BECHTLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-21 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£24M
+88% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£91M
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
239
+56.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+43% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BECHTLE LIMITED 2023-07-07 → present
- BECHTLE DIRECT LIMITED 1996-11-25 → 2023-07-07
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £115,494,397 | £164,111,599 | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,698,766 | £5,353,363 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,844,701 | £5,496,199 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,906,376 | £3,987,801 | |
| Cash | £8,267,203 | £12,940,581 | £24,325,336 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,260,117 | £88,488,141 | £106,293,178 | |
| Net assets | £17,672,622 | £86,578,998 | £90,566,799 | |
| Equity | £17,672,622 | £86,578,998 | £90,566,799 | |
| Average employees | — | 153 | 239 | |
| Wages | — | £8,538,720 | £13,584,204 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.2% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.2% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.13x | 2.04x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | 79.75x | 17.43x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the company will continue to trade for the foreseeable future. The directors are not aware of any material uncertainties that cause doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BECHTLE LIMITED · parent
- Tangible Benefit Limited 100%
- Qolcom Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2023 the trade and net assets of ACS Systems UK Limited, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bizzy 25 Holdings Limited, which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Bechtle AG, were transferred into the company.”
- “In October 2024 the trade and net assets of the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Tangible Benefit Limited, were also transferred into Bechtle Limited. The resulting goodwill, created as from this hive-up transaction, has been recognised within the financial statements.”
- “During the year the company acquired 100% of the shareholding in Qolcom Limited as part of the group's continuing strategy of expanding the business in the United Kingdom when investment opportunities arise. This acquisition was funded by a loan provided by Bechtle AG. This loan was converted into a capital reserve in May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTON, Ian Michael | Secretary | 1998-11-20 | — | British |
| CASTON, Ian Michael | Director | 1996-11-25 | Oct 1944 | British |
| NAPP, James Richard | Director | 2000-03-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Jain Adele | Secretary | 1997-07-04 | 1998-11-23 |
| CASTON, Ian Michael | Secretary | 1996-11-25 | 1997-07-04 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-25 | 1996-11-25 |
| BOWDEN, Jain Adele | Director | 1997-07-04 | 1998-11-23 |
| HALLING, Arthur Brian | Director | 1997-07-04 | 1998-11-23 |
| PRICE, Suzanne Karen | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2002-09-06 |
| SCHICK, Gerhard | Director | 1996-11-25 | 2003-03-31 |
| TOMALIN, David John | Director | 1997-07-04 | 1998-11-23 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-25 | 1996-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechtle International Operations Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-06-29 | Active |
| Mr James Napp | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-24 | Ceased 2021-06-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-07 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+42.1%
£115,494,397 £164,111,599
-
Cash
+88%
£12,940,581 £24,325,336
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.6%
£86,578,998 £90,566,799
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+56.2%
153 239
-
Operating profit
+44.7%
£3,698,766 £5,353,363
-
Profit before tax
+43%
£3,844,701 £5,496,199
-
Wages
+59.1%
£8,538,720 £13,584,204
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