C & P BIRD BROS. LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
-36.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+20.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
74
+1.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.9M
+29.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,639,481 | £14,685,302 | £24,842,991 | £28,720,080 | +15.6% | |
| Operating profit | £77,482 | £282,875 | £4,095,602 | £5,186,440 | +26.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£134,891 | £125,656 | £3,780,137 | £4,890,875 | +29.4% | |
| Net profit | -£108,959 | £94,856 | £2,873,878 | £2,873,960 | 0% | |
| Cash | £180,469 | £21,631 | £1,959,176 | £1,236,296 | -36.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,167,865 | £10,476,751 | £16,907,118 | £20,804,723 | +23.1% | |
| Net assets | £9,885,345 | £9,895,201 | £12,777,720 | £15,449,680 | +20.9% | |
| Equity | £9,885,345 | £9,895,201 | £12,777,720 | £15,449,680 | +20.9% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £1,595,695 | £1,709,397 | £2,112,758 | £2,444,426 | +15.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £190,853 | £208,295 | £270,302 | £296,404 | +9.7% |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 1.9% | 16.5% | 18.1% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | 0.6% | 11.6% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 2.7% | 24.2% | 24.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 39.7% | 35.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.64x | 2.05x | |
| Interest cover | 0.36x | 1.80x | 12.98x | 17.55x |
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
- Auditor
- Ellacotts Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concluded directors' use of going concern basis appropriate and identified no material uncertainties casting significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year under review, the business began its Vision 2028 barn-egg conversion project with ambitious plans to fully convert its Sunny farm site from enriched colony caged egg production to higher welfare barn-laid egg production by the end of 2028. This conversion will require much planning and substantial financial investment in new equipment and facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Carl | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BIRD, Carl | Director | — | Jul 1948 | British |
| BIRD, Matthew Andrew | Director | 2012-09-27 | Jul 1984 | British |
| BIRD, Peter | Director | — | Jul 1948 | British |
| BIRD, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2012-09-27 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELE, Robin Charles | Director | 2012-09-27 | 2020-03-20 |
| MATTEI, Aldo | Director | 2012-09-27 | 2025-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Bird | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Carl Bird | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.