FERDINAND BILSTEIN UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
-7.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£47M
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
333
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
+323.1% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- FERDINAND BILSTEIN UK LIMITED 2015-01-13 → present
- AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1988-04-28 → 2015-01-13
- MACHICO LIMITED 1988-03-16 → 1988-04-28
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £100,679,000 | — | £116,267,000 | £121,540,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,169,000 | — | £3,562,000 | £10,425,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £458,000 | — | £2,161,000 | £9,143,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £327,000 | — | £1,487,000 | £6,785,000 | |
| Cash | £4,223,000 | £5,376,000 | £5,376,000 | £11,860,000 | £10,949,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £52,955,000 | — | £54,294,000 | £60,582,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £38,284,000 | — | £39,771,000 | £46,556,000 | |
| Equity | — | £38,284,000 | — | £39,771,000 | £46,556,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 261 | — | 331 | 333 | |
| Wages | — | £7,777,000 | — | £9,858,000 | £10,628,000 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | — | 3.1% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.3% | — | 1.3% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.2% | — | 6.6% | 17.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 55.1% | 51.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.19x | 2.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.64x | — | 2.48x | 7.39x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Significant events
- “The recent win of the Labour party in the July 24 general election creates some business uncertainty around pledges made in their manifesto such as Day One Rights for Employees, national minimum wage changes and a promised replacement of the business rates system aimed at 'levelling the playing field between the high street and online giants'.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODGSON, Paul Philip | Director | 2012-12-03 | Mar 1978 | English |
| SCHUESSLER-BILSTEIN, Karsten | Director | 2011-01-04 | Feb 1971 | German |
| SIEKERMANN, Jan Tobias | Director | 2011-01-04 | Apr 1979 | German |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Christopher John | Secretary | 2018-04-19 | 2022-06-27 |
| DODGSON, Paul Philip | Secretary | 2017-06-22 | 2018-04-19 |
| DODGSON, Paul Philip | Secretary | 2012-12-03 | 2016-11-01 |
| HOOKWAY, Mark Andrew Richard | Secretary | 1997-07-14 | 1997-12-08 |
| JOBEY, Ian Robert | Secretary | 1993-01-04 | 1995-09-19 |
| LEE, Stephen Thomas | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| PIERCE, Dawn Gwendoline | Secretary | 1995-09-19 | 1997-07-14 |
| PIERCE, Dawn Gwendoline | Secretary | — | 1993-01-04 |
| SUTTON, Richard | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 1998-12-10 |
| TAYLOR, Neil David | Secretary | 1999-02-05 | 2012-10-31 |
| AMBROSE, Daren | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2013-07-01 |
| AOKI, Otohiko | Director | 2004-08-27 | 2011-01-04 |
| BOUTCHER, Martin James | Director | — | 2012-07-19 |
| BROOKS, Peter James | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| CANDEIAS, Joaquim Manuel Vidigal | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2014-12-31 |
| GORTON, Martin | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2019-09-30 |
| HAJI, Yoshiro | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2004-08-27 |
| HAJI, Yoshiro | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1999-11-04 |
| HEMPLE, Michael Andrew | Director | — | 1996-06-15 |
| HOOKWAY, Mark Andrew Richard | Director | 1999-02-05 | 2011-01-04 |
| HOOKWAY, Mark Andrew Richard | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| JEFFRIES, Christopher David | Director | — | 2011-01-04 |
| NAGIRI, Shoji | Director | — | 2004-08-27 |
| NORTHEAST, Mark Gregory | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2017-06-15 |
| PIERCE, Dawn Gwendoline | Director | — | 1997-07-14 |
| RAYMAN, Jon Davis Emanuel | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2011-01-04 |
| SUTTON, Richard | Director | 1997-12-01 | 1998-12-10 |
| TAYLOR, Neil David | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2012-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jan Siekerman | Individual | Appoints directors | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Mrs Kerstin Bilstein | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Mr Karsten Schuessler-Bilstein | Individual | Appoints directors | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Bilstein Beteiligungs Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£116,267,000 £121,540,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-7.7%
£11,860,000 £10,949,000
-
Net assets
+17.1%
£39,771,000 £46,556,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+0.6%
331 333
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+192.7%
£3,562,000 £10,425,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+323.1%
£2,161,000 £9,143,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+7.8%
£9,858,000 £10,628,000
highest in 3 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