B.A.I. (U.K.), LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
-22.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.8M
+2.8% vs 2024
Employees
369
-2.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
+158.2% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC 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 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,941,548 | £16,292,464 | £22,006,131 | +35.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,038,365 | -£2,172,356 | £1,239,167 | +157% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,418,703 | -£2,136,063 | £1,243,260 | +158.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,815,422 | -£1,696,626 | £972,375 | +157.3% | |
| Cash | £4,999,434 | £1,486,932 | £1,151,547 | -22.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,697,434 | £3,899,809 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,075,624 | £3,697,434 | £3,799,809 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £8,075,624 | £3,697,434 | £3,799,809 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 398 | 379 | 369 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £11,452,199 | £10,969,833 | £10,828,289 | -1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £16,500 | £17,295 | £17,498 | +1.2% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.7% | -13.3% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.7% | -10.4% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -58.8% | 31.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.04x | 3.36x | 3.08x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the BAI UK Group will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. Furthermore, the Directors have not identified any material uncertainties around going concern.”
Group structure
- B.A.I. (U.K.), LIMITED · parent
- Portsmouth Handling Service Limited 100%
- Transchannel Ferries Limited 100%
- French Property Owners Club Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHIEU, Christophe Bernard Francois | Director | 2009-06-12 | Aug 1968 | French |
| ROUE, Jean-Marc | Director | 2008-05-01 | Feb 1968 | French |
| VINTNER, Corinne Pierrette, Joëlle, Mlle | Director | 2016-03-31 | Sep 1962 | French |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2012-04-16 |
| NAPTON, John Joe Charles | Secretary | 2013-04-15 | 2021-06-30 |
| SHAW, Stephen | Secretary | — | 2003-12-31 |
| CARRUTHERS, Ian Alistair | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| CHOLLET, Maurice | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| GERONIMI, Claude | Director | 1997-06-06 | 1997-11-14 |
| GIGUET, Jean Michel | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2009-06-12 |
| GOURVENNEC, Alexis Guillame | Director | — | 2007-02-19 |
| HARRISON, Graham Kenneth | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2012-04-16 |
| JACOB, Jean-Francois | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2018-01-10 |
| JOURDREN, Martine, Madame | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| LONGDEN, David Anthony | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| MARAVAL, Michel | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2005-08-31 |
| MASSON, Jean-Michel | Director | 1998-03-25 | 2000-09-04 |
| MICHIELINI, Christian | Director | — | 1997-04-30 |
| NAPTON, John Joe Charles | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| SHAW, Stephen | Director | 1993-03-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| WARNER, Stephen George | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-02-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bai Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.