Bunzl

Activities of head offices · London

Bunzl

Bunzl Public Limited Company

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Cash down 62%ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated86 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£460m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202320242025
Profit after tax£460m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 6 October 2026 · GBP 102,208,387.50 (and 4 more like it since 21 September 2026)
  2. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 39 more like it since 29 October 2024)
  3. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 12 October 2026 · GBP 102,210,697.05346 (and 25 more like it since 22 October 2024)
  4. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Frank Andre Van Zanten on 14 September 2026
  5. Directors
    Secretary's details changed for Laura Michelle Brinkworth-Bell on 14 September 2026
  6. Address
    Registered office address changed from York House 45 Seymour Street London W1H 7JT to Marble Arch House 66 Seymour Street London W1H 5BT on 14 September 2026
  7. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  8. Filing
    Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 9 May 2025)
  9. Shares
    Cancellation of shares by a PLC. Statement of capital on 4 November 2025 · GBP 104,207,616.00 (and 13 more like it since 13 November 2024)
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Laura Michelle Brinkworth-Bell as a secretary on 1 September 2025
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Suzanne Isabel Jefferies as a secretary on 1 September 2025
  12. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  13. 4 earlier
    1. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Lloyd Mark Pitchford as a director on 23 April 2025
    2. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Lloyd Mark Pitchford on 8 January 2025
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Daniela Barone Soares as a director on 16 December 2024
    4. Directors
      Appointment of Julia Susan Wilson as a director on 16 December 2024

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Bunzl do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Bunzl is the largest value-added distributor in the world in its market sectors with operations across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and UK & Ireland. Bunzl supports businesses with a variety of products and solutions that are essential for our customers in the successful operation of their businesses. Find out more about Bunzl on the corporate website including: information for investors, details of Bunzl's sustainability approach and latest news from across the business.”

›How much turnover does Bunzl make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Bunzl profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £460m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Bunzl?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Bunzl based?

Its registered office is Marble Arch House, 66 Seymour Street, London, W1H 5BT, in London.

›When was Bunzl founded?

Bunzl Public Limited Company was incorporated on 22 January 1940.

›Is Bunzl still trading?

The register lists Bunzl Public Limited Company as active.