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stephenson group ltd Company Information

Company Number

00068499

Next Accounts

Jun 2025

Directors

Thomas Bentley

John Story

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Shareholders

thos bentley & son ltd

thomas richard bentley

Group Structure

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Industry

Manufacture of soap and detergents

Registered Address

brookfoot house, low lane horsforth, leeds, west yorkshire, LS18 5PU

Website

http://www.stephensonpersonalcare.com

stephenson group ltd Estimated Valuation

£31.8m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STEPHENSON GROUP LTD at £31.8m based on a Turnover of £27m and 1.18x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Stephenson Group Ltd is a live company located in leeds, LS18 5PU with a Companies House number of 00068499. It operates in the manufacture of soap and detergents sector, SIC Code 20411. Founded in December 1900, it's largest shareholder is thos bentley & son ltd with a 100% stake. Stephenson Group Ltd is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £27m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Stephenson Group Ltd a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

6 Strong

4 Regular

2 Weak

Size

annual sales of £27m, make it in line with the average company (£29.5m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (4.2%)

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Stephenson Group Ltd's latest turnover from September 2023 is £27 million and the company has net assets of £9.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Stephenson Group Ltd has 103 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Oct 2015	Oct 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Turnover	26,970,701	34,790,552	34,872,457	26,354,062	24,010,593	24,963,231	23,778,910	18,581,927	18,010,570	20,723,931	20,088,470	19,415,218	18,465,220	15,890,320	15,702,409
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	16,616,105	22,177,460	21,234,176	16,011,247	15,422,069	17,546,486	16,817,010	12,012,496	11,667,172	14,191,245	14,380,836	14,426,425	13,498,402	11,078,571	11,058,913
Gross Profit	10,354,596	12,613,092	13,638,281	10,342,815	8,588,524	7,416,745	6,961,900	6,569,431	6,343,398	6,532,686	5,707,634	4,988,793	4,966,818	4,811,749	4,643,496
Admin Expenses	7,861,616	8,931,801	9,203,289	7,332,179	7,072,327	5,997,592	5,916,396	5,663,082	5,489,775	6,070,111	5,335,490	4,722,653	4,729,935	4,553,684	4,522,714
Operating Profit	2,492,980	3,681,291	4,434,992	3,010,636	1,516,197	1,419,153	1,045,504	906,349	853,623	462,575	372,144	266,140	236,883	258,065	120,782
Interest Payable	92,000	72,000	63,000	74,000	85,000	99,973	7,710	32,576	41,407	62,328	45,873	49,800	327,799	21,034	56,109
Interest Receivable													260,000	29
Pre-Tax Profit	2,400,980	3,609,291	4,371,992	2,986,636	2,544,598	1,319,180	933,794	3,917,271	980,910	887,624	341,271	200,340	169,084	221,060	20,673
Tax	-368,457	-650,854	-697,058	-314,116	-170,167	-141,913	-83,080	-51,419	-84,729	-176,137	24,192	-9,175	-41,132	47,845	-13,178
Profit After Tax	2,032,523	2,958,437	3,674,934	2,672,520	2,374,431	1,177,267	850,714	3,865,852	896,181	711,487	365,463	191,165	127,952	268,905	7,495
Dividends Paid	1,260,000	1,320,000	1,854,000	1,058,000	1,340,850	683,000	577,210	2,444,500	381,500
Retained Profit	772,523	1,638,437	1,820,934	1,614,520	1,033,581	494,267	273,504	1,421,352	514,681	711,487	365,463	191,165	127,952	268,905	7,495
Employee Costs	4,096,843	5,222,423	5,198,226	4,292,601	4,028,486	3,753,434	3,656,218	3,695,551	3,304,686	3,168,630	3,022,148	2,852,989	2,594,552	2,423,672	2,417,308
Number Of Employees	103	113	111	95	93	90	84	82	78	74	73	74	71	59	67
EBITDA*	2,987,078	4,060,409	4,769,221	3,285,118	1,744,976	1,689,724	1,293,617	1,118,820	1,026,983	624,797	506,953	381,157	346,006	433,096	445,742

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Oct 2015	Oct 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Tangible Assets	3,644,697	4,116,800	3,439,834	2,047,683	1,660,428	1,120,489	1,166,862	1,077,105	917,167	628,653	507,168	460,930	435,440	314,003	699,106
Intangible Assets			2,500	32,500	62,500	92,500	122,500	150,000						10,334
Investments & Other
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	3,644,697	4,116,800	3,442,334	2,080,183	1,722,928	1,212,989	1,289,362	1,227,105	917,167	628,653	507,168	460,930	435,440	324,337	699,106
Stock & work in progress	3,501,031	5,193,175	4,020,187	2,569,751	1,655,630	1,797,151	1,788,959	1,846,942	1,696,734	1,349,882	1,526,431	1,505,004	1,500,836	1,037,435	982,898
Trade Debtors	6,015,063	6,863,075	5,766,210	4,821,523	4,391,940	4,842,122	4,164,440	3,291,364	2,938,418	3,322,050	3,262,711	2,786,100	2,456,991	2,295,165	2,084,947
Group Debtors	522,073	484,566	343,580	297,235	268,185	101,048	150,846	117,926	753,236	636,536	512,564	374,790	317,406	301,730	275,748
Misc Debtors	619,656	805,019	1,320,457	1,006,322	978,821	748,000	933,957	1,980,678	1,039,719	322,826	300,437	265,862	196,326	266,302	232,802
Cash	2,461,852	2,284,284	3,362,852	2,384,888	2,194,818	1,974,034	1,450,959	951,340	132,997	1,038,727	754,830	212,962	186,434	354,738	2,997
misc current assets
total current assets	13,119,675	15,630,119	14,813,286	11,079,719	9,489,394	9,462,355	8,489,161	8,188,250	6,561,104	6,670,021	6,356,973	5,144,718	4,657,993	4,255,370	3,579,392
total assets	16,764,372	19,746,919	18,255,620	13,159,902	11,212,322	10,675,344	9,778,523	9,415,355	7,478,271	7,298,674	6,864,141	5,605,648	5,093,433	4,579,707	4,278,498
Bank overdraft										938,371	1,096,856	985,215	753,270	601,920	717,742
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	3,097,673	5,737,130	4,532,874	2,695,690	2,343,481	3,178,290	2,718,714	2,161,765	2,270,197	2,294,914	2,441,682	2,059,736	1,949,843	1,609,443	1,442,695
Group/Directors Accounts	1,684		1,012	85,381
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments														4,665	39,703
other current liabilities	1,338,859	1,966,702	2,950,587	1,554,529	1,545,627	1,355,262	1,158,773	1,431,353	947,373	931,434	832,351	321,908	288,296	369,847	312,785
total current liabilities	4,438,216	7,703,832	7,484,473	4,335,600	3,889,108	4,533,552	3,877,487	3,593,118	3,217,570	4,164,719	4,370,889	3,366,859	2,991,409	2,585,875	2,512,925
loans
hp & lease commitments															28,006
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	689,866	776,070	389,067	280,229	191,031	104,720	119,681	121,446	88,882	18,217
total long term liabilities	2,534,866	2,830,070	4,095,067	4,175,229	4,209,031	3,013,720	3,675,681	4,360,446	3,320,882	2,235,017	2,052,000	1,773,600	1,455,200	1,745,110	1,190,096
total liabilities	6,973,082	10,533,902	11,579,540	8,510,829	8,098,139	7,547,272	7,553,168	7,953,564	6,538,452	6,399,736	6,422,889	5,140,459	4,446,609	4,330,985	3,703,021
net assets	9,791,290	9,213,017	6,676,080	4,649,073	3,114,183	3,128,072	2,225,355	1,461,791	939,819	898,938	441,252	465,189	646,824	248,722	575,477
total shareholders funds	9,791,290	9,213,017	6,676,080	4,649,073	3,114,183	3,128,072	2,225,355	1,461,791	939,819	898,938	441,252	465,189	646,824	248,722	575,477

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Sep 2021	Sep 2020	Sep 2019	Sep 2018	Sep 2017	Oct 2016	Oct 2015	Oct 2014	Sep 2013	Sep 2012	Sep 2011	Sep 2010	Sep 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	2,492,980	3,681,291	4,434,992	3,010,636	1,516,197	1,419,153	1,045,504	906,349	853,623	462,575	372,144	266,140	236,883	258,065	120,782
Depreciation	494,098	376,618	304,229	244,482	198,779	240,571	220,613	212,471	173,360	162,222	134,809	115,017	98,789	164,697	324,960
Amortisation		2,500	30,000	30,000	30,000	30,000	27,500						10,334	10,334
Tax	-368,457	-650,854	-697,058	-314,116	-170,167	-141,913	-83,080	-51,419	-84,729	-176,137	24,192	-9,175	-41,132	47,845	-13,178
Stock	-1,692,144	1,172,988	1,450,436	914,121	-141,521	8,192	-57,983	150,208	346,852	-176,549	21,427	4,168	463,401	54,537	982,898
Debtors	-995,868	722,413	1,305,167	486,134	-52,224	441,927	-140,725	658,595	449,961	205,700	648,960	456,029	107,526	269,700	2,593,497
Creditors	-2,639,457	1,204,256	1,837,184	352,209	-834,809	459,576	556,949	-108,432	-24,717	-146,768	381,946	109,893	340,400	166,748	1,442,695
Accruals and Deferred Income	-627,843	-983,885	1,396,058	8,902	190,365	196,489	-272,580	483,980	15,939	99,083	510,443	33,612	-81,551	57,062	312,785
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-86,204	387,003	108,838	89,198	86,311	-14,961	-1,765	32,564	70,665	18,217
Cash flow from operations	1,953,129	2,121,528	4,658,640	2,021,056	1,210,421	1,738,796	1,691,849	666,710	207,328	390,041	753,147	55,290	-7,204	380,514	-1,388,351
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-21,995	-1,053,584	-1,696,380	-631,737	-738,718	-194,198	-310,370	-522,409	-461,874	-283,707	-181,047	-140,507	-220,226	199,738	-1,024,066
Change in Investments
cash flow from investments	-21,995	-1,053,584	-1,696,380	-631,737	-738,718	-194,198	-310,370	-522,409	-461,874	-283,707	-181,047	-140,507	-220,226	199,738	-1,024,066
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts	1,684	-1,012	-84,369	85,381
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments													-4,665	-63,044	67,709
other long term liabilities
share issue	-194,250	898,500	206,073	-79,630	-1,047,470	408,450	490,060	-899,380	-473,800	-253,801	-389,400	-372,800	270,150	-595,660	567,982
interest	-92,000	-72,000	-63,000	-74,000	-85,000	-99,973	-7,710	-32,576	-41,407	-62,328	-45,873	-49,800	-67,799	-21,005	-56,109
cash flow from financing	-284,566	825,488	58,704	-68,249	-1,132,470	308,477	482,350	-931,956	-515,207	-316,129	-435,273	-422,600	197,686	-679,709	579,582
cash and cash equivalents
cash	177,568	-1,078,568	977,964	190,070	220,784	523,075	499,619	818,343	-905,730	283,897	541,868	26,528	-168,304	351,741	2,997
overdraft									-938,371	-158,485	111,641	231,945	151,350	-115,822	717,742
change in cash	177,568	-1,078,568	977,964	190,070	220,784	523,075	499,619	818,343	32,641	442,382	430,227	-205,417	-319,654	467,563	-714,745

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Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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STEPHENSON GROUP LTD group structure

Stephenson Group Ltd has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED

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1 parent

STEPHENSON GROUP LTD

00068499

1 subsidiary

STEPHENSON TEXTILES LIMITED

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STEPHENSON GROUP LTD Shareholders

thos bentley & son ltd	100%
thomas richard bentley	0%

Stephenson Group Ltd currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Thomas Bentley (May 1992) and Mr John Story (Apr 1997).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Thomas Bentley	United Kingdom	81 years	May 1992	-	Director
Mr John Story	United Kingdom	61 years	Apr 1997	-	Director
Mr Thomas Bentley		54 years	Apr 1999	-	Director
Mr Morgan Morris		53 years	Apr 2006	-	Director
Mr Robert Carr		51 years	Sep 2014	-	Director
Ms Lisa Flannery	United Kingdom	60 years	Dec 2018	-	Director
Ms Lucy Bilbrough		38 years	Jan 2023	-	Director
Ms Sarah Bradley		51 years	Jan 2024	-	Director

P&L

September 2023

turnover

27m

-22%

operating profit

2.5m

-32%

gross margin

38.4%

+5.9%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

September 2023

net assets

9.8m

+0.06%

total assets

16.8m

-0.15%

cash

2.5m

+0.08%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00068499

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

20411 - Manufacture of soap and detergents

incorporation date

December 1900

ultimate parent company

THOS. BENTLEY & SON LIMITED

previous names

stephenson bros. limited (April 1988)

address

brookfoot house, low lane horsforth, leeds, west yorkshire, LS18 5PU

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