FRANK BIRD (POULTRY) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-10 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-9.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
-10.7% vs 2024
Employees
213
+3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+717.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,994,460 | £61,705,614 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,077,811 | £2,185,260 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,081,851 | £2,207,776 | £823,896 | £916,251 | £7,489,503 | |
| Net profit | £1,768,842 | £1,806,835 | £565,689 | £855,098 | £5,359,314 | |
| Cash | £8,603,709 | £7,629,892 | £7,447,142 | £7,320,468 | £6,612,043 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,457,807 | £13,301,700 | £13,974,880 | £14,935,517 | £13,507,029 | |
| Net assets | £12,138,630 | £12,945,465 | £13,511,154 | £14,366,251 | £12,825,565 | |
| Equity | £12,138,630 | £12,945,465 | £13,511,154 | £14,366,251 | £12,825,565 | |
| Average employees | 219 | 208 | 203 | 206 | 213 | |
| Wages | £7,377,360 | £7,985,632 | £9,827,878 | £11,205,420 | £9,374,837 |
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 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 3.5% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 2.9% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | 16.4% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 79.38x | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Frank | Secretary | 2012-08-29 | — | British |
| BIRD, Frank | Director | 1997-02-01 | Jul 1936 | British |
| BIRD, Mark Edward | Director | 1997-02-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Paul David | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2012-08-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 1997-02-01 |
| BIRD, Nora Isabel | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2010-02-16 |
| BIRD, Paul David | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2012-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F & N Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-02-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-9.7%
£7,320,468 £6,612,043
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-10.7%
£14,366,251 £12,825,565
-
Employees
+3.4%
206 213
-
Profit before tax
+717.4%
£916,251 £7,489,503
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-16.3%
£11,205,420 £9,374,837
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