BIRCHILLS AUTOMOTIVE (PRESSWORK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-17 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-03
Watchouts
Cash
£7K
-92.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£843K
-15% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
29
+20.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£238K
+3.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,712,402 | £1,957,702 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£247,039 | -£238,722 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£247,039 | -£238,458 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£231,785 | -£98,441 | |
| Cash | £383,778 | £463,874 | £527,120 | £500,966 | £93,620 | £6,750 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,233,746 | £1,250,765 | £1,264,905 | £1,276,205 | £1,044,420 | £843,119 | |
| Net assets | £1,177,885 | £1,195,965 | £1,211,555 | £1,223,345 | £991,560 | £843,119 | |
| Equity | £1,177,885 | £1,195,965 | £1,211,555 | £1,223,345 | £991,560 | £843,119 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 29 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -14.4% | -12.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -13.5% | -5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -23.7% | -28.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.10x | 2.10x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The accounting period was shortened for commercial reasons for the period ended 28 February 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLINGS, Andrew | Secretary | 2007-01-12 | — | British |
| BROADHURST, Elaine | Director | 2024-01-30 | Oct 1954 | British |
| WELLINGS, Andrew | Director | 2006-02-10 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAYNE, Deborah | Secretary | 2005-01-08 | 2007-01-12 |
| SMALL, George | Secretary | — | 1993-03-01 |
| SMALL, Joan | Secretary | 1993-03-01 | 2005-01-08 |
| BROADHURST, John Stephen | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2023-11-06 |
| JAYNE, Deborah | Director | 2005-01-08 | 2007-01-12 |
| LAYTON, Leslie Harold | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| SMALL, George | Director | — | 2006-01-21 |
| SMALL, Joan | Director | — | 2005-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Stephen Broadhurst | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+14.3%
£1,712,402 £1,957,702
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Cash
-92.8%
£93,620 £6,750
lowest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
-15%
£991,560 £843,119
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+20.8%
24 29
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Operating profit
+3.4%
-£247,039 -£238,722
-
Profit before tax
+3.5%
-£247,039 -£238,458
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