BARLOWS (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-01 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-41.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+7.3% vs 2023
Employees
653
+10.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-56% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BARLOWS (U.K.) LIMITED 2001-04-04 → present
- BARLOWS ELECTRICAL (MALPAS) LIMITED 1993-09-27 → 2001-04-04
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,979,065 | £54,179,681 | |
| Operating profit | £2,751,387 | £1,329,184 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,679,950 | £1,179,600 | |
| Net profit | £2,341,739 | £796,355 | |
| Cash | £4,353,333 | £2,537,318 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,391,045 | £15,742,444 | |
| Net assets | £11,459,510 | £12,294,015 | |
| Equity | £11,459,510 | £12,294,015 | |
| Average employees | 592 | 653 | |
| Wages | £22,290,851 | £24,531,694 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.1% | 8.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 25.16x | 4.93x |
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
- Huxley Johnston Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is well placed to handle the perceived risks as it has always been managed on a sound, prudent basis. The company has a good level of retained profits and cash reserves. The directors will continue to review the situation and take any necessary actions to fulfil their duties. They remain confident that the company is in a strong position in relation to it's competitors and are relatively well placed to react to the current potential threats to the UK economy.”
Group structure
- BARLOWS (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Barlows Alarms Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The continued expansion over the past years resulted in the company purchasing a new larger freehold property from which to operate in Manchester at a cost of £1.5m.”
- “On 25th March 2025 the company purchased a new office premises for a Leeds branch for £636,059. This was purchased without a mortgage or any loans and has been paid for in full.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLMAN, John | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BARLOW, John Edward | Director | 1993-09-27 | May 1958 | British |
| BARLOW, Thomas Edward | Director | 2017-09-29 | Apr 1987 | British |
| CAPUTO, Andrew | Director | 2001-04-30 | Mar 1967 | British |
| DONE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2024-09-27 | Aug 1974 | British |
| HAMER, Richard John | Director | 2024-09-27 | Jan 1986 | British |
| HOLDEN, Mark Phillip | Director | 2017-09-29 | May 1973 | British |
| IRELAND, Timothy James | Director | 2024-09-27 | Jan 1989 | British |
| JOHNSON, Nigel | Director | 2020-10-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| MORRIS, Richard William | Director | 2024-09-27 | Apr 1984 | British |
| SCOTT, Matthew | Director | 2020-10-01 | May 1986 | British |
| WEBB, Nicholas | Director | 2024-09-27 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, David Michael | Secretary | 1993-09-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-27 | 1993-09-27 |
| BARLOW, David Michael | Director | 1993-09-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| PRINCE, David | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2021-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Edward Barlow | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-11-26 | Active |
| Mr John Edward Barlow | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mrs Stephanie Carole Barlow | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mr John Edward Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-06 |
| Mr David Michael Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+12.9%
£47,979,065 £54,179,681
-
Cash
-41.7%
£4,353,333 £2,537,318
-
Net assets
+7.3%
£11,459,510 £12,294,015
-
Employees
+10.3%
592 653
-
Operating profit
-51.7%
£2,751,387 £1,329,184
-
Profit before tax
-56%
£2,679,950 £1,179,600
-
Wages
+10.1%
£22,290,851 £24,531,694
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers