buddi limited
buddi limited Company Information
Company Number
05308826
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
big technologies
murray
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Industry
Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Registered Address
talbot house 17 church street, rickmansworth, hertfordshire, WD3 1DE
Website
www.buddi.co.ukbuddi limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BUDDI LIMITED at £96.1m based on a Turnover of £50.9m and 1.89x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
buddi limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BUDDI LIMITED at £264.7m based on an EBITDA of £19.8m and a 13.39x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
buddi limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BUDDI LIMITED at £96.3m based on Net Assets of £48m and 2.01x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Buddi Limited Overview
Buddi Limited is a live company located in hertfordshire, WD3 1DE with a Companies House number of 05308826. It operates in the manufacture of other electrical equipment sector, SIC Code 27900. Founded in December 2004, it's largest shareholder is big technologies with a 100% stake. Buddi Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £50.9m with high growth in recent years.
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Buddi Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Buddi Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
9 Strong
0 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £50.9m, make it larger than the average company (£13.5m)
£50.9m - Buddi Limited
£13.5m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.7%)
21% - Buddi Limited
6.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 69.5%, this company has a lower cost of product (35.5%)
69.5% - Buddi Limited
35.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 32.1% make it more profitable than the average company (6.3%)
32.1% - Buddi Limited
6.3% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 96 employees, this is above the industry average (79)
96 - Buddi Limited
79 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £177.9k, the company has a higher pay structure (£51k)
£177.9k - Buddi Limited
£51k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £530.3k, this is more efficient (£182.8k)
£530.3k - Buddi Limited
£182.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 36 days, this is earlier than average (61 days)
36 days - Buddi Limited
61 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 24 days, this is quicker than average (43 days)
24 days - Buddi Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 169 days, this is more than average (113 days)
169 days - Buddi Limited
113 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 177 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
177 weeks - Buddi Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 16.3%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (42.9%)
16.3% - Buddi Limited
42.9% - Industry AVG
BUDDI LIMITED financials
Buddi Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £50.9 million and the company has net assets of £48 million. According to their latest financial statements, Buddi Limited has 96 employees and maintains cash reserves of £30.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 50,912,000 | 45,815,000 | 29,340,000 | 28,952,000 | 18,052,210 | 11,048,911 | |||||||||
| Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
| Cost Of Sales | 15,555,000 | 12,845,000 | 9,960,000 | 9,461,000 | 3,387,988 | 2,142,370 | |||||||||
| Gross Profit | 35,357,000 | 32,970,000 | 19,380,000 | 19,491,000 | 14,664,222 | 8,906,541 | |||||||||
| Admin Expenses | 19,011,000 | 13,125,000 | 10,168,000 | 5,631,000 | 8,471,963 | 6,807,890 | |||||||||
| Operating Profit | 16,346,000 | 19,845,000 | 9,212,000 | 13,860,000 | 6,192,259 | 2,098,651 | |||||||||
| Interest Payable | 41,000 | 25,000 | 28,000 | 41,250 | |||||||||||
| Interest Receivable | 1,736,000 | 238,000 | 8,000 | 18,146 | |||||||||||
| Pre-Tax Profit | 18,041,000 | 20,058,000 | 9,184,000 | 13,868,000 | 6,210,405 | 2,057,401 | |||||||||
| Tax | -1,283,000 | -804,000 | -153,000 | -799,000 | -371,327 | 326,880 | |||||||||
| Profit After Tax | 16,758,000 | 19,254,000 | 9,031,000 | 13,069,000 | 5,839,078 | 2,384,281 | |||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 38,778,000 | 1,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Retained Profit | -22,020,000 | 19,254,000 | 9,031,000 | 12,069,000 | 5,839,078 | 2,384,281 | |||||||||
| Employee Costs | 17,076,000 | 12,097,000 | 7,579,000 | 4,010,000 | 3,791,432 | 3,648,675 | |||||||||
| Number Of Employees | 96 | 86 | 84 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 48 | |||||||
| EBITDA* | 19,769,000 | 21,729,000 | 10,330,000 | 14,965,000 | 7,630,216 | 3,547,090 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible Assets | 4,897,000 | 4,029,000 | 1,789,000 | 1,192,000 | 1,142,853 | 1,041,328 | 65,359 | 73,345 | 108,616 | 217,643 | 189,538 | 83,617 | 91,235 | 3,180 | 235 |
| Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Investments & Other | 3,006,000 | 1,035,000 | 20,000 | 4,000 | 144,816 | 289,644 | 434,472 | 579,300 | 724,128 | ||||||
| Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 583,000 | 1,684,000 | 1,612,000 | 1,762,000 | 1,037,613 | ||||||||||
| Total Fixed Assets | 8,486,000 | 6,748,000 | 3,421,000 | 2,958,000 | 2,180,466 | 1,041,328 | 1,326,375 | 362,989 | 543,088 | 796,943 | 913,666 | 83,617 | 91,235 | 3,180 | 235 |
| Stock & work in progress | 7,206,000 | 6,818,000 | 3,079,000 | 2,137,000 | 1,814,490 | 1,693,994 | 1,316,932 | 804,700 | 670,942 | 393,676 | 78,505 | 103,899 | 224,121 | 35,590 | |
| Trade Debtors | 5,121,000 | 5,367,000 | 3,891,000 | 2,070,000 | 1,871,002 | 1,084,142 | 825,158 | 520,632 | 413,856 | 773,682 | 472,942 | 218,314 | 150,036 | 18,530 | 60,795 |
| Group Debtors | 5,554,000 | 2,843,000 | 1,191,000 | 2,582,000 | 2,450,519 | 539,021 | 40,896 | ||||||||
| Misc Debtors | 387,000 | 980,000 | 1,590,000 | 520,000 | 465,866 | 239,471 | 235,728 | 209,119 | 454,547 | 44,686 | 547 | ||||
| Cash | 30,594,000 | 43,256,000 | 25,073,000 | 16,761,000 | 5,457,485 | 2,576,861 | 340,380 | 1,260,347 | 874,217 | 296,775 | 1,789,394 | 178,937 | 1,530,636 | 562,509 | 78,538 |
| misc current assets | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| total current assets | 48,862,000 | 59,264,000 | 34,824,000 | 24,070,000 | 12,059,362 | 6,133,489 | 2,759,094 | 2,795,398 | 2,413,562 | 1,464,133 | 2,340,841 | 501,150 | 1,904,793 | 661,315 | 139,880 |
| total assets | 57,348,000 | 66,012,000 | 38,245,000 | 27,028,000 | 14,239,828 | 7,174,817 | 4,085,469 | 3,158,387 | 2,956,650 | 2,261,076 | 3,254,507 | 584,767 | 1,996,028 | 664,495 | 140,115 |
| Bank overdraft | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
| Trade Creditors | 1,027,000 | 1,942,000 | 1,760,000 | 552,000 | 792,394 | 427,509 | 562,486 | 421,473 | 224,671 | 1,016,046 | 759,672 | 388,847 | 385,577 | 148,467 | 143,872 |
| Group/Directors Accounts | 4,870,000 | 452,000 | 500,000 | 507,000 | 2,401 | 2,401 | 2,401 | 2,401 | 2,401 | ||||||
| other short term finances | 36,882 | 600,000 | 119,805 | ||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
| other current liabilities | 3,063,000 | 3,750,000 | 2,197,000 | 2,625,000 | 2,169,021 | 2,140,291 | 737,127 | 531,782 | 783,769 | 101,852 | 23,890 | ||||
| total current liabilities | 8,960,000 | 6,144,000 | 4,457,000 | 3,684,000 | 2,963,816 | 2,607,083 | 1,902,016 | 955,656 | 1,130,646 | 1,016,046 | 759,672 | 388,847 | 385,577 | 250,319 | 167,762 |
| loans | 1,039,639 | 35,643 | |||||||||||||
| hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
| Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
| other liabilities | 150,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||
| provisions | 389,000 | 800,000 | |||||||||||||
| total long term liabilities | 389,000 | 800,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 1,039,639 | 35,643 | |||||||||
| total liabilities | 9,349,000 | 6,944,000 | 4,457,000 | 3,684,000 | 2,963,816 | 2,607,083 | 1,902,016 | 955,656 | 1,130,646 | 1,016,046 | 909,672 | 538,847 | 385,577 | 1,289,958 | 203,405 |
| net assets | 47,999,000 | 59,068,000 | 33,788,000 | 23,344,000 | 11,276,012 | 4,567,734 | 2,183,453 | 2,202,731 | 1,826,004 | 1,245,030 | 2,344,835 | 45,920 | 1,610,451 | -625,463 | -63,290 |
| total shareholders funds | 47,999,000 | 59,068,000 | 33,788,000 | 23,344,000 | 11,276,012 | 4,567,734 | 2,183,453 | 2,202,731 | 1,826,004 | 1,245,030 | 2,344,835 | 45,920 | 1,610,451 | -625,463 | -63,290 |
| Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 16,346,000 | 19,845,000 | 9,212,000 | 13,860,000 | 6,192,259 | 2,098,651 | |||||||||
| Depreciation | 3,423,000 | 1,884,000 | 1,118,000 | 1,105,000 | 1,437,957 | 1,448,439 | 66,969 | 133,871 | 165,252 | 119,548 | 44,823 | 5,000 | 431 | 235 | |
| Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
| Tax | -1,283,000 | -804,000 | -153,000 | -799,000 | -371,327 | 326,880 | |||||||||
| Stock | 388,000 | 3,739,000 | 942,000 | 322,510 | 120,496 | 377,062 | 512,232 | 133,758 | 277,266 | 315,171 | -25,394 | -120,222 | 188,531 | 35,590 | |
| Debtors | 771,000 | 2,590,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,109,000 | 3,962,366 | 760,852 | 372,031 | -138,652 | 94,721 | 300,740 | 254,628 | 68,278 | 86,820 | 1,874 | 61,342 |
| Creditors | -915,000 | 182,000 | 1,208,000 | -240,394 | 364,885 | -134,977 | 141,013 | 196,802 | -791,375 | 256,374 | 370,825 | 3,270 | 237,110 | 4,595 | 143,872 |
| Accruals and Deferred Income | -687,000 | 1,553,000 | -428,000 | 455,979 | 28,730 | 1,403,164 | 205,345 | -251,987 | 783,769 | -101,852 | 77,962 | 23,890 | |||
| Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -411,000 | 800,000 | |||||||||||||
| Cash flow from operations | 15,314,000 | 17,131,000 | 8,665,000 | 12,950,075 | 3,569,642 | 4,004,243 | |||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| capital expenditure | -1,308,209 | ||||||||||||||
| Change in Investments | 1,971,000 | 1,015,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 | -144,816 | -144,828 | -144,828 | -144,828 | -144,828 | 724,128 | |||||
| cash flow from investments | -1,971,000 | -1,015,000 | -16,000 | -4,000 | -1,163,393 | ||||||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
| Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
| Group/Directors Accounts | 4,418,000 | -48,000 | -7,000 | 504,599 | 2,401 | ||||||||||
| Other Short Term Loans | -36,882 | -563,118 | 600,000 | -119,805 | 119,805 | ||||||||||
| Long term loans | -1,039,639 | 1,003,996 | 35,643 | ||||||||||||
| Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
| other long term liabilities | -150,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||
| share issue | |||||||||||||||
| interest | 1,695,000 | 213,000 | -28,000 | 8,000 | 18,146 | -41,250 | |||||||||
| cash flow from financing | 17,064,000 | 6,191,000 | 1,378,000 | 511,587 | 850,464 | -604,368 | |||||||||
| cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
| cash | -12,662,000 | 18,183,000 | 8,312,000 | 11,303,515 | 2,880,624 | 2,236,481 | -919,967 | 386,130 | 577,442 | -1,492,619 | 1,610,457 | -1,351,699 | 968,127 | 483,971 | 78,538 |
| overdraft | -2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| change in cash | -12,662,000 | 18,183,000 | 8,312,000 | 11,303,515 | 2,880,624 | 2,236,483 | -919,969 | 386,130 | 577,442 | -1,492,619 | 1,610,457 | -1,351,699 | 968,127 | 483,971 | 78,538 |
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buddi limited Ownership
BUDDI LIMITED group structure
Buddi Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
BUDDI LIMITED
05308826
1 subsidiary
buddi limited directors
Buddi Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Dr Sara Murray (Dec 2004) and Mr Charles Lewinton (Jan 2017).
| officer | country | age | start | end | role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Sara Murray | England | 56 years | Dec 2004 | - | Director |
| Mr Charles Lewinton | United Kingdom | 43 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director |
| Mr Daren Morris | England | 55 years | Nov 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
50.9m
+11%
operating profit
16.3m
-18%
gross margin
69.5%
-3.5%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
48m
-0.19%
total assets
57.3m
-0.13%
cash
30.6m
-0.29%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
buddi limited company details
company number
05308826
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
27900 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
incorporation date
December 2004
age
21
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
CROWE UK LLP
address
talbot house 17 church street, rickmansworth, hertfordshire, WD3 1DE
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
buddi limited Charges & Mortgages
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