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Company Number

00976405

Directors

Nigel Bush

Benjamin Bush

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Shareholders

mr nigel arthur bush

simeon john disley & susan elizabeth bush & david john dawson

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Group Structure

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Industry

Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

 

Registered Address

station yard, horncastle, lincs, LN9 5AQ

b.a.bush & son limited Estimated Valuation

£27m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of B.A.BUSH & SON LIMITED at £27m based on a Turnover of £55.6m and 0.49x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

b.a.bush & son limited Estimated Valuation

£15.9m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of B.A.BUSH & SON LIMITED at £15.9m based on an EBITDA of £2.5m and a 6.34x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

b.a.bush & son limited Estimated Valuation

£35.6m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of B.A.BUSH & SON LIMITED at £35.6m based on Net Assets of £15m and 2.38x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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B.a.bush & Son Limited Overview

B.a.bush & Son Limited is a live company located in lincs, LN9 5AQ with a Companies House number of 00976405. It operates in the wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories sector, SIC Code 45310. Founded in April 1970, it's largest shareholder is mr nigel arthur bush with a 51% stake. B.a.bush & Son Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £55.6m with healthy growth in recent years.

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B.a.bush & Son Limited Health Check

Pomanda's financial health check has awarded B.A.Bush & Son Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Health Rating3out of 5
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4 Strong

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3 Regular

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5 Weak

size

Size

annual sales of £55.6m, make it larger than the average company (£16.8m)

£55.6m - B.a.bush & Son Limited

£16.8m - Industry AVG

growth

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 11%, show it is growing at a faster rate (9.4%)

11% - B.a.bush & Son Limited

9.4% - Industry AVG

production

Production

with a gross margin of 17.1%, this company has a higher cost of product (28.5%)

17.1% - B.a.bush & Son Limited

28.5% - Industry AVG

profitability

Profitability

an operating margin of 2.8% make it less profitable than the average company (5.4%)

2.8% - B.a.bush & Son Limited

5.4% - Industry AVG

employees

Employees

with 341 employees, this is above the industry average (52)

341 - B.a.bush & Son Limited

52 - Industry AVG

paystructure

Pay Structure

on an average salary of £34.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£37.8k)

£34.1k - B.a.bush & Son Limited

£37.8k - Industry AVG

efficiency

Efficiency

resulting in sales per employee of £162.9k, this is less efficient (£289.4k)

£162.9k - B.a.bush & Son Limited

£289.4k - Industry AVG

debtordays

Debtor Days

it gets paid by customers after 45 days, this is near the average (50 days)

45 days - B.a.bush & Son Limited

50 days - Industry AVG

creditordays

Creditor Days

its suppliers are paid after 86 days, this is slower than average (38 days)

86 days - B.a.bush & Son Limited

38 days - Industry AVG

stockdays

Stock Days

it holds stock equivalent to 88 days, this is in line with average (101 days)

88 days - B.a.bush & Son Limited

101 days - Industry AVG

cashbalance

Cash Balance

has cash to cover current liabilities for 1 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (9 weeks)

1 weeks - B.a.bush & Son Limited

9 weeks - Industry AVG

debtlevel

Debt Level

it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 56.8%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (50%)

56.8% - B.a.bush & Son Limited

50% - Industry AVG

B.A.BUSH & SON LIMITED financials

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B.A.Bush & Son Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £55.6 million and the company has net assets of £15 million. According to their latest financial statements, B.A.Bush & Son Limited has 341 employees and maintains cash reserves of £454 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies HousePomanda Estimates

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Turnover55,555,96953,309,26744,550,58540,164,40044,439,32741,117,60637,239,17530,099,69926,103,00726,580,80528,777,77324,104,15320,654,94119,158,82216,287,567
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales46,058,00944,985,16537,478,36934,809,41038,035,53635,127,76431,952,05425,316,36421,680,83222,157,93424,394,13020,303,26617,092,24513,931,04212,727,393
Gross Profit9,497,9608,324,1027,072,2165,354,9906,403,7915,989,8425,287,1214,783,3354,422,1754,422,8714,383,6433,800,8873,562,6965,227,7803,560,174
Admin Expenses7,949,5927,230,5755,977,5484,264,5635,742,2975,072,9064,388,5644,045,9723,838,9163,965,5114,073,6483,539,8733,446,0724,820,3293,393,702
Operating Profit1,548,3681,093,5271,094,6681,090,427661,494916,936898,557737,363583,259457,360309,995261,014116,624407,451166,472
Interest Payable422,001206,02115,47966,11347,69937,04245,77767,50875,58557,57049,40548,80826,65616,14412,776
Interest Receivable6,26961,424971
Pre-Tax Profit1,778,0701,096,7291,501,0071,289,511588,7471,129,9771,129,577840,497620,228489,611297,020225,95689,968391,307153,696
Tax-531,557-177,961-406,910-291,763-159,764-264,459-224,169-180,890-165,346-115,889-108,734-48,931-5,048-124,553-30,850
Profit After Tax1,246,513918,7681,094,097997,748428,983865,518905,408659,607454,882373,722188,286177,02584,920266,754122,846
Dividends Paid27,79025,88010,00010,0006,490
Retained Profit1,173,641842,5681,031,671977,392395,700865,518905,408616,123434,391376,668226,403182,42884,920266,754122,846
Employee Costs11,642,37210,247,7748,447,7587,729,8537,721,2946,702,7705,715,4725,191,3414,867,4064,754,9794,743,6133,945,6103,721,9923,573,7783,349,440
Number Of Employees341304291298296250226207198200207189160164149
EBITDA*2,508,7412,414,4531,781,3381,729,7371,277,1241,418,2361,410,7371,188,1961,014,788489,886751,313623,477467,090763,205521,761

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Tangible Assets9,140,4006,709,5235,536,1534,581,3454,383,0914,349,0013,774,1803,790,4683,720,1132,864,7112,938,0612,878,9152,702,8112,847,2452,783,308
Intangible Assets791,028640,683650,444439,404521,223603,042182,634188,242220,990255,903300,651345,39938,16652,8499,931
Investments & Other3,789,0963,053,3321,753,6071,529,2891,311,2461,336,0861,167,448928,761922,256770,059502,251175,212609,47458,239
Debtors (Due After 1 year)17,01451,245142,225101,65155,00060,000105,000131,250583,664
Total Fixed Assets13,720,52410,403,5387,940,2046,550,0386,215,5606,305,1435,175,5075,049,6964,965,0103,945,6733,800,9633,504,5263,481,7013,541,9972,793,239
Stock & work in progress11,164,41411,879,21910,965,9028,083,3757,594,3667,504,0535,907,3575,065,3274,576,1264,925,2874,710,3404,831,7484,214,1063,465,3033,258,426
Trade Debtors6,912,2989,005,7517,081,7686,970,5776,200,2107,179,4166,068,8624,406,6483,725,7364,431,5733,805,4474,089,7833,292,3322,368,0261,904,024
Group Debtors818,34220,592822,711164,785214,507237,90467,63553,629116,1657,238
Misc Debtors2,186,9831,096,783775,809670,201486,476329,731422,570422,446445,317431,785380,893379,449170,513277,047223,739
Cash454,003295,26477,1052,491,885101,14313,793705,13920,29256,62118,25569,67356,2841,46825,9961,487
misc current assets
total current assets21,536,04022,297,60919,723,29518,380,82314,596,70215,026,99313,341,8329,982,3488,857,4299,806,9008,966,3539,357,2647,678,4196,252,5375,394,914
total assets35,256,56432,701,14727,663,49924,930,86120,812,26221,332,13618,517,33915,032,04413,822,43913,752,57312,767,31612,861,79011,160,1209,794,5348,188,153
Bank overdraft2,991,2833,763,0412,495,7481,120,128476,475780,419916,885689,8681,090,0211,318,3302,382,1501,721,9881,176,907
Bank loan129,483256,69550,91826,551367,128136,500160,614189,641142,956
Trade Creditors 10,963,85810,408,3919,584,68411,059,0018,823,89010,054,6029,426,1046,151,0395,083,2926,055,7745,417,2295,250,7903,930,1073,145,1122,679,290
Group/Directors Accounts563358,16011628,11684,78989,25684,74242,05937,554
other short term finances21,50334,464198,92826,80342,99547,18043,61420,000676,53019,39918,070
hp & lease commitments159,129202,053111,86398,39017,49418,92741,60770,992114,20895,30560,471
other current liabilities1,498,5961,672,8261,846,4931,511,6031,710,1921,756,5121,091,286996,5961,055,5631,125,795527,817596,171424,579582,196355,951
total current liabilities15,742,91216,661,16614,089,82212,717,04812,101,41212,726,73310,835,6708,042,0417,217,1288,010,3567,389,9218,026,8366,793,7895,467,3664,212,148
loans2,550,1752,129,3002,385,3032,323,44922,978426,198588,809779,4691,001,964547,653579,526522,15640,60161,930
hp & lease commitments353,806401,99657,088158,95022,09118,92739,00961,719103,634115,625
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions1,371,466661,718583,460285,669217,784154,191109,430142,930136,14978,85946,84117,79827,15751,58529,106
total long term liabilities4,275,4473,193,0143,025,8512,768,068262,853580,389717,166961,4081,199,832730,146741,992539,95467,758113,51529,106
total liabilities20,018,35919,854,18017,115,67315,485,11612,364,26513,307,12211,552,8369,003,4498,416,9608,740,5028,131,9138,566,7906,861,5475,580,8814,241,254
net assets14,980,55812,634,40210,385,5819,335,9268,358,5347,950,8346,904,9806,017,9365,405,4795,012,0714,635,4034,295,0004,298,5734,213,6533,946,899
total shareholders funds14,980,55812,634,40210,385,5819,335,9268,358,5347,950,8346,904,9806,017,9365,405,4795,012,0714,635,4034,295,0004,298,5734,213,6533,946,899
Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021Dec 2020Dec 2019Dec 2018Dec 2017Dec 2016Dec 2015Dec 2014Dec 2013Dec 2012Dec 2011Dec 2010Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit1,548,3681,093,5271,094,6681,090,427661,494916,936898,557737,363583,259457,360309,995261,014116,624407,451166,472
Depreciation869,0581,220,145604,038557,491533,811458,600479,432418,085396,61620,526396,570342,962335,783338,672345,357
Amortisation91,315100,78182,63281,81981,81942,70032,74832,74834,91312,00044,74819,50114,68317,0829,932
Tax-531,557-177,961-406,910-291,763-159,764-264,459-224,169-180,890-165,346-115,889-108,734-48,931-5,048-124,553-30,850
Stock-714,805913,3172,882,527489,00990,3131,596,696842,030489,201-349,161214,947-121,408617,642748,803206,8773,258,426
Debtors-205,5031,442,838874,725904,370-624,968745,5801,741,627712,621-592,025672,018-327,892980,137249,1931,209,9012,135,001
Creditors555,467823,707-1,474,3172,235,111-1,230,712628,4983,275,0651,067,747-972,482638,545166,4391,320,683784,995465,8222,679,290
Accruals and Deferred Income-174,230-173,667334,890-198,589-46,320665,22694,690-58,967-70,232597,978-68,354171,592-157,617226,245355,951
Deferred Taxes & Provisions709,74878,258297,79167,88563,59344,761-33,5006,78157,29032,01829,043-9,359-24,42822,47929,106
Cash flow from operations3,988,477608,635-3,224,4602,149,002438,576149,9861,939,166821,045805,204755,5731,219,007459,68366,996-63,580-1,838,169
Investing Activities
capital expenditure-1,437,430-467,525-388,440-397,975-420,847-588,691-734,793-502,844-408,110
Change in Investments735,7641,299,725224,318218,043-24,840168,638238,6876,505152,197267,808327,039-434,262551,23558,239
cash flow from investments-735,764-1,299,725-224,318-218,04324,840-1,606,068-706,212-394,945-152,197-665,783-747,886-154,429-1,286,028-561,083-408,110
Financing Activities
Bank loans-127,212205,77724,367-340,577230,628-24,114160,614-189,64146,685142,956
Group/Directors Accounts-357,597358,044116-28,116-56,673-4,46789,256-84,74242,6834,50537,554
Other Short Term Loans -21,503-12,961-164,464172,125-16,192-4,1853,56623,614-656,530657,1311,32918,070
Long term loans420,875-256,00361,8542,300,471-403,220-162,611-190,660-222,495454,311-31,87357,370481,555-21,32961,930
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments-91,114435,098-88,389217,75520,658-41,607-49,467-65,926-23,01222,843176,096
other long term liabilities
share issue1,172,5151,406,25317,98412,000180,336-18,364-3,666-40,983114,000-186,0013,824,053
interest-422,001-206,021-15,479-66,113-47,699-30,773-45,771-66,084-74,614-57,570-49,405-48,808-26,656-16,144-12,776
cash flow from financing595,4661,943,148-21,0502,070,459-408,77088,889-70,584-362,356319,268-317,369-269,1011,051,338-9,10263,8563,811,277
cash and cash equivalents
cash158,739218,159-2,414,7802,390,74287,350-691,346684,847-36,32938,366-51,41813,38954,816-24,52824,5091,487
overdraft-771,7581,267,2932,495,748-1,120,128643,653476,475-780,419-136,466227,017-400,153-228,309-1,063,820660,162545,0811,176,907
change in cash930,497-1,049,134-4,910,5283,510,870-556,303-1,167,8211,465,266100,137-188,651348,735241,6981,118,636-684,690-520,572-1,175,420

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B.a.bush & Son Limited Competitor Analysis

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b.a.bush & son limited Ownership

B.A.BUSH & SON LIMITED group structure

B.A.Bush & Son Limited has 7 subsidiary companies.

B.A.BUSH & SON LIMITED Shareholders

mr nigel arthur bush 51%
simeon john disley & susan elizabeth bush & david john dawson 34.1%
bertha jayne dawson 14.9%

b.a.bush & son limited directors

B.A.Bush & Son Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Nigel Bush (Sep 1992) and Mr Benjamin Bush (Sep 2017).

officercountryagestartendrole
Mr Nigel Bush68 years Sep 1992- Director
Mr Benjamin BushEngland41 years Sep 2017- Director
Mr Thomas BushEngland39 years Sep 2017- Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

55.6m

+4%

operating profit

1.5m

+42%

gross margin

17.1%

+9.49%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

15m

+0.19%

total assets

35.3m

+0.08%

cash

454k

+0.54%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

b.a.bush & son limited company details

company number

00976405

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

45310 - Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

incorporation date

April 1970

age

55

incorporated

UK

ultimate parent company

None

accounts

Group

last accounts submitted

December 2023

previous names

N/A

accountant

-

auditor

DUNCAN & TOPLIS AUDIT LTD

address

station yard, horncastle, lincs, LN9 5AQ

Bank

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC

Legal Advisor

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b.a.bush & son limited Charges & Mortgages

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We found 13 charges/mortgages relating to b.a.bush & son limited. Currently there are 7 open charges and 6 have been satisfied in the past.

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