BUILDING AND PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+2,041.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8M
-2.3% vs 2024
Employees
70
-35.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£198K
+82.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,326,295 | — | — | £16,566,862 | £9,978,841 | |
| Operating profit | £69,850 | — | — | -£966,583 | -£149,675 | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,935 | £767,564 | -£1,048,989 | -£1,139,478 | -£197,551 | |
| Net profit | -£10,935 | £724,564 | -£1,048,989 | -£1,096,478 | -£197,551 | |
| Cash | £6,177 | £4,710 | £4,643 | £150,791 | £3,229,642 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,311,230 | £8,539,320 | £10,256,985 | £8,980,884 | £8,491,197 | |
| Net assets | £6,892,291 | £7,447,655 | £9,653,262 | £8,499,525 | £8,301,974 | |
| Equity | £6,892,291 | £7,447,655 | £9,653,262 | £8,499,525 | £8,301,974 | |
| Average employees | 133 | 122 | 130 | 109 | 70 | |
| Wages | £3,015,831 | £3,118,552 | £5,045,281 | £3,256,759 | £2,341,468 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | — | — | -5.8% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | — | — | -6.6% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | — | — | -10.8% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 10.2% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.56x | 4.09x | |
| Interest cover | 0.86x | — | — | -5.59x | -1.90x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JW Hinks LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following a period of restructuring and downsizing, the Group's strategy for 2026 is focused on stabilising performance and delivering sustainable growth in a continuing challenging market.”
- “During the year the company sold a number of branches generating an exceptional profit of £2,201,222 over the carrying value of the assets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIBBLE, John Richard, Mr. | Director | 1997-12-14 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATTIN, David Ian | Secretary | 2013-12-01 | 2025-05-19 |
| COWEN, Melvyn | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2013-07-12 |
| DIBBLE, Emma Marjorie | Secretary | 1998-07-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| HILL, Terence | Secretary | 1995-06-30 | 1998-07-01 |
| MIDDLETON, William Henry | Secretary | — | 1995-06-30 |
| BATTIN, David Ian | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2025-05-19 |
| BRADY, Michael Leonard | Director | — | 2003-03-28 |
| COLLINS, Andrew | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2025-12-12 |
| COOK, Matthew | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2025-12-31 |
| DIBBLE, Brian George | Director | — | 2021-01-18 |
| DIBBLE, Dorothy Marjorie | Director | — | 2018-10-15 |
| DIBBLE, Emma Marjorie | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2023-10-24 |
| HILL, Terence | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2001-06-22 |
| STANLEY, Graham Nigel | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| WORSTER, Michael Desmond Roy | Director | — | 2006-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bps Warwick Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-39.8%
£16,566,862 £9,978,841
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+2,041.8%
£150,791 £3,229,642
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.3%
£8,499,525 £8,301,974
-
Employees
-35.8%
109 70
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+84.5%
-£966,583 -£149,675
-
Profit before tax
+82.7%
-£1,139,478 -£197,551
-
Wages
-28.1%
£3,256,759 £2,341,468
lowest in 5 filed years
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