ROBERT W. BAIRD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
Cash
£32M
+18.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£28M
+18.8% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£6M
+26.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation
- ROBERT W. BAIRD LIMITED 2002-01-02 → present
- GRANVILLE BAIRD LIMITED 2000-03-09 → 2002-01-02
- GRANVILLE MARKETS LIMITED 1997-09-23 → 2000-03-09
- GRANVILLE LIMITED 1996-04-01 → 1997-09-23
- GRANVILLE DAVIES LIMITED 1988-04-11 → 1996-04-01
- GRANVILLE DAVIES COLEMAN LIMITED 1986-08-08 → 1988-04-11
- GRANVILLE COLEMAN LIMITED 1984-07-20 → 1986-08-08
- GRANVILLE BUSINESS EXPANSION FUND LIMITED 1983-08-11 → 1984-07-20
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 | £51,459,051 | £59,949,745 | |
| Operating profit | £4,436,752 | £4,892,869 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,718,477 | £5,987,529 | |
| Net profit | £3,450,686 | £4,347,070 | |
| Cash | £27,085,209 | £32,159,208 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £23,180,713 | £27,527,783 | |
| Equity | £23,180,713 | £27,527,783 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 8.6% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.72x | 3.81x | |
| Interest cover | 12.75x | 47.23x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- 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 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-29 | — | — |
| GUERIN, Pierre | Director | 2025-12-08 | Oct 1970 | British |
| HOLT, Stephen John | Director | 2015-10-06 | Sep 1971 | Irish |
| WARREN, Stephanie | Director | 2023-06-08 | Aug 1983 | American |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEATTCH, Ruth Louise | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 1995-01-21 |
| SUSSMAN, Steven Anthony | Secretary | — | 1996-12-31 |
| GRANVILLE BAIRD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-12-31 | 2006-03-15 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-15 | 2010-10-29 |
| BAKER, Andrew Peter | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2005-11-11 |
| BAKER, Timothy James Stephen | Director | — | 1996-12-20 |
| BOOTH, Steven Gregory | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2019-02-05 |
| BORRELLI, Michael Alexander | Director | 1998-07-24 | 1999-06-08 |
| BORRELLI, Michael Alexander | Director | 1994-10-20 | 1996-04-01 |
| COBB, Michael John | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1994-06-24 |
| CULL, Graeme Frank | Director | 1999-01-25 | 1999-12-01 |
| DOBSON, Shaun Howard | Director | 2004-10-20 | 2005-11-11 |
| DONALDSON, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2002-01-11 |
| DONNER, Richard Philip Webber | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2001-04-26 |
| DOYAL, Brian | Director | 2019-02-05 | 2025-12-09 |
| DRAKE, William Eric | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| FETZER, Thomas | Director | 2025-12-03 | 2026-03-10 |
| FORDHAM, John Anthony | Director | 2001-12-31 | 2013-02-28 |
| FREER, Penelope Anne | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2005-11-11 |
| HACKMANN, Glen Fredrick | Director | 2007-08-14 | 2013-07-25 |
| HARVEY, Nicholas Charles | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2001-04-26 |
| HODGSON, Robin Granville, Lord | Director | — | 1995-04-03 |
| KEATTCH, Ruth Louise | Director | 1996-12-20 | 1999-01-31 |
| KING, David Charles | Director | — | 1994-05-03 |
| LANGENFELD, Jon Anthony | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2026-03-10 |
| MATTHEWS, John Waylett | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2001-04-26 |
| MAXWELL, Terrance Patrick | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-04-26 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Sean Patrick | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2005-12-31 |
| MORRISON, Peter Robin Brabazon | Director | 1995-11-06 | 1996-04-01 |
| MOY, Cecil Harold Nicholas, Mr. | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| NALLY, Michael | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| ROBLE, Mark | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2007-03-02 |
| RUSH, Leonard | Director | 2007-08-14 | 2011-04-13 |
| SEALY, Nicholas Rawson | Director | 2020-12-04 | 2025-09-17 |
| SILVER, David Michael | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2020-07-29 |
| SILVER, David Michael | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2012-12-04 |
| SPENCER, Patrick | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2015-10-06 |
| SPENCER, Paul Kendall | Director | 1995-11-06 | 1996-04-01 |
| SUSSMAN, Steven Anthony | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| TILLEY, Charles Basil | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| VENABLE, Robert | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2001-04-26 |
| WATSON, Peter George | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2015-12-23 |
| WATSON, Peter George | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2003-02-28 |
| WATSON, Peter George | Director | 1999-05-21 | 2001-04-26 |
| WEIR, Bruce Allan | Director | 2009-03-02 | 2013-02-15 |
| WELLESLEY WESLEY, James Dermot | Director | 2003-02-13 | 2005-11-11 |
| WELLESLEY WESLEY, James Dermot | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2001-04-26 |
| WILLIAMSON, David Simon | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2001-11-13 |
| WRIGHT, John | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| ZARCONE, Dominick Paul | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2013-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert W. Baird Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 279 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-28 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
+16.5%
£51,459,051 £59,949,745
-
Cash
+18.7%
£27,085,209 £32,159,208
-
Net assets
+18.8%
£23,180,713 £27,527,783
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+10.3%
£4,436,752 £4,892,869
-
Profit before tax
+26.9%
£4,718,477 £5,987,529
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