BIRCHCLAIM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+53.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+3.2% vs 2024
Employees
70
-2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£456K
-58.4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £39,713,481 | £35,105,347 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,086,625 | £423,942 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,095,388 | £455,525 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £835,728 | £337,816 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,636,987 | £2,519,241 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,954,100 | £8,057,899 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £7,242,355 | £7,477,171 | |
| Equity | £3,296,876 | £3,434,929 | £4,350,660 | £5,346,313 | £6,488,055 | £7,242,355 | £7,477,171 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,291,193 | £2,290,882 |
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7% | 5.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.84x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 27.49x | 11.01x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Schofields
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BIRCHCLAIM LIMITED · parent
- Keith Motors (Christchurch) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group will be surrendering the new car sales element of its Ford franchise from January 2026 but will retain full Ford Authorised Repairer status. This will enable the business to continue providing Ford-approved servicing, repairs, warranty work, and parts supply.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Barbara Mary | Director | 2011-08-10 | Oct 1938 | British |
| KEITH, Jennifer Margaret | Director | 2011-08-10 | Apr 1950 | British |
| KEITH, Richard Etheridge | Director | 1991-02-22 | Sep 1947 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH, Charles Terry | Secretary | 1991-02-22 | 2016-03-24 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-22 | 1991-02-22 |
| KEITH, Charles Terry | Director | 1991-02-22 | 2016-03-24 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-22 | 1991-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Barbara Mary Keith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-11-02 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Margaret Keith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-11-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-26 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2020-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-11.6%
£39,713,481 £35,105,347
-
Cash
+53.9%
£1,636,987 £2,519,241
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£7,242,355 £7,477,171
-
Employees
-2.8%
72 70
-
Operating profit
-61%
£1,086,625 £423,942
-
Profit before tax
-58.4%
£1,095,388 £455,525
-
Wages
0%
£2,291,193 £2,290,882
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