B.T.E. PLANT SALES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-19 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-05
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-22.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
48
-11.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£821K
-46.1% vs 2024
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
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £61,294,138 | £55,516,082 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,485,191 | £750,508 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,523,677 | £821,283 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,192,151 | £692,342 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,921,314 | £3,027,183 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,453,815 | £7,641,157 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,770,798 | £7,013,140 | |
| Equity | £5,271,019 | £6,578,647 | £6,770,798 | £7,013,140 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 54 | 48 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,033,356 | £1,968,708 |
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 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.4% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.9% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.9% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 76.7% | 65.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.30x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 30.92x | 13.31x |
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
- HB&O Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such, the directors believe the company to be a going concern and have adopted this assumption in preparing the financial statements, having considered any material uncertainties in this regard for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. 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.”
Group structure
- B.T.E. PLANT SALES LIMITED · parent
- B.T.E. Plant Sales (Northern) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 has again been a more challenging year for the company as demand continued to be impacted from the plentiful supply of stock throughout the sector. Nevertheless, the company has still traded very solidly during the year and the directors remain confident that the company will still be profitable in the forthcoming 12 months and beyond, with growth still considered to be a key strategy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTING, Louis David | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jul 1990 | British |
| BRYSON, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2018-08-13 | Feb 1985 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Benedict Thomas | Director | 1994-10-19 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, Judith Elaine | Secretary | 1994-10-19 | 1998-03-01 |
| LOWE, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 1998-03-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-19 | 1994-10-19 |
| BUSH, James Leslie | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-01-16 |
| CHAPMAN, Kevin Roy | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| CRIBB, Alan James | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-04-24 |
| EDWARDS, Steve John | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2018-06-30 |
| ELLIOTT, Judith Elaine | Director | 1996-06-04 | 2022-07-21 |
| HAWLEY, David | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2022-07-21 |
| ROBY, Michael David | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2018-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bte Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-02-28 | Active |
| Bte Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-04 | Ceased 2025-02-28 |
| Mr Ben Elliott | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-18 | Ceased 2019-03-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
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Turnover
-9.4%
£61,294,138 £55,516,082
-
Cash
-22.8%
£3,921,314 £3,027,183
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£6,770,798 £7,013,140
-
Employees
-11.1%
54 48
-
Operating profit
-49.5%
£1,485,191 £750,508
-
Profit before tax
-46.1%
£1,523,677 £821,283
-
Wages
-3.2%
£2,033,356 £1,968,708
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