BISCHOF & KLEIN (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8m
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£499k
-644.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,888,000 | £23,045,000 | £23,929,000 | +3.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,062,000 | £195,000 | -£189,000 | -196.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,391,000 | -£67,000 | -£499,000 | -644.8% | |
| Net profit | -£1,844,000 | -£67,000 | -£491,000 | -632.8% | |
| Cash | £252,000 | £109,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,812,000 | £10,104,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,580,000 | £8,513,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £8,580,000 | £8,513,000 | £8,022,000 | -5.8% | |
| Average employees | 109 | 98 | — | — | |
| Wages | £3,399,000 | £3,449,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £102,000 | £108,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,000 | £42,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.0% | 0.8% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | -8.1% | -0.3% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.1% | 1.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.5% | 52.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.12x | — | |
| Interest cover | -6.27x | 0.74x | -0.61x |
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
- BISCHOF & KLEIN (UK) LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- MIDDLEWISE LIMITED 1978-06-12 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of the Company have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis which assumes the Company will be able to meet its future obligations as they fall due and the Company will settle all payments within the agreed terms.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDELMANN, Erik | Director | 2023-10-10 | May 1977 | German |
| PAX, Karsten, Herr | Director | 2018-01-01 | May 1970 | German |
| PLUMB, Darren Alden | Director | 2006-04-12 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAWA, Sumeet | Secretary | 2023-12-18 | 2024-10-09 |
| ELLIS, Andrew Norman | Secretary | 1996-05-29 | 2000-06-29 |
| HENDLEY, Samantha Jay | Secretary | 2020-01-02 | 2023-10-11 |
| KINGSBURY, Michael Trevor | Secretary | — | 1996-04-05 |
| PARTINGTON, Christopher Noel | Secretary | 1996-04-05 | 1996-05-29 |
| PLUMB, Darren Alden | Secretary | 2001-09-10 | 2020-01-02 |
| TOON, Graeme Richard | Secretary | 2024-12-02 | 2026-06-01 |
| TURNER, Kim Michelle | Secretary | 2000-06-29 | 2001-09-10 |
| ANDERSON, David | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-03-30 |
| BURNELL, Philip John | Director | 1994-02-08 | 2001-02-28 |
| BUSHELL, Christopher John | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| COUSINS, Richard John | Director | 1997-01-31 | 1998-06-01 |
| EICKHOLT, Gunter Wilhelm | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| EICKHOLT, Gunter Wilhelm | Director | — | 1994-02-08 |
| HAUSMANN, Frich Gustan, Herr | Director | — | 1992-06-16 |
| KINGSBURY, Michael Trevor | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1996-04-05 |
| KONERMANN, Fritz, Herr | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| PARTINGTON, Christopher Noel | Director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| PFENNIG, Volker, Dr | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Alan | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| SCHERF, Hartmut Rudolf, Herr | Director | — | 2002-10-01 |
| SUNDERMANN, Gerd, Herr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| SUNDERMANN, Horst, Herr | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2014-12-31 |
| SUNDERMANN, Horst, Herr | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2000-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Edelmann | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-10-10 | Active |
| Herr Karsten Pax | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Gunter Wilhelm Eickholt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Gerd Sundermann | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
| Dr Volker Pfennig | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
| Klein + Gunther Se & Co. Kg | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Darren Alden Plumb | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| B + K Holding Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.