G.C. BIRCHALL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-11 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-24.1% vs 2024
Employees
155
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+19.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,981,627 | £22,953,653 | — | — | £43,797,944 | £46,137,858 | |
| Operating profit | £877,061 | £898,425 | — | — | £2,132,467 | £2,593,382 | |
| Profit before tax | £763,973 | £809,628 | £1,737,322 | £3,105,656 | £2,096,465 | £2,514,430 | |
| Net profit | £645,158 | £676,527 | £1,351,717 | £2,554,852 | £1,558,578 | £1,918,779 | |
| Cash | £909,548 | £190,451 | £947,154 | £310,259 | £3,109,526 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,979,149 | £4,916,422 | £5,558,271 | £8,224,431 | £9,961,493 | £7,744,716 | |
| Net assets | £3,672,413 | £3,948,940 | £4,100,657 | £6,655,509 | £6,299,225 | £4,782,892 | |
| Equity | £3,672,413 | £3,948,940 | £4,100,657 | £6,655,509 | £6,299,225 | £4,782,892 | |
| Average employees | 155 | 137 | 145 | 153 | 150 | 155 | |
| Wages | £4,379,514 | £4,036,157 | £4,869,925 | £5,417,254 | £5,917,866 | £6,348,534 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | 3.9% | — | — | 4.9% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.9% | — | — | 3.6% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.6% | 18.3% | — | — | 21.4% | 33.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 69.1% | 75.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 7.61x | 9.98x | — | — | 48.43x | 23.34x |
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
- Ashworth Moulds
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “A key development during the year was the recruitment of an IT Director, reflecting the board's commitment to strengthening the company's ICT infrastructure, cyber security, and digital capability.”
- “In addition, the group completed the acquisition of a sister company in October 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Colin George | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BIRCHALL, Christine | Director | — | Mar 1948 | British |
| BIRCHALL, Colin George | Director | — | May 1947 | British |
| BIRCHALL, Justin Antony | Director | 1999-07-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| BIRCHALL, Louise Marie | Director | 2002-12-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CHESWORTH, Robert John | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| GREEN, Andrew John | Director | 2022-10-18 | Nov 1975 | British |
| HORNER, Keith | Director | 2005-04-01 | Jul 1953 | British |
| SMITH, Gillian Alison | Director | 2016-10-26 | Mar 1987 | British |
| WATSON, Nicola Jane | Director | 2016-10-26 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Margaret | Director | — | 1999-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G C Birchall (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+5.3%
£43,797,944 £46,137,858
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-100%
£3,109,526 £0
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-24.1%
£6,299,225 £4,782,892
-
Employees
+3.3%
150 155
-
Operating profit
+21.6%
£2,132,467 £2,593,382
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+19.9%
£2,096,465 £2,514,430
-
Wages
+7.3%
£5,917,866 £6,348,534
highest in 6 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