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Beechfield brands ltd
Registration Number
02953704Incorporation Date
28/07/1994Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Silverpoint Moor Street, Bury, Lancashire. BL9 5AQ
Website
www.beechfieldbrands.comAudit Fees
£24,000Secretary
Ms Shelley Jayne McHugh
Directors
Active
Mr Timothy Robert Densem (54 yrs)
Active
Mr Roger McHugh (57 yrs)
Proposed Year |
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Period Ending | 31-Dec-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Total Sales (£000) | 35154 | 42809 | 53349 | 60278 | 69673 |
Directors Fees | 131 | 66 | 241 | 222 | 266 |
Gross Profits | 9191 | 11248 | 12220 | 14543 | 16810 |
Value Added | 7975 | 9741 | 9629 | 10479 | 13342 |
Trading Profit | 5603 | 6884 | 6584 | 6761 | 9435 |
Depreciation | 111 | 112 | 102 | 123 | |
Non-Trading Income | 1 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 0 |
Total Interest Charges | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Pre-tax Profit | 5479 | 6761 | 6472 | 6786 | 9274 |
Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 2656 | 3610 | 2434 | 5130 | 4072 |
Fixed Assets | 1356 | 1285 | 1245 | 1392 | 1670 |
Intangibles | 0 | 287 | 398 | 0 | 0 |
Intermediate Assets | 1 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 61 |
Stocks | 9596 | 12113 | 21911 | 17815 | 20592 |
Debtors | 2837 | 3492 | 529 | 90 | 104 |
Cash or Equivalent | 9835 | 10993 | 7226 | 19363 | 21736 |
Total Current Assets | 22268 | 26598 | 29666 | 37268 | 42432 |
Creditors | 1680 | 2523 | 2839 | 3642 | 4841 |
Short Term Borrowing | 522 | 44 | 517 | 499 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 1416 | 2001 | 1904 | 3397 | 4076 |
Total Current Liabilities | 3618 | 4568 | 5260 | 7538 | 8917 |
Net Current Assets | 18650 | 22030 | 24406 | 29730 | 33515 |
Shareholders Funds | 20000 | 23610 | 26044 | 31174 | 35246 |
Total Loan Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Capital Employed | 8 | 42 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
Total Capital Employed | 20008 | 23652 | 26100 | 31174 | 35246 |
Pretax Profit Margin % | 15.59 | 15.79 | 12.13 | 11.26 | 13.31 |
Sales Growth % | -11 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 16 |
Pretax Profit Growth % | -14 | 23 | -4 | 5 | 36.66 |
Debtor Ratio Days | 29 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0.543481867348 |
Creditor Ratio Days | 17 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25.2918345001493 |
Stock Turnover | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.3835531855178 |
Sales £000 / Employee | 837 | 996 | 1111 | 957 | 1052.47301587302 |
Value Added £000/Empl. | 190 | 227 | 201 | 166 | 201.543627433492 |
Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 56 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 59.015873015873 |
Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 2372 | 2857 | 3045 | 3718 | 3906.79570376202 |
Employees | 42 | 43 | 48 | 63 | 66.1990665242085 |
Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 21 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart lies above the scale indicating financial strength, well above the industry average.
- The Plimsoll Chart is falling though its height is ok.
- Total Sales have increased by 13.0% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 2.9%.
- The company lies an excellent 3rd in terms of Pretax Profits in this industry. Up 3 places from last year.
- Sales per Employee is £957,000 which is well above the industry average of £289,000.
- The average salary is £59,000 which is well above the industry average of £43,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 11.3% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.4%.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year
- The company is among the Top 6 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 21 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 27 Leaders in Efficiency.
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
- The company is among the Top 182 companies listed under the Pretax Profits category (see section 3.2c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £60.3m sales and made £6.8m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £69.7m and profits would rise to £9.3m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- ADD £60.3m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE PRICE
- 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-20 | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 29-Dec-24 |
Total Sales (£000) | 35154 | 42809 | 53349 | 60278 | 69673 |
Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 5479 | 6761 | 6472 | 6786 | 9274 |
Total Value (£000) | 41905 | 51418 | 57749 | 53648 | 70192 |
Asset Value (£000) | 13790 | 17228 | 24134 | 19348 | 22427 |
Goodwill (£000) | 28115 | 34190 | 33615 | 34300 | 47765 |
Liabilities (£000) | 6209 | 6383 | 1910 | 11825 | 12819 |
Equity Value (£000) | 48114 | 57801 | 59659 | 65473 | 83011 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
BEECHFIELD BRANDS HOLDINGS LTD (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
BEECHFIELD BRANDS EUROPE B.V.
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 31 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1)
The total value of the company is currently £53.6m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 21% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 31% if the proposed business plan was followed.
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