BIZ KARTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-09 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£649K
-17.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+5.5% vs 2024
Employees
47
-11.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£336K
-66.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BIZ KARTS LIMITED 1995-05-05 → present
- PLUSTOP LIMITED 1987-11-06 → 1995-05-05
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12,424,226 | — | £14,574,810 | £12,408,404 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £793,439 | — | £1,012,172 | £335,751 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £786,990 | — | £1,004,920 | £335,696 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £877,544 | £254,291 | |
| Cash | £26,923 | — | £480,857 | — | £815,571 | — | £690,877 | — | £791,015 | £649,461 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,693,985 | — | £6,200,665 | — | £3,189,470 | — | £4,026,938 | — | £4,901,717 | £5,107,441 | |
| Net assets | £5,601,241 | — | £5,645,948 | — | £3,103,656 | — | £3,750,685 | — | £4,628,229 | £4,882,520 | |
| Equity | £5,601,241 | — | £5,645,948 | — | £3,103,656 | — | £3,750,685 | — | £4,628,229 | £4,882,520 | |
| Average employees | 37 | — | 33 | — | 35 | — | 47 | — | 53 | 47 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,167,276 | — | £2,498,370 | £2,430,776 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | — | 6.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.7% | — | 20.6% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.07x | 5.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96.67x | — | 86.36x | 63.81x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider it appropriate to continue to use the going concern assumption on the basis that the Company will have sufficient resources to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “The Company has jointly guaranteed the bank borrowings of its parent Company. At the year end the liabilities covered by this guarantee totalled £3,748,115 (2024 - £3,819,851).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Claire Joanne | Secretary | 2022-06-06 | — | — |
| DAY, Christopher John Edward | Director | 2019-11-16 | Oct 1988 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher | Director | 2014-08-20 | Aug 1988 | British |
| SMITH, Michael Stuart | Director | 1995-06-21 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARLE, Martin Stewart | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| NORMAN, Keith Arnold | Secretary | — | 2005-03-02 |
| SMITH, Michael Stuart | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2022-06-06 |
| EARLE, Martin Stewart | Director | — | 2006-02-28 |
| SMITH, Charles William Valens | Director | — | 2006-02-28 |
| SMITH, Colin Jesse | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| SMITH, Graham Paul | Director | 1995-06-21 | 2022-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biz Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-06 | Active |
| Mr Mike Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-06-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-06-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-14.9%
£14,574,810 £12,408,404
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-17.9%
£791,015 £649,461
-
Net assets
+5.5%
£4,628,229 £4,882,520
-
Employees
-11.3%
53 47
-
Operating profit
-66.8%
£1,012,172 £335,751
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-66.6%
£1,004,920 £335,696
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-2.7%
£2,498,370 £2,430,776
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