BARCHAM TREES PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-17.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+3.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
79
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£982K
-36.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BARCHAM TREES PLC 1994-11-03 → present
- MORTCROFT LIMITED 1994-10-18 → 1994-11-03
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,088,598 | — | £8,367,899 | — | £9,757,216 | — | £8,444,058 | £8,984,441 | £7,887,879 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,088,363 | — | £1,847,383 | — | £2,239,656 | — | £1,122,185 | £1,500,834 | £933,616 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,051,693 | — | £1,831,171 | — | £2,231,822 | — | £1,124,406 | £1,542,532 | £981,593 | |
| Net profit | — | £894,036 | — | £1,604,682 | — | £1,924,403 | — | £953,516 | £1,267,163 | £781,160 | |
| Cash | £1,095,813 | £1,847,813 | £1,847,813 | £2,050,008 | £2,050,008 | £1,916,836 | £1,916,836 | £1,398,301 | £3,583,569 | £2,957,542 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,703,364 | — | £4,456,978 | — | £5,437,442 | — | £5,646,217 | £8,558,699 | £8,879,554 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,272,037 | — | £4,149,219 | — | £5,161,472 | — | £5,458,438 | £7,617,336 | £7,873,742 | |
| Equity | £2,779,501 | £3,272,037 | £3,272,037 | £4,149,219 | £4,149,219 | £5,161,472 | £5,161,472 | £5,458,438 | £7,617,336 | £7,873,742 | |
| Average employees | — | 60 | — | 72 | — | 76 | — | 76 | 76 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | £1,587,338 | — | £2,165,253 | — | £2,362,605 | — | £2,270,226 | £2,299,912 | £2,362,512 |
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 | 2019-05-01 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.4% | — | 22.1% | — | 23.0% | — | 13.3% | 16.7% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 12.6% | — | 19.2% | — | 19.7% | — | 11.3% | 14.1% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.4% | — | 41.4% | — | 41.2% | — | 19.9% | 17.5% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.7% | 21.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.97x | 5.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 28.37x | — | 112.60x | — | 279.08x | — | 121.91x | 37.68x | 18.11x |
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
- PEM Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In May 2025, the Company redeemed £150,000 of Preference Shares at par. This event occurred after the balance sheet date and does not affect the financial position at 30 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRUSHER, Julia Mary Russell | Secretary | 2019-03-04 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Colin David Russell | Director | 1998-06-05 | May 1960 | British |
| FRUSHER, David Michael | Director | 2011-09-20 | Dec 1959 | British |
| FRUSHER, Julia Mary Russell | Director | 1999-05-31 | Jul 1961 | British |
| HOLMES CHATFIELD, Warren Lee | Director | 2013-07-26 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Colin David Russell | Secretary | 1994-11-18 | 2019-03-04 |
| PHILLIPS, Barbara | Secretary | 1994-10-24 | 1994-11-18 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-18 | 1994-10-24 |
| ALLEN, David Charles Russell | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2012-10-31 |
| ALLEN, Martin Stephen Russell | Director | 1999-05-31 | 2019-10-29 |
| GLOVER, Michael James | Director | 2013-07-26 | 2025-05-30 |
| PIESSE, Francis William Roper | Director | 1994-10-25 | 1994-11-18 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-10-18 | 1994-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin David Russell Allen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2023-08-30 | Active |
| Mr David Michael Frusher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-01 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-11-01 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-11-01 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-10-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-12.2%
£8,984,441 £7,887,879
-
Cash
-17.5%
£3,583,569 £2,957,542
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£7,617,336 £7,873,742
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+3.9%
76 79
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-37.8%
£1,500,834 £933,616
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-36.4%
£1,542,532 £981,593
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+2.7%
£2,299,912 £2,362,512
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