BNL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-17 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-03
Watchouts
Cash
£386K
+133.7% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5M
-40.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
40
-45.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
+52% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Note 1.2 indicates that the group may need additional working capital within 12 months, which is not irrevocably secured. Although principal shareholders offer support, it's not legally binding/open-ended. This creates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BNL (UK) LIMITED 2005-12-02 → present
- SARNATECH BNL LIMITED 1996-06-17 → 2005-12-02
- BNL LIMITED 1992-01-09 → 1996-06-17
- STEELSTAR LIMITED 1991-12-03 → 1992-01-09
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,942,994 | — | £11,016,236 | £11,732,696 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£2,890,672 | -£1,260,747 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,398,644 | -£2,666,283 | -£3,268,226 | -£1,569,456 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,027,433 | -£2,614,239 | -£3,283,144 | -£1,477,835 | |
| Cash | — | £534,734 | £1,050,969 | £165,189 | £386,028 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,249,331 | £2,862,848 | £300,840 | -£757,646 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,241,690 | -£372,549 | -£3,655,693 | -£5,133,528 | |
| Equity | £3,269,123 | £2,241,690 | -£372,549 | £3,389,113 | £3,389,113 | |
| Average employees | — | 90 | 85 | 73 | 40 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,455,698 | £2,790,409 | £2,143,576 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -26.2% | -10.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -7.9% | — | -29.8% | -12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -960.9% | 166.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 148.3% | 163.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.49x | 0.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -7.66x | -4.08x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Note 1.2 indicates that the group may need additional working capital within 12 months, which is not irrevocably secured. Although principal shareholders offer support, it's not legally binding/open-ended. This creates a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BNL (UK) LIMITED · parent
- BNL (US) Inc 100%
- BNL (Japan) Inc 100%
- BNL (Thailand) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A comprehensive restructuring exercise across the entire BNL Group began in late 2023/24 and will complete during 2025/26. The benefits are evident in 2024/25, with the UK business demonstrating significantly reduced losses. Future developments focus on major accounts & projects in growing application areas for plastic ball bearings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHEAD, Anna | Secretary | 2023-09-04 | — | — |
| CLARK, Georgina Stephanie | Director | 2022-03-09 | Jul 1978 | British |
| GOLDSMITH, Mark Terence | Director | 2025-10-21 | Jun 1978 | British |
| GREEN, Anthony Richard, Mr. | Director | 2024-02-19 | May 1964 | British |
| HANN, Jonathan Hugh James, Mr. | Director | 2021-12-20 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Nicholas Martin | Secretary | 2007-10-19 | 2021-12-20 |
| CHAPMAN, Anthony | Secretary | 1997-02-17 | 2000-08-31 |
| DALY, Michael Edmund | Secretary | 2000-08-30 | 2007-10-19 |
| REED, Christopher Terry | Secretary | — | 1997-02-17 |
| ADKINS, Neil | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| BALL, Nicholas Martin | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2021-12-20 |
| BRAMHAM, Richard, Mr. | Director | 2023-04-25 | 2025-04-24 |
| CHAPPLE, Douglas Charles | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-01-18 |
| CROWE, John Edward | Director | 1999-09-06 | 2001-06-22 |
| DERRICK, Kelvyn Garth | Director | — | 1994-07-10 |
| FOLKMAN, Peter John | Director | 1994-06-27 | 1995-10-06 |
| FRIEDERICH, Rudolf Othmar | Director | 1995-10-06 | 1998-05-01 |
| GANTERT, Fritz Bernhard | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| GARNETT, David Morris | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| HAMILTON, Ian | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| KASER, Hanspeter | Director | 1995-10-06 | 2001-12-18 |
| MANSFIELD, Derek Steven | Director | 2012-01-03 | 2015-07-31 |
| MEYER, Walter | Director | 2001-12-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| NAGWANEY, Arun | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2011-10-31 |
| NICHOLS, John | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| PAASILA, Matti | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| PARTLETT, Neil Keith, Dr | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2011-10-31 |
| RAHMATALLAH, Faisal John | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2021-12-20 |
| REED, Christopher Terry | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| SAMPSON, Stephen | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1999-10-25 |
| SCHILDKNECHT, Peter, Dr | Director | 2001-12-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2023-10-01 |
| WOOD, Paul Gregory | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2013-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastics Capital Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+6.5%
£11,016,236 £11,732,696
-
Cash
+133.7%
£165,189 £386,028
-
Net assets
-40.4%
-£3,655,693 -£5,133,528
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-45.2%
73 40
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+56.4%
-£2,890,672 -£1,260,747
-
Profit before tax
+52%
-£3,268,226 -£1,569,456
-
Wages
-23.2%
£2,790,409 £2,143,576
lowest 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