BUYINGTEAM LIMITED
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Cash
£9.7m
+72.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.6m
+78.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
164
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4m
+38.8% 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 | £17,035,000 | £20,893,000 | £30,500,000 | +46% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,125,000 | £2,474,000 | £3,405,000 | +37.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,125,000 | £2,474,000 | £3,433,000 | +38.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,213,000 | £2,624,000 | £2,456,000 | -6.4% | |
| Cash | £4,160,000 | £5,624,000 | £9,709,000 | +72.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £790,000 | £3,397,000 | £5,925,000 | +74.4% | |
| Net assets | £535,000 | £3,159,000 | £5,637,000 | +78.4% | |
| Equity | £535,000 | £3,159,000 | £5,637,000 | +78.4% | |
| Average employees | 159 | 141 | 164 | +16.3% | |
| Wages | £13,247,000 | £12,322,000 | £17,065,000 | +38.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £458,000 | £967,000 | £800,000 | -17.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £8,000 | £8,000 | £9,000 | +12.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £458,000 | £967,000 | £800,000 | -17.3% |
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 | -12.5% | 11.8% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | -13.0% | 12.6% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -269.0% | 72.8% | 57.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.6% | 74.9% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 1.29x | 1.46x |
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
- BUYINGTEAM LIMITED 2007-03-09 → present
- BUYINGTEAM (UK) LIMITED 2006-12-14 → 2007-03-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gerald Edelman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company’s financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWER, Sarah Rebecca | Secretary | 2025-12-01 | — | — |
| EVANS, Gareth Clive, Mr. | Director | 2010-05-24 | Jul 1970 | British |
| GARSTKA, Michael Thomas, Mr. | Director | 2022-05-31 | Apr 1962 | British |
| SMOUT, Geoffrey John | Director | 2022-05-31 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOVAIRD, James Alexander | Secretary | 2008-12-24 | 2016-07-28 |
| HUBBARD, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2006-12-14 | 2008-12-24 |
| MARR, Derek Lawrence | Secretary | 2016-09-13 | 2025-12-01 |
| BOVAIRD, James Alexander | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2016-07-28 |
| COOPER-BAGNALL, Jonathan | Director | 2015-03-11 | 2018-04-05 |
| EATOUGH, Matthew Thomas John | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2022-05-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Thomas David | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2015-12-31 |
| STRAFFORD, Guy Philip Cyril | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2021-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bain Byzantine Holdings Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-31 | Active |
| Buyingteam Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.