BISL LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
+326.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£91m
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
846
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£29m
+568.2% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £123,750,000 | £92,975,000 | £95,795,000 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | -£25,662,000 | -£50,187,000 | -£31,195,000 | +37.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,237,000 | £4,368,000 | £29,188,000 | +568.2% | |
| Net profit | -£2,349,000 | £7,919,000 | £12,852,000 | +62.3% | |
| Cash | £57,862,000 | £3,586,000 | £15,301,000 | +326.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £123,241,000 | £158,958,000 | £157,996,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £61,084,000 | £78,630,000 | £91,482,000 | +16.3% | |
| Equity | £61,084,000 | £78,630,000 | £91,482,000 | +16.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,066 | 900 | 846 | -6% | |
| Wages | £30,725,000 | £24,478,000 | £26,357,000 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -20.7% | -54.0% | -32.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | 8.5% | 13.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.8% | -31.6% | -19.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.1% | 87.3% | 88.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.25x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | -4.59x | -6.61x | -3.60x |
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
- BISL LIMITED 2002-12-20 → present
- BUDGET INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED 1996-09-27 → 2002-12-20
- PACKETCHANGE LIMITED 1996-07-30 → 1996-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's immediate parent entity, Markerstudy Group Limited (“MGL"), has provided a letter of support confirming that it will continue to provide financial support to the Company such that it will continue to be able to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- BISL LIMITED · parent
- ACM ULR Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no events occurring between the year-end date and the signing of this report that would have a material impact on the results or financial position of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Christopher James | Secretary | 2022-04-29 | — | — |
| MACKLE, Feilim | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jul 1967 | Irish |
| PATEL, Tushar Surendra | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| RAWLINSON, Emma Jane | Director | 2025-03-07 | Sep 1980 | British |
| THOMSON, Kartina Tahir | Director | 2025-09-18 | May 1976 | British |
| WINLOW, Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Julian Charles | Secretary | 2018-02-14 | 2021-09-30 |
| CHRISTMAS, Adrian John Collis | Secretary | 1996-08-23 | 1997-02-17 |
| HOBLEY, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2001-03-19 |
| SIMMS, Ronald Fitzgerald | Secretary | 2015-09-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| WATERS, Paul | Secretary | 2016-10-20 | 2018-02-14 |
| WRIGHT, Neville Eric | Secretary | 2001-03-19 | 2015-09-23 |
| CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-13 | 1998-12-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-30 | 1996-08-23 |
| BAILIE, Mark Mccracken | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-07-01 |
| BALL, Craig David | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| BARLOW, Ellie | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| CASTAGNO, Giovanni (John) | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| CHRISTMAS, Adrian John Collis | Director | 1996-08-23 | 1997-02-17 |
| CHUNG, Katherine Hae-Eun | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| COLLINGS, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2026-02-28 |
| COSH, Paul Nigel | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| DESPAS, Gilles | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| DONALDSON, Ian James | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-03-07 |
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2023-03-29 |
| DONALDSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2019-10-14 |
| ENGLAND, Michael James Peter | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2023-11-13 |
| FINCH, Duncan Alistair, Mr | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| HOSKINS, Richard | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| JACKSON, Patricia Doreen | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-01-31 |
| KEATING, Seamus Declan | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| KLINKERT, Stephen | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| KLINKERT, Stephen | Director | 1997-02-13 | 1998-12-03 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| LEECH, Ian Robert | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2013-06-30 |
| LENMAN, Alasdair Bruce | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Catherine Ellen | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-06-20 |
| PLATT, Dominic James | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2022-04-29 |
| REGAN, Michael Robert | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2022-06-14 |
| REGAN, Michael Robert | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2021-07-01 |
| SCARR, Craig Anthony | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-02-15 |
| SHAKED, Golan | Director | 2019-07-19 | 2022-04-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Rebecca Jane, Ms | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-08-01 |
| SPENCER, Kevin Ronald | Director | 2022-06-18 | 2024-06-26 |
| THOMPSON, Peter | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2023-03-09 |
| WATSON, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan Martin | Director | 1996-08-23 | 1997-02-17 |
| WINSLOW, Peter Anthony | Director | 1997-02-13 | 2014-06-30 |
| BGL GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-06 | 2013-06-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-30 | 1996-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markerstudy Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-29 | Active |
| Bgl Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.