BAIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-2.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+15.4% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£454K
+124% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BAIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS EUROPE LIMITED 2006-04-27 → present
- GRANVILLE BAIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED 2000-03-09 → 2006-04-27
- GRANVILLE PRIVATE EQUITY MANAGERS LIMITED 1995-06-02 → 2000-03-09
- BOOKCLERK LIMITED 1995-02-22 → 1995-06-02
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 | £5,512,130 | £5,675,061 | |
| Operating profit | £158,127 | £401,869 | |
| Profit before tax | £202,785 | £454,300 | |
| Net profit | £147,243 | £336,001 | |
| Cash | £2,310,705 | £2,253,956 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,176,751 | £2,512,752 | |
| Net assets | £2,176,751 | £2,512,752 | |
| Equity | £2,176,751 | £2,512,752 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2.9% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 16.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.53x | 3.42x | |
| Interest cover | 99.20x | — |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BAIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- GBCP VII (General Partner) Limited 100%
- Baird (General Partner) Limited 100%
- BCPE II GP Limited 100%
- BCPE II FP GP Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-11-10 | — | — |
| BENFIELD, James Oliver | Director | 2005-10-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| HALL, Dennis John | Director | 2007-09-18 | Dec 1964 | British |
| HOLGATE, Michael William Ross | Director | 2025-06-13 | Jun 1985 | British |
| KINGSTON, Louise | Director | 2025-06-13 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSSMAN, Steven Anthony | Secretary | 1995-02-24 | 1996-12-31 |
| GRANVILLE BAIRD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-12-31 | 2006-04-04 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-04-04 | 2010-10-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-02-22 | 1995-02-24 |
| CARBONE, Paul | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2012-02-24 |
| EASTMAN, Henry Guy | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1998-10-16 |
| FELL, Michael William | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2006-01-13 |
| FERGUSON, Andrew | Director | 2000-03-23 | 2025-03-31 |
| FIELD, William Stephenson | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2001-01-01 |
| FOLKMAN, Peter John | Director | 1996-03-18 | 1999-11-15 |
| FULLER, Mark Stephen Charles | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2002-02-14 |
| GUY, Nigel Raymond Allen | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2007-09-02 |
| HARPER, Christopher John | Director | 1997-06-09 | 2018-07-31 |
| HAVERS, Simon William | Director | 2002-12-11 | 2012-09-27 |
| MARTIN, David George | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2005-12-19 |
| MERONE, Paul | Director | 2000-03-23 | 2002-03-21 |
| MOY, Cecil Harold Nicholas, Mr. | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2000-05-18 |
| OWEN, Mark Philip | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1999-10-22 |
| PIRIE, Kane Bruce | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2005-09-30 |
| PROUDLOCK, Michael John Oliver | Director | 1995-02-24 | 2011-04-13 |
| RIDGE, Alison | Director | 1998-05-29 | 2005-12-19 |
| SPAIN, Alexander Jerome | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2001-01-01 |
| SUSSMAN, Steven Anthony | Director | 1995-03-28 | 1995-06-05 |
| THOMPSON, Charles Creed | Director | 1995-06-05 | 1996-12-31 |
| WEIR, Bruce Allan | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2013-02-15 |
| WILLIAMSON, David Simon | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2001-11-13 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-02-22 | 1995-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Private Equity Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2019-08-07 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+3%
£5,512,130 £5,675,061
-
Cash
-2.5%
£2,310,705 £2,253,956
-
Net assets
+15.4%
£2,176,751 £2,512,752
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+154.1%
£158,127 £401,869
-
Profit before tax
+124%
£202,785 £454,300
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