M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED
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Cash
£48K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£798K
Equity attributable
Employees
361
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£86K
Period ending 2025-09-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
8-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-28 | 2019-09-28 | 2020-09-26 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-28 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,094,000 | £82,107,000 | £97,050,161 | £47,373,011 | £76,444,032 | £79,136,412 | £79,206,873 | £90,565,854 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,362,098 | -£817,239 | £1,110,221 | £922,687 | £1,123,570 | £931,738 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,928,762 | -£1,139,588 | £687,657 | £15,007 | £46,389 | -£86,130 | — | |
| Net profit | -£749,000 | -£302,000 | -£1,930,128 | -£1,115,952 | £689,940 | £15,007 | £46,389 | -£86,130 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | £44,549 | £921,046 | £981,497 | £272,623 | £729,359 | £48,039 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £8,878,671 | £11,908,803 | £12,656,136 | £13,051,223 | £12,318,626 | £12,423,000 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£347,102 | -£1,463,054 | -£773,114 | -£758,107 | -£711,718 | -£797,848 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | -£347,102 | -£1,463,054 | -£773,114 | -£758,107 | -£711,718 | -£797,848 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | 421 | 297 | 342 | 349 | 343 | 361 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £13,737,194 | £6,819,012 | £8,415,895 | £8,992,525 | £9,356,683 | £10,526,879 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £625,674 | £436,042 | £347,208 | £354,709 | £443,593 | £477,574 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-09-28 | 2019-09-28 | 2020-09-26 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-28 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -1.4% | -1.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.0% | -0.4% | -2.0% | -2.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -15.3% | -6.9% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 9.1% | 7.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103.0% | 103.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.03x | 1.84x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -2.40x | -2.54x | 2.63x | 1.02x | 1.04x | 0.92x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking into account the factors listed above, along with the performance improvements outlined in the Strategic Report, and the wider economic climate, the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2003-07-28 | — | British |
| BRADBURY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2012-08-29 | Dec 1958 | British |
| EASTWOOD, Glenn Francis | Director | 2009-11-16 | Oct 1965 | British |
| GIBSON, Michael Robert | Director | 2004-09-28 | Nov 1962 | British |
| WOOLLANDS, Steven James | Director | 2012-01-04 | Jan 1962 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTWISTLE, Andrew | Secretary | 2003-03-04 | 2003-03-30 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Matthew John | Secretary | 2003-03-30 | 2003-07-28 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-04 | 2003-03-04 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Matthew John | Director | 2003-07-28 | 2022-02-14 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Michael John | Director | 2003-03-04 | 2018-11-05 |
| NORGATE, Alan | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2006-02-23 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-04 | 2003-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sosamja Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-11-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2020-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-10-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2020-08-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-06-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.