BLACKWOOD ENGINEERING LIMITED
Wholly owned by Birdel Ltd, the company manufactures and supplies engineered metal castings and counterweights to global heavy machinery manufacturers.
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Cash
£4.9m
+7.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+6.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
170
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£981k
-9.9% first positive since 2021
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,483,649 | £28,941,387 | £76,485,095 | £73,567,696 | £59,477,947 | £65,948,974 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,123,694 | £1,052,055 | £4,557,437 | £6,844,226 | £2,733,958 | £2,158,156 | -21.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,190,714 | £837,349 | £3,215,665 | £5,736,063 | £1,089,254 | £980,885 | -9.9% | |
| Net profit | -£1,075,525 | £681,438 | £2,480,963 | £4,351,571 | £878,063 | £726,393 | -17.3% | |
| Cash | £900,746 | £239,634 | £889,352 | £3,059,743 | £4,564,003 | £4,918,454 | +7.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,550,844 | £16,468,502 | £20,274,044 | £25,119,979 | £26,077,271 | £25,447,242 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,616,811 | £3,298,249 | £5,779,212 | £10,130,783 | £11,008,846 | £11,735,239 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £2,616,811 | £3,298,249 | £5,779,212 | £10,130,783 | £11,008,846 | £11,735,239 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 101 | 129 | 165 | 169 | 170 | 170 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,219,580 | £1,972,809 | £4,471,932 | £5,505,430 | £6,127,440 | £5,881,699 | -4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £222,653 | £176,070 | £374,810 | £472,613 | £456,648 | £562,772 | +23.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £35,567 | £54,442 | £98,818 | +81.5% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £164,412 | £134,751 | £170,137 | +26.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.7% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 4.6% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | -3.5% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.7% | 6.4% | 22.5% | 27.2% | 10.5% | 8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 87.7% | 90.3% | 85.7% | 72.3% | 71.0% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.82x | 2.76x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | -16.77x | 4.90x | 3.40x | 6.09x | 1.62x | 1.82x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BLACKWOOD ENGINEERING LIMITED 1994-11-04 → present
- BLACKWOOD ENGINEERING WORKS,LIMITED 1946-11-07 → 1994-11-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In making their assessment the directors have reviewed the balance sheet, the likely future cash flows of the business...”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOR, Dominic Michael | Director | 2012-10-22 | Jul 1986 | British |
| JONES, Leanne | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| WATKINS, Rebecca Louise Henry | Director | 2016-06-01 | Aug 1983 | Welsh |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAWN, Anne | Secretary | — | 1994-07-01 |
| CONNOR, Paul | Secretary | 1995-03-31 | 1997-05-01 |
| JONES, Leanne | Secretary | 2005-12-13 | 2009-06-30 |
| KERR, Steven Wilson | Secretary | 2000-07-25 | 2005-12-13 |
| LOGUE, John Lindsay | Secretary | 1994-07-01 | 1995-03-31 |
| MCLUCKIE, Alan | Secretary | 1997-05-01 | 2000-07-25 |
| BAWN, Anne | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| BAWN, Derek | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| CONNOR, Paul | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2022-03-30 |
| KELLY, Darren John | Director | 2007-11-06 | 2020-03-31 |
| KERR, Steven Wilson | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| LEWIS, David Byron, Hm Lord Lieutenant Of West Glamorgan | Director | 1994-10-28 | 2010-04-30 |
| LOGUE, John Lindsay | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-03-31 |
| MCLUCKIE, Alan | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2000-07-25 |
| MUNN, John Samuel | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2000-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dominic Connor | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-11 | Ceased 2024-10-11 |
| Birdel Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-10-11 | Active |
| Mr Carol Ann Connor | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2022-11-15 | Ceased 2024-10-11 |
| Mr Paul Connor | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.