BROUGHTON PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-13 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+5.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£57M
-11.6% vs 2024
Employees
129
+4.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-36.8% first positive since 2022
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BROUGHTON PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED 1986-10-01 → present
- BROUGHTON PLANT HIRE LIMITED 1983-05-11 → 1986-10-01
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £27,391,128 | £27,047,067 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,112,963 | £2,035,904 | £1,381,203 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £0 | £2,230,597 | £2,490,951 | £1,573,725 | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | -£144,740 | -£454,033 | -£1,148,484 | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £10,782,026 | £5,697,168 | £6,018,262 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £70,416,754 | £63,962,721 | £56,564,237 | |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 | — | £63,962,721 | £56,564,237 | |
| Equity | £2 | £2 | £70,416,754 | £63,962,721 | £56,564,237 | |
| Average employees | — | 97 | 100 | 123 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £4,803,552 | £6,025,611 | £6,197,956 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.4% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.7% | -4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 3.9% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.39x | 6.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4223.87x | 99.57x |
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
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “BPHSL was owned and a trading division of Michael Broughton Ltd (01110833) (MBL) until March 2023 where a successfu sale and carving out of the business was achieved. The company is now owned and forms part of the group structure within LIFÇO AB.”
- “The future opening of new strategic depot locations throughout the UK will enable sustainable regional growth as well as help facilitate our service level and environmental goals nationally for our customers. This has already been demonstrated this year by the opening of the new Northeast super depot.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Danielle Lorraine | Secretary | 2023-02-07 | — | — |
| BARRY, Ryan | Director | 2023-02-07 | Dec 1980 | British |
| FRIEDRICH, Thomas Jürgen | Director | 2023-03-02 | Feb 1965 | German |
| LEWIS, Danielle Lorraine | Director | 2023-02-07 | Jan 1986 | British |
| MENDELSOHN, Lorna Kathleen | Director | 2023-03-02 | Jul 1979 | British |
| OLBRICH, Roland | Director | 2023-03-02 | Apr 1967 | German |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGHTON, Michael Arthur | Secretary | 2020-09-28 | 2023-02-07 |
| COOPER, Margaret Helen | Secretary | — | 2020-09-28 |
| BROUGHTON, Carol Joan | Director | — | 2020-05-01 |
| BROUGHTON, Matthew Edward | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-03-02 |
| BROUGHTON, Michael Arthur | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2024-03-27 |
| BROUGHTON, Michael Edward | Director | — | 2020-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifco Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-02 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Pp Greiftechnik Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-03-02 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Lifco Ab | Corporate entity | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2023-03-02 | Active |
| Michael Broughton Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-01-01 | Ceased 2023-03-02 |
| Carol Joan Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-02 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
| Michael Edward Broughton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-02 | Ceased 2021-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-20 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-05-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-1.3%
£27,391,128 £27,047,067
-
Cash
+5.6%
£5,697,168 £6,018,262
-
Net assets
-11.6%
£63,962,721 £56,564,237
-
Employees
+4.9%
123 129
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-32.2%
£2,035,904 £1,381,203
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-36.8%
£2,490,951 £1,573,725
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
+2.9%
£6,025,611 £6,197,956
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