BARTON FIRTOP ENGINEERING CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-26 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-58.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+7.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
99
-1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-5.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BARTON FIRTOP ENGINEERING CO LIMITED 1993-03-11 → present
- BARTON HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED 1973-06-12 → 1993-03-11
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | £11,420,226 | — | — | £17,412,662 | £20,835,974 | |
| Operating profit | — | £930,710 | — | — | £2,724,703 | £2,602,245 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,081,765 | £2,147,433 | £1,512,784 | £2,785,222 | £2,629,450 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,007,230 | £1,940,826 | £1,314,199 | £2,665,152 | £2,022,074 | |
| Cash | — | £2,291,256 | £2,568,255 | £998,025 | £3,635,126 | £1,513,652 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,067,684 | £12,835,971 | £13,673,164 | £14,511,343 | £15,548,873 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,054,824 | £12,320,650 | £13,148,849 | £14,461,645 | £15,501,219 | |
| Equity | £10,449,594 | £11,054,824 | £12,320,650 | £13,148,849 | £14,461,645 | £15,501,219 | |
| Average employees | — | 86 | 84 | 90 | 100 | 99 | |
| Wages | — | £2,882,112 | £2,958,439 | £3,418,108 | £4,083,789 | £4,485,003 |
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 | — | 8.1% | — | — | 15.6% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.8% | — | — | 15.3% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.4% | — | — | 18.8% | 16.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.72x | 4.29x |
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
- CK Audit
- 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.”
Group structure
- BARTON FIRTOP ENGINEERING CO LIMITED · parent
- Barton Firtop Engineering (I) Pvt. Limited 74%
- RGR Fabricating and Welding Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Company has secured further major project awards, reinforcing the Board's confidence in continued growth through FY 2025-26.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOBSON, Raymond Ricardo | Secretary | 2017-03-31 | — | — |
| CORBETT, Graham | Director | 2021-03-31 | Aug 1978 | British |
| DOBSON, Raymond Ricardo | Director | 2021-03-31 | Jun 1982 | British |
| MORETON, Dean Thomas | Director | 2021-03-31 | Jun 1979 | British |
| TEAGUE, Mark Peter | Director | 2021-03-31 | Aug 1986 | British |
| TROUGHTON, Kevin John | Director | 2006-03-15 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WARD, Valerie Louise | Director | — | Mar 1950 | British |
| WOOD, Peter Charles | Director | 2012-09-20 | Dec 1949 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Valerie Louise | Secretary | — | 2017-03-31 |
| GIST, Felicity Susan | Director | — | 2015-05-18 |
| STEPHAN, David Frederick | Director | 2000-03-08 | 2006-03-30 |
| USHER, Graham Ronald | Director | — | 2003-03-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Firtop Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-27 | Active |
| Mrs Jeanna Lorraine Ettles | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-12 | Ceased 2021-04-27 |
| Mr Kevin John Troughton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
| Mr Robert Stephen Dalziel | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-05-11 |
| Mr Norman Snowball | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-05-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-03 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-03-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
+19.7%
£17,412,662 £20,835,974
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-58.4%
£3,635,126 £1,513,652
-
Net assets
+7.2%
£14,461,645 £15,501,219
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1%
100 99
-
Operating profit
-4.5%
£2,724,703 £2,602,245
-
Profit before tax
-5.6%
£2,785,222 £2,629,450
-
Wages
+9.8%
£4,083,789 £4,485,003
highest 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