BNP PARIBAS COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-22 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-36.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
+1.1% vs 2023
Employees
36
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£17M
-2.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BNP PARIBAS COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED 2012-06-29 → present
- FORTIS COMMERCIAL FINANCE LTD 2000-07-03 → 2012-06-29
- FMN FINANCIAL LIMITED 1998-10-23 → 2000-07-03
- DE LAGE LANDEN TRADE FINANCE LIMITED 1997-04-01 → 1998-10-23
- DE LAGE LANDEN FACTORS LIMITED 1992-05-05 → 1997-04-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,622,503 | £61,564,468 | |
| Operating profit | £52,376,653 | £53,211,403 | |
| Profit before tax | £17,803,181 | £17,345,167 | |
| Net profit | £13,070,097 | £12,329,341 | |
| Cash | £2,281,323 | £1,449,661 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,403,152 | £29,732,493 | |
| Net assets | £29,403,152 | £29,732,493 | |
| Equity | £29,403,152 | £29,732,493 | |
| Average employees | 36 | 36 | |
| Wages | £2,468,039 | £2,404,171 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 85.0% | 86.4% | |
| Net margin | 21.2% | 20.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 178.1% | 179.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.5% | 96.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 1.51x | 1.48x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have received confirmation that as a member of the BNP Paribas Factoring Group the company forms a key part of the Group's strategy. As such they have received assurances that they will continue to be funded as part of the Group, in the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date on which these financial statements have been signed.”
Significant events
- “The Board approved an interim dividend of £12 million (2023: £9 million) which was paid to the Parent Company on 26 November 2024.”
- “There are no post balance sheet events that require to be disclosed in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOOBAY, Nirmala | Secretary | 2000-07-03 | — | British |
| BRAUN, Charles-Henry | Director | 2021-07-08 | Aug 1985 | Belgian |
| DOOBAY, Nirmala | Director | 2023-01-19 | Jun 1963 | British |
| JOUBAUD, Lionel | Director | 2021-07-08 | Feb 1979 | French |
| MARINUS, Luc | Director | 2016-09-06 | Jul 1968 | Belgian |
| MORRIS, David John | Director | 2016-11-30 | Jul 1962 | British |
| STUYCK, Julien Pierre Edward Louis | Director | 2021-03-25 | Mar 1979 | Belgian |
| TILLEY, David | Director | 2020-01-02 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WATTS, Louise Kelly | Director | 2023-06-26 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKKER, Marjon | Secretary | 1998-03-01 | 1999-03-01 |
| BLACK, Philip Thomas | Secretary | 1992-05-05 | 1993-06-04 |
| BRAWN, Sally Ann | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 1999-07-01 |
| FAIRWEATHER, Ian Charles | Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 1998-03-01 |
| MORRIS-JONES, Robert Noel | Secretary | 1996-12-31 | 1997-06-30 |
| RUIZ, Sean Martins | Secretary | 1999-07-01 | 2000-07-03 |
| SHAH, Ritesh Keshavji | Secretary | 1993-06-04 | 1996-12-31 |
| ACHTEN, Danny | Director | 2012-02-21 | 2012-06-20 |
| ACHTEN, Danny | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-07-01 |
| ACHTEN, Danny | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2004-06-16 |
| ANTONIOUS GERADUS, Nicholaas Marggaretha Toebosch | Director | — | 1998-10-22 |
| BEUKERS, Johannes Cornelis Maria | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2000-07-03 |
| BLACK, Philip Thomas | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1993-06-04 |
| BURDEN, Daniel Charles | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2016-07-31 |
| CARDOEN, Paul | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-11-20 |
| CHISHOLM, Murray John | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2005-11-15 |
| CORBETT, Timothy Shaun | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2016-12-31 |
| DE BRUIN, Arnoud Pieter | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2000-07-03 |
| DE CORTA, Peirre | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2014-05-14 |
| DE CORTA, Pierre | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2008-12-18 |
| DE KONING, Willem Pieter | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2010-01-25 |
| DRIESSENS, Dirk Emilee | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2013-05-31 |
| DRIESSENS, Dirk | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2006-02-01 |
| GALOUZEAU DE VILLEPIN, Patrick Pierre Marie | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2021-07-08 |
| GATES, Simon Barnaby | Director | 2014-02-12 | 2022-09-28 |
| HART, Christopher Derek | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2019-05-10 |
| JANSEN, Cornelis Josephus Maria | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1996-10-01 |
| MARTIN, Neil Francis | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1997-07-24 |
| MENDES, Keith Jude Joseph | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2003-09-24 |
| MILES, Richard John | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2013-11-18 |
| MORRIS-JONES, Robert Noel | Director | 1996-12-31 | 1997-06-30 |
| MOYROUD, Christophe John Roger | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2021-03-25 |
| PAYNE, Robert Weller | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2003-09-24 |
| PILOZZI, Antonio | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-01-01 |
| PORTE, Jan | Director | 1994-08-11 | 1996-04-03 |
| SCHELLENS, Carolus Antonius Maria | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1998-10-22 |
| SCHIPPER, Gerrit | Director | 1997-03-18 | 2000-09-01 |
| TAYLOR, Lionel Elliott | Director | 1997-06-23 | 2001-06-05 |
| VAN ACKER, Tom | Director | 2008-12-18 | 2012-02-21 |
| VAN DER SCHRIECK, Gusbrecht Paul Marie | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1998-10-22 |
| VAN SCHAIK, Johannes Antonius | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2011-10-03 |
| VAN SCHAIK, Johannes Antonius | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| VAN SCHAIK, Johannes Antonius | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnp Paribas Fortis Factor Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-0.1%
£61,622,503 £61,564,468
-
Cash
-36.5%
£2,281,323 £1,449,661
-
Net assets
+1.1%
£29,403,152 £29,732,493
-
Employees
0%
36 36
-
Operating profit
+1.6%
£52,376,653 £53,211,403
-
Profit before tax
-2.6%
£17,803,181 £17,345,167
-
Wages
-2.6%
£2,468,039 £2,404,171
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