 24483 | 30536 | 34791 | 41033 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 8.06 | 7.88 | 6.36 | 5.24 | 6.33 |
| Sales Growth % | 35 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 13 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 468 | 21 | -5 | -9 | 36.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.8235020128423 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 33 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 28.1796333632764 |
| Stock Turnover | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6.0932938696075 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 83 | 75 | 87 | 89 | 98.1671615201901 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 30 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32.6780544296468 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23.0997624703088 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 23718 | 28889 | 34504 | 38900 | 39893.2897862233 |
| Employees | 1121 | 1537 | 1553 | 1684 | 1727 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is falling though its height is ok.
- Total Sales have increased by 10.7% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 2.2%.
- The company lies an excellent 2nd in terms of Total Sales in this industry.
- Gross Profit Margin is 55.4% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 47.7%.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently suffered a fall in sales growth (%) over the last 4 years along with 9 other companies.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 5.2% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.3%.
- Shareholders received £3.7m in dividends this year, over 47% of the pretax profits of the company.
- Formal debt of the company has increased by £5.3m, a rise of 688%.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year.
- The company is among the Top 3 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
- The company is among the Top 10 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 60 companies listed under the Gross Profits category (see section 3.1c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £150m sales and made £7.9m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £170m and profits would rise to £10.7m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £150m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high

Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 92882 | 115031 | 135783 | 150285 | 169546 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 7487 | 9066 | 8639 | 7879 | 10728 |
| Total Value (£000) | 67476 | 83653 | 84403 | 93123 | 117236 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 28751 | 37013 | 39403 | 51873 | 60451 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 38725 | 46640 | 45000 | 41250 | 56785 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -15495 | -17599 | -14533 | -24659 | -28509 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 51981 | 66054 | 69870 | 68464 | 88727 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
MR OLIVER JAMES MARK TRESS (60.0%)
MR TIMOTHY RICHARD NAUNTON HOLLIDGE (40.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
OLIVER BONAS (IRELAND) LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 27 years.
The number of shareholders is low (2).
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £93.1m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 13% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 26% if the proposed business plan was followed.
The proposed plan would improve the overall financial strength of the company by 15%.
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