£3.11m
−5%vs May 2024Active02114017Private limited companyBuckinghamshire
PRACTICALITY BROWN LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
PRACTICALITY BROWN LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 02114017) incorporated on 23 March 1987, registered in Buckinghamshire. Its registered activity is support services to forestry (SIC 02400). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 May 2025, showing net assets of £3.11m and cash of £2.48m, with 18 employees on average. Net assets fell 5% on the prior period (£3.27m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 1,601 comparable companies in the UK (median £1,639, upper quartile £37k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 23 March 198739 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 28 February 2027in 129 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 6 April 2027in 166 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 02400
- Support services to forestry
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- SmallCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£2.48m
+1%vs May 2024Not reported
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+13%vs May 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £3.11m | £2.48m | £784k | — | — | — | 18 |
| 31 May 2024 | £3.27m | £2.45m | £959k | — | — | — | 16 |
Cash per employee£138kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £3,113,170 at 31 May 2025
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £2,484,120
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 23 March 1987
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Big Tree Holdings Ltd
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Mr Alastair Beddall
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 166 days
- Next accounts duein 129 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.11m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.27m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Reading
- WESSEX WOODLAND MANAGEMENT LIMITEDHungerford · inc. Sept 1993
- BEECHWOOD TREE CARE LIMITEDReading · inc. Mar 1999
- FOREMOST TREE SURGEONS LIMITEDReading · inc. May 2001
- BROADMEAD ESTATE SERVICES LIMITEDBerkshire · inc. Nov 2001
- R. WATTS & SONS LIMITEDSlough · inc. Jun 2002
- PYRAMID FORESTRY & LANDSCAPING LIMITEDBuckinghamshire · inc. Jul 2002
All companies incorporated on 23 March 1987 · in Mar 1987.
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Reminders for PRACTICALITY BROWN LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.