WILLIAM BIRCH & SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-15 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+69.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+9.1% vs 2023
Employees
52
+4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+24.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WILLIAM BIRCH & SONS LIMITED 2010-06-07 → present
- WILLIAM BIRCH AND SONS,LIMITED 1913-06-28 → 2010-06-07
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,206,053 | £1,496,136 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,097,120 | £1,188,624 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,726,464 | £6,324,052 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £9,336,231 | £10,316,546 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £9,227,298 | £10,065,922 | |
| Equity | £9,509,797 | £9,293,299 | — | — | — | £9,227,298 | £10,065,922 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,059,041 | £2,277,222 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Christopher William | Director | — | May 1947 | British |
| GOYEA, Paul Alfred | Director | 2006-01-01 | Feb 1959 | British |
| POTTER, Simon Thomas | Director | 2016-11-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| SHAHJAHAN, Gemma Victoria | Director | 2016-11-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Alistair | Secretary | 2007-06-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| WRIGHT, Anthony Edward | Secretary | — | 2007-06-29 |
| BIRCH, Alistair | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| BIRCH, Christine | Director | — | 2012-12-05 |
| BIRCH, Jack Penty | Director | — | 2003-04-16 |
| BIRCH, Jennifer Maud | Director | — | 2008-05-23 |
| BIRCH, John David | Director | — | 2002-07-15 |
| FIELD, David Brian | Director | — | 2006-07-31 |
| HOLDEN, David John | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2012-06-30 |
| THOMSON, Ben | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2026-04-03 |
| WRIGHT, Anthony Edward | Director | 1994-05-11 | 2007-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Birch Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-17 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-04 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2019-06-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2019-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+69.7%
£3,726,464 £6,324,052
-
Net assets
+9.1%
£9,227,298 £10,065,922
-
Employees
+4%
50 52
-
Profit before tax
+24.1%
£1,206,053 £1,496,136
-
Wages
+10.6%
£2,059,041 £2,277,222
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers