BARLOWS (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.1M
+60.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
+13.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
665
+1.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3M
+95.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,979,065 | £54,179,681 | £51,882,723 | -4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,751,387 | £1,329,184 | £2,503,385 | +88.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,679,950 | £1,179,600 | £2,301,708 | +95.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,341,739 | £796,355 | £1,622,132 | +103.7% | |
| Cash | £4,353,333 | £2,537,318 | £4,064,730 | +60.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,391,045 | £15,742,444 | £16,954,282 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | £11,459,510 | £12,294,015 | £13,916,147 | +13.2% | |
| Equity | £11,459,510 | £12,294,015 | £13,916,147 | +13.2% | |
| Average employees | 592 | 653 | 665 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £22,290,851 | £24,531,694 | £26,744,120 | +9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,607,992 | £1,972,840 | £2,400,466 | +21.7% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 2.5% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 1.5% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.1% | 8.4% | 14.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.75x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | 25.16x | 4.93x | 8.18x |
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
- BARLOWS (U.K.) LIMITED 2001-04-04 → present
- BARLOWS ELECTRICAL (MALPAS) LIMITED 1993-09-27 → 2001-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Huxley Johnston Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BARLOWS (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Barlows Alarms Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company purchased a new property to better serve clients needs in the Leeds & Yorkshire areas in March 2025 for £547k. This property was purchased out of cash reserves and no mortgage or loan was required. Further expansion is planned in the near future.”
- “In the Autumn of 2025 the company employed a new intake of 39 apprentices ensuring the company trains its own engineers for the future.”
- “On 12th December 2025 the company purchased a new property in High Wycombe for £785,085. This was purchased with a mortgage of £576,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLMAN, John | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BARLOW, John Edward | Director | 1993-09-27 | May 1958 | British |
| BARLOW, Thomas Edward | Director | 2017-09-29 | Apr 1987 | British |
| CAPUTO, Andrew | Director | 2001-04-30 | Mar 1967 | British |
| DONE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2024-09-27 | Aug 1974 | British |
| HAMER, Richard John | Director | 2024-09-27 | Jan 1986 | British |
| HOLDEN, Mark Phillip | Director | 2017-09-29 | May 1973 | British |
| IRELAND, Timothy James | Director | 2024-09-27 | Jan 1989 | British |
| JOHNSON, Nigel | Director | 2020-10-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MORRIS, Richard William | Director | 2024-09-27 | Apr 1984 | British |
| SCOTT, Matthew | Director | 2020-10-01 | May 1986 | British |
| WEBB, Nicholas | Director | 2024-09-27 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, David Michael | Secretary | 1993-09-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-27 | 1993-09-27 |
| BARLOW, David Michael | Director | 1993-09-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| PRINCE, David | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2021-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Edward Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-11-26 | Active |
| Mr John Edward Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mrs Stephanie Carole Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mr John Edward Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-06 |
| Mr David Michael Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.