THE BRITISH ELECTRICAL & MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+53% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+9.9% vs 2024
Employees
108
+4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£816K
+49.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,412,261 | £29,014,308 | |
| Operating profit | — | £554,520 | £803,723 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £544,355 | £815,828 | |
| Net profit | — | £407,953 | £593,892 | |
| Cash | — | £1,192,478 | £1,824,236 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,921,031 | £5,357,207 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,805,792 | £5,279,684 | |
| Equity | — | £4,805,792 | £5,279,684 | |
| Average employees | — | 103 | 108 | |
| Wages | — | £3,834,012 | £4,212,860 |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.0% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.5% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.3% | 15.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.44x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | 53.32x | 94.27x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE BRITISH ELECTRICAL & MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Russells Supplies Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company renewed the leases at Basildon, Export, Dartford and Edinburgh ensuring the company has the capacity to trade for the foreseeable future.”
- “During the year the scheme Trustees accepted an offer from an Insurer for a scheme Buy-In contract. Under the Buy-In contract the funds invested were transferred to an insurer who will ensure that funds are available to meet any payment obligations of the scheme and pay the monthly benefits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKES, Richard John Neville | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | — | — |
| BARKES, Bryan Rogerson | Director | — | May 1933 | British |
| BARKES, Julian Matthew | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| BARKES, Richard John Neville | Director | — | Aug 1954 | British |
| BARKES, Simon Rogerson | Director | — | Nov 1957 | British |
| THOMPSON, Graeme Oliver | Director | 2025-07-03 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKES, Bryan Rogerson | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1996-10-01 |
| BARKES, Geoffrey Rogerson | Secretary | — | 1992-08-01 |
| BARKES, Rodney Rimington | Secretary | 1992-08-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| PATTISON, Alan | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| BARKES, Geoffrey Rogerson | Director | — | 2023-08-11 |
| BARKES, Rodney Rimington | Director | — | 1996-05-01 |
| PATTISON, Alan | Director | 2003-01-29 | 2013-10-31 |
| THOMSON, William | Director | — | 2003-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+5.8%
£27,412,261 £29,014,308
-
Cash
+53%
£1,192,478 £1,824,236
-
Net assets
+9.9%
£4,805,792 £5,279,684
-
Employees
+4.9%
103 108
-
Operating profit
+44.9%
£554,520 £803,723
-
Profit before tax
+49.9%
£544,355 £815,828
-
Wages
+9.9%
£3,834,012 £4,212,860
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