Drew Brady & Co. Limited

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drew brady & co. limited Company Information

Live

MatureLargeLow

Company Number

00429464

Next Accounts

Jan 2026

Industry

Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Directors

Vimal Ruia

Shane Doughty

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Shareholders

ruia group ltd

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

kearsley mill, stoneclough, radcliffe, manchester, M26 1RH

Website

http://ruia.co.uk

drew brady & co. limited Estimated Valuation

£65.2m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DREW BRADY & CO. LIMITED at £65.2m based on an EBITDA of £8.1m and a 8.05x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Drew Brady & Co. Limited is a live company located in manchester, M26 1RH with a Companies House number of 00429464. It operates in the wholesale of clothing and footwear sector, SIC Code 46420. Founded in February 1947, it's largest shareholder is ruia group ltd with a 100% stake. Drew Brady & Co. Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £32.5m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Drew Brady & Co. Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

6 Strong

2 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £32.5m, make it larger than the average company (£17.2m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.4%)

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Drew Brady & Co. Limited's latest turnover from April 2024 is £32.5 million and the company has net assets of £20.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Drew Brady & Co. Limited has 94 employees and maintains cash reserves of £49.1 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Apr 2024	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2021	Apr 2020	Apr 2019	Apr 2018	Apr 2017	Apr 2016	Apr 2015	Apr 2014	Apr 2013	Apr 2012	Apr 2011	Apr 2010
Turnover	32,517,369	33,178,607	31,684,703	31,381,815	26,167,692	26,150,012	24,534,243	21,304,186	19,335,911	19,603,141	21,329,533	19,828,215	20,728,185	17,417,838	12,349,857
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	18,611,535	19,688,192	18,544,466	19,155,923	16,740,797	16,658,335	14,987,958	12,970,072	12,310,517	12,233,932	13,468,686	12,331,513	12,482,676	12,173,972	8,609,124
Gross Profit	13,905,834	13,490,415	13,140,237	12,225,892	9,426,895	9,491,677	9,546,285	8,334,114	7,025,394	7,369,209	7,860,847	7,496,702	8,245,509	5,243,866	3,740,733
Admin Expenses	5,955,007	5,598,773	5,416,479	5,874,728	5,024,441	4,726,101	4,407,787	4,031,903	4,053,670	4,079,513	5,019,430	4,882,660	4,747,422	2,834,564	2,516,747
Operating Profit	7,950,827	7,891,642	7,723,758	6,351,164	4,402,454	4,765,576	5,138,498	4,302,211	2,971,724	3,289,696	2,841,417	2,614,042	3,498,087	2,409,302	1,223,986
Interest Payable	5,088	13,670	171	1,359	1,068	7,086	2,063	3,300	6,601	149	608	71	26,823	997	1,176
Interest Receivable	50,621	49,856	9,466	10,482	11,372	14,126	14,502	26,431	28,187	29,427	42,642	35,370	3,601	7,225	0
Pre-Tax Profit	7,996,360	7,927,828	7,733,053	6,360,287	4,412,758	4,772,616	5,150,937	4,325,342	2,993,310	3,318,974	2,883,451	2,649,341	4,134,784	2,415,530	1,344,685
Tax	-1,784,448	-1,543,711	-1,323,446	-1,157,068	-777,620	-869,190	-1,010,524	-774,603	-528,089	-695,833	-667,880	-639,427	-898,723	-677,491	-347,300
Profit After Tax	6,211,912	6,384,117	6,409,607	5,203,219	3,635,138	3,903,426	4,140,413	3,550,739	2,465,221	2,623,141	2,215,571	2,009,914	3,236,061	1,738,039	997,385
Dividends Paid	7,500,000	5,000,000	7,500,000	0	0	1,400,000	2,000,000	3,000,000	1,500,000	2,650,000	1,500,000	1,000,000	2,000,000	2,100,000	0
Retained Profit	-1,288,088	1,384,117	-1,090,393	5,203,219	3,635,138	2,503,426	2,140,413	550,739	965,221	-26,859	715,571	1,009,914	1,236,061	-361,961	997,385
Employee Costs	3,209,625	3,030,468	2,928,018	2,900,108	2,613,516	2,480,383	2,538,869	2,341,293	2,203,697	2,257,761	2,317,945	2,069,638	1,877,279	1,262,967	1,127,097
Number Of Employees	94	90	92	97	91	86	91	93	92	90	90	83	78	53	51
EBITDA*	8,092,837	8,004,376	7,859,055	6,478,374	4,512,866	4,929,429	5,294,761	4,436,469	3,107,512	3,442,319	2,944,687	2,722,523	3,604,471	2,499,786	1,289,233

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Apr 2024	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2021	Apr 2020	Apr 2019	Apr 2018	Apr 2017	Apr 2016	Apr 2015	Apr 2014	Apr 2013	Apr 2012	Apr 2011	Apr 2010
Tangible Assets	332,831	240,267	241,870	247,618	204,375	267,024	321,874	259,887	308,892	352,222	181,422	222,463	245,958	240,455	105,244
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	2,617	138	0	0	3,310	0	0	0	0	100,000	262,500	232,500
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	332,831	240,267	241,870	250,235	204,513	267,024	321,874	263,197	308,892	352,222	181,422	222,463	345,958	502,955	337,744
Stock & work in progress	14,659,738	14,889,816	15,723,574	10,458,706	10,678,270	10,362,442	9,862,920	8,673,932	9,363,630	8,071,350	8,829,967	8,605,964	9,145,626	6,845,156	4,338,998
Trade Debtors	2,695,613	2,998,330	2,679,571	1,759,796	1,584,168	2,484,372	2,914,457	2,325,325	1,827,891	1,682,923	2,067,306	1,891,066	1,732,209	2,672,921	1,598,827
Group Debtors	5,416,187	6,283,904	3,888,622	11,313,026	2,942,201	1,369,651	1,936,976	0	476	0	0	0	0	0	578,456
Misc Debtors	439,202	387,474	426,881	457,959	554,985	484,226	494,515	1,807,819	1,477,955	1,566,012	566,755	511,170	218,860	191,220	138,039
Cash	49,061	172,176	965,061	368,033	3,534,595	837,150	378,231	463,947	26,019	33,993	22,832	14,247	50,510	401,832	23,636
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	23,259,801	24,731,700	23,683,709	24,357,520	19,294,219	15,537,841	15,587,099	13,271,023	12,695,971	11,354,278	11,486,860	11,022,447	11,147,205	10,111,129	6,677,956
total assets	23,592,632	24,971,967	23,925,579	24,607,755	19,498,732	15,804,865	15,908,973	13,534,220	13,004,863	11,706,500	11,668,282	11,244,910	11,493,163	10,614,084	7,015,700
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,092,786	1,275,805	2,449,845	1,183,140	3,515,409	3,963,389	1,859,655
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	357,304	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	759,267	577,006	840,596	1,346,531	359,069	653,373	666,643	678,319	662,361	420,950	622,158	662,538	325,215	691,506	552,722
Group/Directors Accounts	451,299	371,372	307,859	254,079	1,085,951	801,193	3,451,141	3,481,474	1,204,304	2,417,891	916,891	2,435,126	1,270,738	1,113,009	127,345
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	1,959,452	2,308,870	2,447,242	1,601,762	1,494,244	1,781,137	1,717,648	1,451,240	640,110	1,183,911	1,245,302	1,245,591	1,673,200	1,373,640	641,477
total current liabilities	3,170,018	3,257,248	3,595,697	3,202,372	3,296,568	3,235,703	5,835,432	5,611,033	5,599,561	5,298,557	5,234,196	5,526,395	6,784,562	7,141,544	3,181,199
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	11,595	15,612	14,892	0	0	2,136	9,941	0	32,854	716	0	0	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	11,595	15,612	14,892	0	0	2,136	9,941	0	32,854	716	0	0	0	0	0
total liabilities	3,181,613	3,272,860	3,610,589	3,202,372	3,296,568	3,237,839	5,845,373	5,611,033	5,632,415	5,299,273	5,234,196	5,526,395	6,784,562	7,141,544	3,181,199
net assets	20,411,019	21,699,107	20,314,990	21,405,383	16,202,164	12,567,026	10,063,600	7,923,187	7,372,448	6,407,227	6,434,086	5,718,515	4,708,601	3,472,540	3,834,501
total shareholders funds	20,411,019	21,699,107	20,314,990	21,405,383	16,202,164	12,567,026	10,063,600	7,923,187	7,372,448	6,407,227	6,434,086	5,718,515	4,708,601	3,472,540	3,834,501

	Apr 2024	Apr 2023	Apr 2022	Apr 2021	Apr 2020	Apr 2019	Apr 2018	Apr 2017	Apr 2016	Apr 2015	Apr 2014	Apr 2013	Apr 2012	Apr 2011	Apr 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	7,950,827	7,891,642	7,723,758	6,351,164	4,402,454	4,765,576	5,138,498	4,302,211	2,971,724	3,289,696	2,841,417	2,614,042	3,498,087	2,409,302	1,223,986
Depreciation	142,010	112,734	135,297	127,210	110,412	163,853	156,263	134,258	135,788	152,623	103,270	108,481	106,384	90,484	65,247
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	-1,784,448	-1,543,711	-1,323,446	-1,157,068	-777,620	-869,190	-1,010,524	-774,603	-528,089	-695,833	-667,880	-639,427	-898,723	-677,491	-347,300
Stock	-230,078	-833,758	5,264,868	-219,564	315,828	499,522	1,188,988	-689,698	1,292,280	-758,617	224,003	-539,662	2,300,470	2,506,158	4,338,998
Debtors	-1,118,706	2,674,634	-6,535,707	8,449,427	743,105	-1,007,699	1,212,804	826,822	57,387	614,874	231,825	451,167	-913,072	548,819	2,315,322
Creditors	182,261	-263,590	-505,935	987,462	-294,304	-13,270	-11,676	15,958	241,411	-201,208	-40,380	337,323	-366,291	138,784	552,722
Accruals and Deferred Income	-349,418	-138,372	845,480	107,518	-286,893	63,489	266,408	811,130	-543,801	-61,391	-289	-427,609	299,560	732,163	641,477
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-4,017	720	14,892	0	-2,136	-7,805	9,941	-32,854	32,138	716	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	7,485,999	4,218,547	8,160,885	-1,813,577	2,092,980	4,610,830	2,147,118	4,318,976	959,504	2,628,346	1,780,310	2,081,305	1,251,619	-361,735	-4,518,188
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-234,574	-111,131	-129,549	-170,453	-47,763	-109,003	-218,250	-85,253	-92,458	-323,423	-62,229	-84,986	-111,887	-225,695	-170,491
Change in Investments	0	0	-2,617	2,479	138	0	-3,310	3,310	0	0	0	-100,000	-162,500	30,000	232,500
cash flow from investments	-234,574	-111,131	-126,932	-172,932	-47,901	-109,003	-214,940	-88,563	-92,458	-323,423	-62,229	15,014	50,613	-255,695	-402,991
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	-357,304	357,304	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	79,927	63,513	53,780	-831,872	284,758	-2,649,948	-30,333	2,277,170	-1,213,587	1,501,000	-1,518,235	1,164,388	157,729	985,664	127,345
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,837,116
interest	45,533	36,186	9,295	9,123	10,304	7,040	12,439	23,131	21,586	29,278	42,034	35,299	-23,222	6,228	-1,176
cash flow from financing	125,460	99,699	63,075	-1,180,053	652,366	-2,642,908	-17,894	2,300,301	-1,192,001	1,530,278	-1,476,201	1,199,687	134,507	991,892	2,963,285
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-123,115	-792,885	597,028	-3,166,562	2,697,445	458,919	-85,716	437,928	-7,974	11,161	8,585	-36,263	-351,322	378,196	23,636
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3,092,786	1,816,981	-1,174,040	1,266,705	-2,332,269	-447,980	2,103,734	1,859,655
change in cash	-123,115	-792,885	597,028	-3,166,562	2,697,445	458,919	-85,716	3,530,714	-1,824,955	1,185,201	-1,258,120	2,296,006	96,658	-1,725,538	-1,836,019

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Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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DREW BRADY & CO. LIMITED group structure

Drew Brady & Co. Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

RUIA TRADING LIMITED

10482048

RUIA GROUP LIMITED

02858400

2 parents

DREW BRADY & CO. LIMITED

00429464

DREW BRADY & CO. LIMITED Shareholders

ruia group ltd

100%

Drew Brady & Co. Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Vimal Ruia (Aug 1992) and Mr Shane Doughty (May 2001).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Vimal Ruia		65 years	Aug 1992	-	Director
Mr Shane Doughty		52 years	May 2001	-	Director
Mr Sunil Ruia	England	63 years	Jun 2023	-	Director

P&L

April 2024

turnover

32.5m

-2%

operating profit

+1%

gross margin

42.8%

+5.18%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

April 2024

net assets

20.4m

-0.06%

total assets

23.6m

-0.06%

cash

49.1k

-0.72%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00429464

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

46420 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear

incorporation date

February 1947

ultimate parent company

RUIA TRADING LIMITED

previous names

drew, brady & co. limited (August 2003)

address

kearsley mill, stoneclough, radcliffe, manchester, M26 1RH

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