BMS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
Cash
£84M
+37.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£90M
+1.2% vs 2023
Employees
488
+19.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-86.7% vs 2023
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BMS GROUP LIMITED 2005-01-14 → present
- BALLANTYNE, MCKEAN & SULLIVAN LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 2005-01-14
- TRUSHELFCO (NO. 293) LIMITED 1980-02-18 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £127,784,000 | £138,660,000 | |
| Operating profit | £27,728,000 | £7,479,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £32,993,000 | £4,376,000 | |
| Net profit | £24,937,000 | £294,000 | |
| Cash | £60,563,000 | £83,508,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,562,000 | £97,393,000 | |
| Net assets | £89,146,000 | £90,232,000 | |
| Equity | £89,146,000 | £90,232,000 | |
| Average employees | 407 | 488 | |
| Wages | £51,774,000 | £65,813,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.7% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.0% | 7.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.18x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts, which is discussed further in note 1. Having considered the above, and after making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue”
Significant events
- “In the year under review, a key consideration of the Board was in relation to the implications and opportunities for the Company arising from the acquisition by its parent undertaking, BMS Investment Holdings Limited, of the David Roberts & Partners insurance broking group. The Board concluded that this acquisition was in the interests of all of the Company's stakeholders. The acquisition completed in December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEEL, Alistair Charles | Secretary | 2024-10-14 | — | — |
| BONVARLET, Gilles Alex Maxime | Director | 2015-08-21 | Feb 1964 | British |
| GIBBS, Roanne | Director | 2022-03-20 | Jun 1976 | British |
| GORMLEY, Ian Patrick | Director | 2015-02-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| HASTINGS-BASS, John Peter | Director | 2015-03-25 | Jun 1954 | British |
| LEATHER, Morna | Director | 2024-01-26 | Nov 1970 | British |
| WATERSTON, Ian | Director | 2008-05-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Shaun Kevin | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2024-10-14 |
| HILLS, John James Frederick | Secretary | 1998-06-09 | 2014-04-30 |
| LARSEN, David Brinsley | Secretary | — | 1998-06-09 |
| AITKEN, Duncan Flockhart | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| BALLANTYNE, Robert Ewing Fellows | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| BEARDMORE, Carl Duncan | Director | 2008-10-08 | 2013-04-16 |
| BOARDMAN, Peter Robert Patrick | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2011-07-18 |
| BOARDMAN, Peter Robert Patrick | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2011-07-18 |
| BOARDMAN, Peter Robert Patrick | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2011-07-18 |
| CLUTTERBUCK, Simon John Oliver | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| COOK, Nicholas James Edward | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2026-01-01 |
| COOPER, Roger David | Director | — | 2013-12-17 |
| CRAWLEY, Hugo Edward | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2012-11-28 |
| CRAWLEY, Hugo Edward | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| DOHERTY, Darren Peter | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2012-11-06 |
| DOUETIL, Dane Jonathan, Dr | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2019-10-08 |
| GRENVILLE WILLIAMS, Robin Guy | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| GREVILLE WILLIAMS, Robin Guy | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2015-01-21 |
| HARTLEY, James Adam Ian | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2015-03-31 |
| HILL, Anthony Gerard | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| HOPTON, Christopher John | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2015-03-25 |
| JANSEN, Paul Mark | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Alexander David | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-06-13 |
| LANGFORD, Steven John | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| LARSEN, David Brinsley | Director | — | 1999-12-16 |
| MANWARING, Christopher Brian | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| MCCORMACK, John Anthony | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2008-09-16 |
| MCKEAN, Graham John | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Derek Roy | Director | 2008-08-20 | 2009-12-31 |
| MORLEY, James | Director | 2011-02-11 | 2015-08-27 |
| MOSS, Nicholas James | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2024-11-27 |
| NAYLOR, Daniel James | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-05-26 |
| NUNN, Stephen John | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| ORMEROD, John | Director | 2005-02-18 | 2008-06-13 |
| PASKE, Timothy John | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2019-10-15 |
| PASKE, Timothy John | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2005-01-14 |
| PRYCE, Anthony Grant | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2015-02-03 |
| SPENCER, John William James | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2008-01-07 |
| STAFFORD, Adam Paul | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2026-04-16 |
| SULLIVAN, David | Director | — | 1999-01-01 |
| URQUHART, Ronald Douglas Lauchlan | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2006-05-26 |
| VINCENT, Paul John | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2019-10-08 |
| WATKINS, Hannah | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2026-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bms Investment Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-06-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+8.5%
£127,784,000 £138,660,000
-
Cash
+37.9%
£60,563,000 £83,508,000
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£89,146,000 £90,232,000
-
Employees
+19.9%
407 488
-
Operating profit
-73%
£27,728,000 £7,479,000
-
Profit before tax
-86.7%
£32,993,000 £4,376,000
-
Wages
+27.1%
£51,774,000 £65,813,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers