BRIGHTCARBON LTD
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Cash
£4.7m
-1.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.5m
-9% vs 2024
Employees
168
+13.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
-10.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £8,995,642 | £10,392,916 | £11,878,460 | +14.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,086,596 | £1,517,156 | £1,398,700 | -7.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,167,563 | £1,627,365 | £1,459,597 | -10.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £990,880 | £1,219,070 | £990,896 | -18.7% | |
| Cash | £1,922,928 | £2,894,420 | £4,110,757 | £4,147,653 | £4,763,365 | £4,697,305 | -1.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,051,072 | £3,511,450 | £5,502,704 | £4,263,985 | £3,805,773 | £3,463,050 | -9% | |
| Net assets | £2,051,072 | £3,511,450 | £5,502,704 | £4,263,985 | £3,805,773 | £3,463,050 | -9% | |
| Equity | £2,051,072 | £3,511,450 | £5,502,704 | £4,263,985 | £3,805,773 | £3,463,050 | -9% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 84 | 112 | 141 | 148 | 168 | +13.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,806,373 | £6,549,391 | £7,685,322 | +17.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £134,482 | £66,121 | £64,104 | -3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £4,222 | £2,201 | £2,201 | 0% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.1% | 14.6% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.0% | 11.7% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.5% | 39.9% | 40.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.7% | 22.1% | 18.0% | 51.3% | 60.4% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.93x | 1.63x | 1.55x |
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
- Ward Williams Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BRIGHTCARBON LTD · parent
- Brightcarbon Inc 100%
- Brightcarbon Bulgaria 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARRY, Karl | Secretary | 2012-01-03 | — | — |
| BLUME, Joshua | Director | 2011-12-02 | Jul 1975 | British |
| GORING, Richard | Director | 2011-12-02 | Jan 1983 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joshua Blume | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-02-12 | Active |
| Mr Richard Goring | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-12 |
| Mr Joshua Blume | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-06-28 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.