BIC U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£214K
-73.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25M
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
49
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.7M
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,147,000 | £51,869,000 | £50,182,000 | -3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,339,000 | £1,841,000 | £3,225,000 | +75.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,174,000 | £7,130,000 | £6,734,000 | -5.6% | |
| Net profit | £6,304,000 | £6,162,000 | £5,822,000 | -5.5% | |
| Cash | £1,047,000 | £800,000 | £214,000 | -73.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,373,000 | £27,820,000 | £26,086,000 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £27,095,000 | £25,772,000 | £24,710,000 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £27,095,000 | £25,772,000 | £24,710,000 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 52 | 49 | -5.8% | |
| Wages | £4,934,000 | £5,301,000 | £5,038,000 | -5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £276,000 | £350,000 | £481,000 | +37.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 3.5% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 12.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | 6.6% | 12.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.61x | 1.64x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BIC U.K. LIMITED 2000-05-26 → present
- BIRO BIC LIMITED 1944-08-04 → 2000-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have therefore determined that there is no material uncertainty that casts doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BIC U.K. LIMITED · parent
- BIC Holdings Southern Africa Proprietary Limited 95%
- BIC Malawi Limited 95%
- BIC (South Africa) (RF) Proprietary Limited 95%
- BIC Zambia Limited 95%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISCHER, Albertus | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | — | — |
| FISCHER, Albertus Stephanus | Director | 2024-08-09 | Feb 1988 | South African |
| GRIFFITHS, Brett Conrad | Director | 2020-03-13 | Jul 1969 | South African |
| RENNER, Alessandro | Director | 2024-08-09 | Nov 1973 | Italian |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERITT, David John Frederick | Secretary | — | 2002-09-12 |
| KELLY, Gerard Anthony | Secretary | 2006-05-31 | 2009-03-09 |
| SERAFINI, Andrea | Secretary | 2018-03-27 | 2020-09-28 |
| THOMAS, Mark Griffith | Secretary | 2009-03-09 | 2018-03-27 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Geoffrey | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2006-06-01 |
| BICH, Bruno | Director | 1993-10-12 | 1995-09-12 |
| BICH, Gonzalve Marie Leon | Director | 2009-03-09 | 2022-11-10 |
| BICH, Marcel Louis Antion | Director | — | 1993-10-12 |
| BOLT, Frederick William George | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| BRODERICK, Richard | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-07-01 |
| BURGESS, Gerald Leonard | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| CABERO, David | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2024-08-09 |
| DE LAVALETTE, Francois | Director | 1998-11-26 | 1999-08-23 |
| DURAND, Michel | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2013-02-15 |
| EVERITT, David John Frederick | Director | — | 2002-09-12 |
| FITZPATRICK, Russell Marc, Mr. | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2002-03-28 |
| HARTRIDGE, Donald Keith | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| MAROTTE, Benoit Arnaud | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2020-03-13 |
| MAROTTE, Benoit Arnaud | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2005-02-15 |
| MILKEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2004-01-16 |
| NICOLAU-GUILLAUMET, Henri Claude | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2020-03-13 |
| PAILLOT, Nicolas William | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2009-11-02 |
| PIRLOT, Gaston | Director | 1995-09-12 | 1997-12-31 |
| SAGLIO, Marie Lucienne | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2018-01-31 |
| SALHA, Bechara | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2017-10-19 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2006-06-01 |
| TRAVERS, Peter Brian | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2009-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Societe Bic Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-18 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.