BIRKENHEAD BUILDING & ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-26 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+7.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+4.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
42
+2.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£986K
-52.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BIRKENHEAD BUILDING & ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED 1993-12-01 → present
- BIRKENHEAD ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED 1982-10-12 → 1993-12-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,455,463 | £16,637,606 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,012,339 | £853,966 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,071,806 | £986,435 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,888,096 | £1,976,630 | £1,600,981 | £724,995 | |
| Cash | £881,189 | £2,306,194 | £3,121,341 | £3,808,462 | £4,814,233 | £5,159,235 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,830,395 | £4,793,876 | — | — | £7,513,557 | £7,841,577 | |
| Net assets | £1,685,347 | £2,205,411 | £3,780,042 | £5,190,844 | £7,381,268 | £7,741,263 | |
| Equity | £1,685,347 | £2,205,411 | — | — | £7,381,268 | £7,741,263 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 42 | |
| Wages | — | — | £815,575 | £871,332 | £1,075,072 | £1,179,752 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.5% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 26.8% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.38x | 3.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 510.10x | 763.15x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DSG 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. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- BIRKENHEAD BUILDING & ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED · parent
- Neston Building Supplies Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover in the year has decreased by 5% from £17.5m to £16.6m as at 30 September 2024. Operating profit has decreased from £2.0m to £0.9m and profit after tax has decreased from £1.6m to £0.7m as at 30 September 2024.”
- “The balance sheet remains strong with net assets of £7.7m compared to £7.4m in 2023. Cash has also increased from £4.8m to £5.2m by 30 September 2024.”
- “The group and company is focussed on continuing to grow the business both organically and via acquisition, should the right opportunity arise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PILGRIM, Martin David | Director | 1996-08-02 | Jun 1973 | British |
| PILGRIM, Stephen Anthony | Director | 1996-08-02 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILGRIM, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2017-04-27 |
| PILGRIM, Barrie Robert | Director | — | 2017-04-27 |
| PILGRIM, Susan Elizabeth | Director | — | 2017-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Anthony Pilgrim | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-27 | Active |
| Mr Martin David Pilgrim | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-01-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-11 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-4.7%
£17,455,463 £16,637,606
-
Cash
+7.2%
£4,814,233 £5,159,235
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.9%
£7,381,268 £7,741,263
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.4%
41 42
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-57.6%
£2,012,339 £853,966
-
Profit before tax
-52.4%
£2,071,806 £986,435
-
Wages
+9.7%
£1,075,072 £1,179,752
highest in 4 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