BARKER ROSS RECRUITMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10K
-1% vs 2023
Net assets
£103K
-83.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
412
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£215K
-157% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £11,112,578 | — | £15,231,931 | £19,025,310 | — | £17,066,938 | £13,470,374 | |
| Operating profit | — | £29,299 | — | £309,596 | £251,274 | — | -£66,153 | -£152,392 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,041 | — | £288,450 | £257,831 | — | -£83,602 | -£214,887 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,722 | — | £225,480 | £197,056 | — | -£62,309 | -£218,839 | |
| Cash | — | £8,268 | — | £8,268 | £9,634 | — | £9,875 | £9,773 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £622,123 | £103,284 | |
| Net assets | — | £257,643 | — | £483,123 | £680,179 | — | £622,123 | £103,284 | |
| Equity | £255,921 | £257,643 | £257,643 | £483,123 | £680,179 | £680,179 | £622,123 | £103,284 | |
| Average employees | — | 293 | — | 293 | 412 | — | 412 | 412 | |
| Wages | — | £1,073,743 | — | £1,105,783 | £1,352,196 | — | £16,150,542 | £12,733,191 |
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 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.3% | — | 2.0% | 1.3% | — | -0.4% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.0% | — | 1.5% | 1.0% | — | -0.4% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | -10.6% | -147.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78.4% | 96.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.00x | — | 10.86x | 47.50x | — | -2.25x | -2.30x |
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
- MHA Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on forecasted profitability, a healthy working capital position and available finance, the directors consider that the Company has the ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months and therefore the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BARKER ROSS RECRUITMENT LIMITED · parent
- Barker Alexander Limited 90%
- BR (Leicester) Limited 99.5%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAHMAN, Sadeq | Secretary | 2019-11-28 | — | — |
| ROSS, Paul Alexander | Director | 1996-03-06 | Aug 1961 | British |
| SUTCLIFFE, Tim | Director | 2023-06-21 | May 1974 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Martin Glen | Secretary | 2011-04-13 | 2014-04-15 |
| BAGGULEY, Caroline Anne | Secretary | 2014-04-22 | 2019-11-28 |
| CUSSENS, Bridgette Margaret | Secretary | 1996-03-28 | 1997-09-25 |
| GLOVER, Richard John Foster | Secretary | 1997-09-25 | 2002-03-28 |
| HESELTINE, Phillip John | Secretary | 1996-03-04 | 1996-03-06 |
| ROSS, Paul | Secretary | 2002-04-29 | 2011-04-13 |
| ROSS, Paul Alexander | Secretary | 2002-03-28 | 2002-05-08 |
| VAUGHAN, Keith John | Secretary | 1996-03-06 | 1996-03-28 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-13 | 1996-03-04 |
| BAGGULEY, Caroline Anne | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2019-11-28 |
| BRUNDELL, Paul James | Director | 2004-11-02 | 2010-12-16 |
| DAVIES, Eliot | Director | 2017-02-17 | 2017-09-18 |
| JAMES, Gillian Susan | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2002-07-12 |
| ROWE, Antony John | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2016-01-08 |
| TILLOTSON, Emma Caroline | Director | 2004-06-17 | 2024-07-12 |
| VAUGHAN, Keith John | Director | 1996-03-04 | 1996-03-06 |
| WHITWORTH, Steven | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2000-12-22 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-02-13 | 1996-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Ross Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-07-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-02-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-21.1%
£17,066,938 £13,470,374
-
Cash
-1%
£9,875 £9,773
-
Net assets
-83.4%
£622,123 £103,284
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
412 412
-
Operating profit
-130.4%
-£66,153 -£152,392
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-157%
-£83,602 -£214,887
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-21.2%
£16,150,542 £12,733,191
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