B.I.C. PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£91K
+73.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£98K
-7.5% vs 2024
Employees
142
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£69K
+21.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- B.I.C. PLC 1988-05-18 → present
- SCATTERTOKEN LIMITED 1988-02-05 → 1988-05-18
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £2,054,811 | £2,081,643 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £58,523 | £69,011 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £56,600 | £68,746 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £45,838 | £52,008 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £52,448 | £91,200 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £115,034 | £105,042 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £106,034 | £98,042 | |
| Equity | £93,666 | £107,616 | — | — | — | £106,034 | £98,042 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 142 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,545,477 | £1,533,988 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 50.9% | 65.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 70.3% | 72.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 30.43x | 260.42x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have produced forecasts for at least 12 months from the approval date, which show continued profitability and as such 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
- “The company ended 31st March 2025 with increased turnover of 1.3% on 2024.”
- “The company is working hard to increase turnover and growth to March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRINGTON, Linda | Secretary | 2018-10-03 | — | — |
| BARRINGTON, Linda | Director | — | Jan 1955 | British |
| BARRINGTON, Stephen Walton | Director | — | Nov 1958 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRINGTON, Linda | Secretary | — | 2000-02-01 |
| GOODMAN, Laurence Howard | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2018-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Linda Barrington | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Walton Barrington | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2018-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2018-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+1.3%
£2,054,811 £2,081,643
-
Cash
+73.9%
£52,448 £91,200
-
Net assets
-7.5%
£106,034 £98,042
-
Employees
-2.7%
146 142
-
Operating profit
+17.9%
£58,523 £69,011
-
Profit before tax
+21.5%
£56,600 £68,746
-
Wages
-0.7%
£1,545,477 £1,533,988
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