blacks visual merchandising limited Company Information
Company Number
03627264
Next Accounts
Nov 2025
Shareholders
blacks industries ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered Address
rudgate walton, thorp arch, wetherby, LS23 7AU
Website
www.blacksvisual.comblacks visual merchandising limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED at £9.7m based on a Turnover of £9.2m and 1.06x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
blacks visual merchandising limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED at £7.4m based on an EBITDA of £1m and a 7.12x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
blacks visual merchandising limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED at £8m based on Net Assets of £3.7m and 2.14x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited Overview
Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited is a live company located in wetherby, LS23 7AU with a Companies House number of 03627264. It operates in the other manufacturing n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 32990. Founded in September 1998, it's largest shareholder is blacks industries ltd with a 100% stake. Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £9.2m with high growth in recent years.
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Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Blacks Visual Merchandising 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


6 Strong

2 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £9.2m, make it smaller than the average company (£13.6m)
£9.2m - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
£13.6m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8.3%)
- Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
8.3% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 51.2%, this company has a lower cost of product (30.5%)
51.2% - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
30.5% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 9% make it more profitable than the average company (6.4%)
9% - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 64 employees, this is similar to the industry average (69)
64 - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
69 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £39.8k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£42.3k)
£39.8k - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
£42.3k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £143.2k, this is less efficient (£175.6k)
£143.2k - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
£175.6k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 75 days, this is later than average (52 days)
75 days - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
52 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 50 days, this is slower than average (41 days)
50 days - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
41 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 9 days, this is less than average (66 days)
9 days - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
66 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 2 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (13 weeks)
2 weeks - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
13 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 38.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (46.8%)
38.8% - Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited
46.8% - Industry AVG
BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED financials

Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited's latest turnover from February 2024 is £9.2 million and the company has net assets of £3.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited has 64 employees and maintains cash reserves of £70.5 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2021 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2015 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Turnover | 9,162,093 | 9,093,480 | 8,844,629 | 8,602,160 | 7,297,391 | 7,207,944 | 6,882,915 | 7,741,412 | |||||||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 4,475,808 | 5,164,670 | 5,712,951 | 5,728,483 | 4,522,186 | 4,374,757 | 3,717,716 | 4,241,629 | |||||||
Gross Profit | 4,686,285 | 3,928,810 | 3,131,678 | 2,873,677 | 2,775,205 | 2,833,187 | 3,165,199 | 3,499,783 | |||||||
Admin Expenses | 3,861,605 | 3,356,638 | 2,781,156 | 2,535,417 | 2,453,167 | 2,214,833 | 2,117,198 | 1,904,458 | |||||||
Operating Profit | 824,680 | 572,172 | 350,522 | 338,260 | 322,038 | 618,354 | 1,048,001 | 1,595,325 | |||||||
Interest Payable | 84,855 | 55,983 | 17,994 | 16,162 | 14,644 | 5,907 | 2,904 | 3,665 | |||||||
Interest Receivable | 21,555 | 14,419 | 2,461 | 16 | |||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 761,380 | 530,608 | 334,989 | 322,098 | 307,394 | 612,463 | 1,045,097 | 1,591,660 | |||||||
Tax | 258,073 | 841,888 | -63,275 | -60,972 | -65,251 | -127,335 | -243,939 | -397,351 | |||||||
Profit After Tax | 1,019,453 | 1,372,496 | 271,714 | 261,126 | 242,143 | 485,128 | 801,158 | 1,194,309 | |||||||
Dividends Paid | 800,000 | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 1,019,453 | 1,372,496 | 271,714 | 261,126 | 242,143 | 485,128 | 801,158 | 394,309 | |||||||
Employee Costs | 2,548,667 | 2,234,058 | 1,952,912 | 1,984,433 | 1,619,432 | 1,281,742 | 1,193,966 | 1,261,909 | |||||||
Number Of Employees | 64 | 58 | 48 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 36 | |||
EBITDA* | 1,033,490 | 688,446 | 454,658 | 414,907 | 390,830 | 658,663 | 1,092,515 | 1,640,722 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2021 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2015 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 943,368 | 352,756 | 371,697 | 470,921 | 547,600 | 657,086 | 358,086 | 323,037 | 303,451 | 179,909 | 203,663 | 170,365 | 126,733 | 168,539 | 181,068 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 943,368 | 352,756 | 371,697 | 470,921 | 547,600 | 657,086 | 358,086 | 323,037 | 303,451 | 179,909 | 203,663 | 170,365 | 126,733 | 168,539 | 181,068 |
Stock & work in progress | 110,886 | 268,088 | 385,397 | 209,774 | 719,822 | 256,541 | 234,338 | 150,781 | 137,071 | 79,505 | 209,962 | 226,214 | 461,487 | 134,125 | 94,442 |
Trade Debtors | 1,900,653 | 1,947,532 | 1,926,909 | 977,026 | 1,250,621 | 1,000,263 | 2,044,455 | 1,554,230 | 1,257,215 | 827,093 | 1,441,686 | 1,422,276 | 2,623,629 | 1,974,015 | 2,363,117 |
Group Debtors | 1,855,716 | 2,054,716 | 2,167,809 | 2,281,245 | 2,345,983 | 2,834,904 | 3,526,814 | 2,974,681 | 2,719,245 | 2,184,922 | 1,536,559 | 1,115,072 | |||
Misc Debtors | 1,216,040 | 702,895 | 322,069 | 342,242 | 184,972 | 307,095 | 72,448 | 158,976 | 94,597 | 136,747 | 58,333 | 3,969 | |||
Cash | 70,540 | 110,507 | 15 | 295 | 30 | 940 | 1,411 | 2,169 | 946 | 755,795 | 902,740 | 781,738 | 157,356 | 807,915 | 330,660 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 5,153,835 | 5,083,738 | 4,802,199 | 3,810,582 | 4,501,428 | 4,399,743 | 5,879,466 | 4,840,837 | 4,209,074 | 3,984,062 | 4,149,280 | 3,549,269 | 3,242,472 | 2,916,055 | 2,788,219 |
total assets | 6,097,203 | 5,436,494 | 5,173,896 | 4,281,503 | 5,049,028 | 5,056,829 | 6,237,552 | 5,163,874 | 4,512,525 | 4,163,971 | 4,352,943 | 3,719,634 | 3,369,205 | 3,084,594 | 2,969,287 |
Bank overdraft | 10,484 | 457,221 | 359,258 | 509,152 | 210,023 | 526,322 | 242,584 | 218,158 | |||||||
Bank loan | 134,836 | 169,086 | 216,684 | 236,725 | |||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 624,458 | 956,069 | 1,146,620 | 514,222 | 1,689,230 | 1,205,368 | 1,315,643 | 748,879 | 494,039 | 507,951 | 953,330 | 896,475 | 1,717,704 | 1,568,317 | 1,777,662 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 171,945 | 76,634 | 69,982 | 92,393 | 80,963 | 82,300 | 57,387 | 56,781 | 21,070 | 23,240 | |||||
other current liabilities | 872,777 | 551,039 | 547,107 | 233,128 | 234,246 | 163,049 | 373,351 | 386,712 | 317,319 | 295,230 | 518,596 | 727,590 | |||
total current liabilities | 1,804,016 | 1,763,312 | 2,437,614 | 1,435,726 | 2,513,591 | 1,660,740 | 2,272,703 | 1,434,956 | 1,029,516 | 803,181 | 1,492,996 | 1,647,305 | 1,717,704 | 1,568,317 | 1,777,662 |
loans | 87,055 | 230,070 | 395,543 | 613,165 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 345,355 | 41,797 | 65,331 | 116,951 | 159,226 | 241,031 | 23,780 | 53,822 | 4,894 | 25,964 | |||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 62,556 | 22,056 | 2,171 | 14,927 | 9,123 | ||||||||||
provisions | 126,950 | 74,956 | 58,672 | 86,547 | 86,547 | 87,122 | 44,847 | 40,000 | 27,500 | 23,106 | 24,553 | 17,025 | 14,299 | 22,117 | 23,063 |
total long term liabilities | 559,360 | 346,823 | 519,546 | 816,663 | 245,773 | 328,153 | 68,627 | 93,822 | 90,056 | 45,162 | 29,447 | 42,989 | 16,470 | 37,044 | 32,186 |
total liabilities | 2,363,376 | 2,110,135 | 2,957,160 | 2,252,389 | 2,759,364 | 1,988,893 | 2,341,330 | 1,528,778 | 1,119,572 | 848,343 | 1,522,443 | 1,690,294 | 1,734,174 | 1,605,361 | 1,809,848 |
net assets | 3,733,827 | 3,326,359 | 2,216,736 | 2,029,114 | 2,289,664 | 3,067,936 | 3,896,222 | 3,635,096 | 3,392,953 | 3,315,628 | 2,830,500 | 2,029,340 | 1,635,031 | 1,479,233 | 1,159,439 |
total shareholders funds | 3,733,827 | 3,326,359 | 2,216,736 | 2,029,114 | 2,289,664 | 3,067,936 | 3,896,222 | 3,635,096 | 3,392,953 | 3,315,628 | 2,830,500 | 2,029,340 | 1,635,031 | 1,479,233 | 1,159,439 |
Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2021 | Feb 2020 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2017 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2015 | Feb 2014 | Feb 2013 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 824,680 | 572,172 | 350,522 | 338,260 | 322,038 | 618,354 | 1,048,001 | 1,595,325 | |||||||
Depreciation | 208,810 | 116,274 | 123,800 | 129,184 | 128,238 | 104,136 | 76,647 | 68,792 | 49,473 | 40,309 | 44,514 | 45,397 | 45,513 | 51,059 | 53,833 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | 258,073 | 841,888 | -63,275 | -60,972 | -65,251 | -127,335 | -243,939 | -397,351 | |||||||
Stock | -157,202 | -117,309 | 175,623 | -510,048 | 463,281 | 22,203 | 83,557 | 13,710 | 57,566 | -130,457 | -16,252 | -235,273 | 327,362 | 39,683 | 94,442 |
Debtors | 267,266 | 288,356 | 816,274 | -181,063 | -360,686 | -1,501,455 | 955,830 | 616,830 | 922,295 | 112,184 | 495,261 | -82,312 | 649,614 | -389,102 | 2,363,117 |
Creditors | -331,611 | -190,551 | 632,398 | -1,175,008 | 483,862 | -110,275 | 566,764 | 254,840 | -13,912 | -445,379 | 56,855 | -821,229 | 149,387 | -209,345 | 1,777,662 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 321,738 | 3,932 | 313,979 | -1,118 | 71,197 | -210,302 | -13,361 | 69,393 | 22,089 | -223,366 | -208,994 | 727,590 | |||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 51,994 | 16,284 | -27,875 | -575 | 42,275 | 4,847 | 12,500 | 4,394 | -1,447 | 7,528 | 2,726 | -7,818 | -946 | 23,063 | |
Cash flow from operations | 1,223,620 | 1,188,952 | 1,592,333 | -127,202 | 31,772 | -120,591 | 1,470,043 | ||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -17,716 | -83,126 | -77,029 | ||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -17,716 | -83,126 | -77,029 | ||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -34,250 | -47,598 | -20,041 | 236,725 | |||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -143,015 | -165,473 | -217,622 | 613,165 | |||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 398,869 | -16,882 | -74,031 | -30,845 | -83,142 | 242,164 | -29,436 | 110,603 | -25,964 | -23,240 | 49,204 | ||||
other long term liabilities | -62,556 | 40,500 | 22,056 | -2,171 | -12,756 | 5,804 | 9,123 | ||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -63,300 | -41,564 | -15,533 | -16,162 | -14,644 | -5,891 | -2,904 | -3,665 | |||||||
cash flow from financing | -453,681 | -534,390 | -873,369 | -45,598 | 33,403 | -9,799 | -26,142 | 43,368 | |||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -39,967 | 110,492 | -280 | 265 | -910 | -471 | -758 | 1,223 | -754,849 | -146,945 | 121,002 | 624,382 | -650,559 | 477,255 | 330,660 |
overdraft | -10,484 | -446,737 | 97,963 | -149,894 | 299,129 | -316,299 | 283,738 | 24,426 | 218,158 | ||||||
change in cash | -29,483 | 557,229 | -98,243 | 150,159 | -300,039 | 315,828 | -284,496 | -23,203 | -973,007 | -146,945 | 121,002 | 624,382 | -650,559 | 477,255 | 330,660 |
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BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED group structure
Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
BLACKS VISUAL MERCHANDISING LIMITED
03627264
blacks visual merchandising limited directors
Blacks Visual Merchandising Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Antoni Vilarrubi (Mar 2008) and Mr Jason Greenbaum (Mar 2008).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Antoni Vilarrubi | England | 54 years | Mar 2008 | - | Director |
Mr Jason Greenbaum | 57 years | Mar 2008 | - | Director |
P&L
February 2024turnover
9.2m
+1%
operating profit
824.7k
+44%
gross margin
51.2%
+18.39%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
February 2024net assets
3.7m
+0.12%
total assets
6.1m
+0.12%
cash
70.5k
-0.36%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
blacks visual merchandising limited company details
company number
03627264
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
32990 - Other manufacturing n.e.c.
incorporation date
September 1998
age
27
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
February 2024
previous names
speed 7253 limited (October 1998)
accountant
-
auditor
ARMSTRONG WATSON AUDIT LTD
address
rudgate walton, thorp arch, wetherby, LS23 7AU
Bank
CO-OPERATIVE BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
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