BMG RESEARCH LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-06
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+14.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-26.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
160
-2.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£762K
-206.8% lowest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-06
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,161,223 | £16,985,199 | £10,247,339 | — | £7,459,381 | £7,094,388 | |
| Operating profit | £109,066 | £3,644,320 | £542,862 | — | £713,250 | -£749,786 | |
| Profit before tax | £88,464 | £3,625,213 | £511,477 | — | £713,246 | -£761,660 | |
| Net profit | £76,481 | £3,057,202 | £507,103 | — | £551,043 | -£791,656 | |
| Cash | £1,693,096 | £4,699,453 | £1,598,351 | — | £910,798 | £1,040,812 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,291,575 | £4,943,128 | £5,101,408 | — | £2,967,418 | £2,175,762 | |
| Net assets | £2,193,829 | £4,100,386 | £4,607,489 | — | £2,967,418 | £2,175,762 | |
| Equity | £2,193,829 | £4,100,386 | £4,607,489 | £3,116,375 | £2,967,418 | £2,175,762 | |
| Average employees | 232 | 304 | 214 | — | 164 | 160 | |
| Wages | £4,184,152 | £5,719,242 | £4,404,686 | — | £2,952,664 | £3,465,757 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 21.5% | 5.3% | — | 9.6% | -10.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 18.0% | 4.9% | — | 7.4% | -11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 73.7% | 10.6% | — | 24.0% | -34.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.16x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | 4.89x | 184.60x | 17.05x | — | 178312.50x | -63.15x |
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
- UHY Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has access to facilities held by RSK Group Limited, and directors of this company have sought, obtained, or been given written confirmation from directors of RSK Group Limited that any such support as may be required to enable the Company to fulfil obligations as they fall due would be provided. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In January 2023, BMG Research became part of the RSK Group”
- “On 15 November 2024 the entire share capital of the company was transferred from BMG Research Holdings Limited to its parent company RSK Environment Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Sally | Secretary | 2023-01-25 | — | — |
| HERLIHY, Francis | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| ROWE, Thomas James Wharton | Director | 2023-01-25 | Dec 1967 | British |
| RYDER, Alasdair Alan | Director | 2023-01-25 | Sep 1961 | British |
| WOOD, Simon | Director | 2023-01-25 | Sep 1979 | British |
| YOUNG, Gary Donald | Director | 2023-01-25 | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTOCK, Dawn Amanda | Secretary | 1994-08-11 | 1997-12-19 |
| BOSTOCK, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | 1993-09-02 | 1994-08-11 |
| MATTINGLEY, Len | Secretary | 1997-12-19 | 1999-02-26 |
| VICKERS, William Arthur | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2006-12-20 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-08-03 | 1993-09-02 |
| MWL COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-03 | 2010-08-20 |
| BOSTOCK, David Anthony | Director | 1997-12-19 | 2009-03-18 |
| BOSTOCK, Jonathan Paul | Director | 1994-08-11 | 2016-07-18 |
| BURGESS, Paul | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| DRAPER, Abigail Sarah | Director | 2023-01-25 | 2025-03-31 |
| HANDS, Dawn Amanda | Director | 1993-09-02 | 2025-03-31 |
| HANDS, June Christine | Director | 1997-12-19 | 2019-11-21 |
| HENDLEY, Jackie | Director | 2021-05-05 | 2023-01-25 |
| LEWIS, David John | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2011-07-18 |
| MAYDEW, Simon Terry | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2020-02-07 |
| SAJAN, Zishan | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2023-01-25 |
| SANT, Roger | Director | 2021-05-04 | 2025-06-30 |
| STAIT, Victoria Louise | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| VICKERS, William Arthur | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2006-12-20 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-08-03 | 1993-09-02 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-08-03 | 1993-09-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rsk Environment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-15 | Active |
| Bmg Research Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-18 | Ceased 2024-11-15 |
| Mrs Dawn Amanda Hands | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-18 |
| Mr Jonathan Bostock | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-04-06 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-4.9%
£7,459,381 £7,094,388
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+14.3%
£910,798 £1,040,812
-
Net assets
-26.7%
£2,967,418 £2,175,762
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-2.4%
164 160
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-205.1%
£713,250 -£749,786
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-206.8%
£713,246 -£761,660
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+17.4%
£2,952,664 £3,465,757
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