BIRTLEY GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
-17.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7m
+30.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
184
+15.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-18% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £30,724,000 | £28,006,000 | £25,831,000 | -7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,166,000 | £2,191,000 | £1,836,000 | -16.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,803,000 | £2,032,000 | £1,666,000 | -18% | |
| Net profit | £2,121,000 | £1,578,000 | £1,272,000 | -19.4% | |
| Cash | £1,231,000 | £3,367,000 | £2,787,000 | -17.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,515,000 | £5,815,000 | £7,974,000 | +37.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,857,000 | £5,333,000 | £6,956,000 | +30.4% | |
| Equity | £3,857,000 | £5,333,000 | £6,956,000 | +30.4% | |
| Average employees | 161 | 159 | 184 | +15.7% | |
| Wages | £6,409,000 | £6,848,000 | £7,782,000 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,016,000 | £748,000 | £588,000 | -21.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £30,000 | £28,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £389,000 | £290,900 | — | — |
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 | 10.3% | 7.8% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.9% | 5.6% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 57.4% | 37.7% | 23.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.8% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.87x | 0.95x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 7.88x | 10.58x | 7.31x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BIRTLEY GROUP LIMITED 2014-09-05 → present
- BIRTLEY BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1989-09-28 → 2014-09-05
- BIRTLEY MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1958-04-11 → 1989-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due during the going concern period and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BIRTLEY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Lionweld Steel Limited 100%
- Bowater Doors Limited 100%
- Expamet Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year-end date, the Company renewed the lease for their existing facility, which supports the ongoing operations of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTERBURY, Karen Lorraine | Secretary | 2024-08-19 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, John | Director | 2023-06-07 | Jan 1980 | British |
| MASON, Neil Laurence | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| MILLER, Christopher | Director | 2026-04-27 | Jan 1974 | British |
| TURNER, Ben David | Director | 2024-09-02 | May 1986 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURR, Christopher John | Secretary | 2004-01-30 | 2005-07-05 |
| HAYHURST, Fred | Secretary | 2007-01-04 | 2007-02-28 |
| HAYHURST, Fred | Secretary | 2006-10-27 | 2007-02-28 |
| HENDERSON, Charles Alex | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2024-08-19 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2015-01-01 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Secretary | 2005-07-05 | 2006-10-27 |
| MILLER, Graeme Keith | Secretary | — | 2004-01-30 |
| AINSLEY, Neil | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| ANDERSON, Jason Mark | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-01-30 |
| BEACHY, Denise Marie | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-03-06 |
| BOWLES, Geoffrey Philip | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2004-05-26 |
| BROWN, Christopher | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| BURR, Christopher John | Director | 2001-07-26 | 2008-03-11 |
| CARMICHAEL, Terence | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2020-11-21 |
| COWAN, Thomas Patrick | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| COX, Stephen John | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2017-01-27 |
| DUFFY, Christopher Paul | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1995-02-04 |
| EVERETT, Howard Caile | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| GROVE, David Leslie | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2007-04-11 |
| HENDERSON, Charles Alex | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-08-01 |
| HOLROYD, Gary | Director | 2005-02-07 | 2009-10-31 |
| HUMPHREYS, John Christopher | Director | 2011-08-05 | 2015-01-01 |
| LANCASTER, Anthony Kevin | Director | 1997-07-23 | 1998-06-20 |
| LIDDLE, Bryan | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| LOUVRE, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2023-10-06 |
| LOWES, William | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1999-06-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Thomas James | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2021-05-07 |
| MILLER, Graeme Keith | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| MOORHOUSE, James | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2008-01-01 |
| MUIR, Derek William | Director | 2007-04-11 | 2018-08-01 |
| PEGLER, Mark | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2018-08-01 |
| PENSOM, Anthony John | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| RAYNER, Simon James | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-12-12 |
| SARA, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1998-06-10 |
| STOREY, Trevor James | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2006-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill & Smith Infrastructure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-19 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
| Cobaco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-19 | Active |
| Hill & Smith Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-27 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.