BIRDSALL NETWORKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-19 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-05
Watchouts
Cash
£849K
+57.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+18.6% vs 2024
Employees
104
+3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£320K
+6,735.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,003,762 | — | £15,019,139 | £13,922,415 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£103,823 | — | £91,189 | £372,548 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£128,773 | — | £4,686 | £320,302 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£117,118 | — | -£54,171 | £291,672 | |
| Cash | £501,930 | £975,044 | £1,784,764 | — | £860,720 | — | £538,743 | £849,454 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,050,263 | £2,493,285 | £3,215,426 | — | £1,775,928 | — | £1,951,180 | £2,341,580 | |
| Net assets | £1,957,105 | £2,337,062 | £3,071,500 | — | £1,626,300 | — | £1,572,129 | £1,863,801 | |
| Equity | £1,957,105 | — | — | £3,071,500 | £1,626,300 | £1,626,300 | £1,572,129 | £1,863,801 | |
| Average employees | — | 75 | 80 | — | 92 | — | 101 | 104 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,369,652 | — | £5,682,971 | £5,761,026 |
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 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -0.8% | — | 0.6% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | — | -0.4% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -5.8% | — | 4.7% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.53x | 2.33x | — | — | — | 1.71x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -4.05x | — | 1.03x | 6.43x |
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
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The reorganisation of all our existing business units continues will be completed in 2025 to enable the business to focus on its core markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Katherine | Secretary | 2017-04-01 | — | — |
| BIRDSALL, Paul Anthony | Director | 2004-04-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| CHAMBERS, Katherine | Director | 2009-11-25 | Sep 1975 | British |
| CLARKE, Mitchell John | Director | 2012-08-30 | May 1976 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTLETT, Adrian, Mr. | Secretary | 1997-09-29 | 2017-03-31 |
| BIRDSALL, Janette Lesley | Secretary | — | 1997-09-29 |
| BAKER, Leslie Albert | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| BARTLETT, Adrian, Mr. | Director | 1992-09-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| BIRDSALL, Barry | Director | — | 2026-04-23 |
| BIRDSALL, Janette Lesley | Director | — | 1997-09-29 |
| BUCKETT, David Charles Peter | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
| BYRNE, Steven Peter | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-03-10 |
| CULLITON, Lynne Deborah | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2026-04-23 |
| HALLS, John William | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| HAYWARD, Ben | Director | 2007-03-10 | 2008-01-22 |
| PATIENCE, Ian Dennis | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1996-02-28 |
| SHEPPARD, Kevin Barry | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-06-08 |
| UPTON, Darren Robert | Director | 2024-04-18 | 2026-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Anthony Birdsall | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-28 | Ceased 2023-06-09 |
| Birdsall Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
-7.3%
£15,019,139 £13,922,415
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Cash
+57.7%
£538,743 £849,454
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Net assets
+18.6%
£1,572,129 £1,863,801
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Employees
+3%
101 104
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+308.5%
£91,189 £372,548
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+6,735.3%
£4,686 £320,302
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+1.4%
£5,682,971 £5,761,026
highest in 3 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