BTU (INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+7.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+6.4% vs 2023
Employees
121
-0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£634K
+20.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BTU (INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE) LIMITED 2010-11-01 → present
- B.T.U. (MAINTENANCE) LIMITED 1981-05-13 → 2010-11-01
Profit before tax
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,035,919 | £21,308,982 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £462,024 | £511,638 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £526,792 | £634,234 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £424,213 | £443,132 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,883,408 | £3,096,443 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,807,069 | £7,239,501 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £4,220,262 | £4,617,166 | — | — | — | £6,807,069 | £7,239,501 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 121 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,588,406 | £5,908,969 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 7.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.47x | 2.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10659.13x |
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
- Ward Williams Limited
- 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
- “In 2024, the Company posted another impressive set of results as we consolidated our portfolio of high profile, secure clients and increased our offerings to those we have developed long term relationships with.”
- “2024 also saw us achieve unprecedented success in joining 6 new Frameworks which should provide us with further streams on Install work over the coming years.”
- “Having made the move to Cloud and hybrid working, the Board have since the Year End made the decision to Upgrade the Accounting and Service Management software package to drive the Company for the next Decade. A Vendor has been appointed and work is to commence shortly with a view to transition to the new system from the start of our 2025/26 Accounts period.”
- “Following the success of renewing our 3rd and 4th largest contracts in the last year, the key focus is to now achieve renewals for our 2 largest contracts which come due in late 2025 and early 2026 respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASS, Paul William | Secretary | 2011-09-01 | — | — |
| BASS, Paul William | Director | 2011-09-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| MCCRACKEN, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2010-11-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRTH, Graham Stuart | Secretary | 2010-10-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| MERRITT, Diana Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2010-09-30 |
| BANKS, Robert Michael | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2004-07-09 |
| CATON, Barry Pier | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| FIRTH, Graham Stuart | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| MERRITT, Alan Frederick James | Director | — | 1996-09-24 |
| MERRITT, Paul David | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2025-10-31 |
| PORTESS, Norman | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-11-07 |
| SHARP, Peter Arthur | Director | — | 1998-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul William Bass | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-10-31 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Leslie Mccracken | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-10-31 | Active |
| Mr Paul David Merritt | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2025-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
-3.3%
£22,035,919 £21,308,982
-
Cash
+7.4%
£2,883,408 £3,096,443
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
-0.8%
122 121
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Operating profit
+10.7%
£462,024 £511,638
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Profit before tax
+20.4%
£526,792 £634,234
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Wages
+5.7%
£5,588,406 £5,908,969
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