BLUE PHOENIX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-39.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
-62.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
187
+3.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£11M
-42.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BLUE PHOENIX LIMITED 2019-12-20 → present
- BALLAST PHOENIX LIMITED 1996-12-05 → 2019-12-20
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £73,703,000 | — | £78,276,000 | £81,226,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £17,386,000 | — | £18,343,000 | £17,380,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £16,292,000 | £18,353,000 | £18,383,000 | £10,532,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £12,313,000 | £15,102,000 | £13,826,000 | £7,633,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £11,950,000 | £13,944,000 | £4,768,000 | £2,870,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £23,114,000 | £31,274,000 | £32,931,000 | £13,432,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £20,299,000 | £29,401,000 | £31,719,000 | £11,786,000 | |
| Equity | £25,112,000 | £18,582,000 | £16,786,000 | £20,299,000 | £29,401,000 | £31,719,000 | £11,786,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 181 | 181 | 180 | 187 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £8,403,000 | — | £8,359,000 | £9,359,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 23.6% | — | 23.4% | 21.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 16.7% | — | 17.7% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 75.2% | — | 55.7% | 129.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.24x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 36.53x | — | 254.76x | 404.19x |
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
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Significant events
- “There was a fire at the Cleveland plant post year end, it is expected that the plant will recommence processing by the end of August. IBA material continues to be received at the site and is being stock piled awaiting processing.”
- “In November 2025, the company agreed a new formal intercompany loan facility with Blue Phoenix Group B.V.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Paul Christian Lee | Director | 2012-03-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| LEEKE, Michael John | Director | 2026-01-05 | Aug 1983 | British |
| MARRIOTT, Simon James | Director | 2024-01-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Kara Louise | Secretary | 2000-09-30 | 2005-10-25 |
| BEEKEN, Jennifer | Secretary | 2005-10-25 | 2007-03-02 |
| GROOMBRIDGE, Christopher Robin | Secretary | 1996-12-12 | 2000-09-30 |
| PETERS, Paul | Secretary | 2007-12-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-05 | 1996-12-05 |
| BENTLEY, Raymond | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| KEEGEL, Rudolf Hendrik | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2004-04-01 |
| MALIZIA, Romeo | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2012-03-01 |
| TURNER, Matthew Lloyd | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| VAN BEURDEN, Adrianus Christiaan Gerardus | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2015-06-09 |
| VAN DEN BRINK, Jacob | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2004-04-01 |
| VAN DER MEER, Hans Paul | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-07-04 |
| VAN RIETSCHOTEN, Leendert Bastiaan | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-07-04 |
| YORK, David Michael | Director | 1996-12-12 | 2024-01-01 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-05 | 1996-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Advance Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.8%
£78,276,000 £81,226,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-39.8%
£4,768,000 £2,870,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-62.8%
£31,719,000 £11,786,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+3.9%
180 187
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-5.2%
£18,343,000 £17,380,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-42.7%
£18,383,000 £10,532,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+12%
£8,359,000 £9,359,000
highest in 3 filed years
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