BMS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£109m
+19.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£105m
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
523
+7.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23m
+421.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | £127,784,000 | £138,660,000 | £139,597,000 | +0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £27,728,000 | £7,479,000 | £19,890,000 | +165.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £32,993,000 | £4,376,000 | £22,802,000 | +421.1% | |
| Net profit | £24,937,000 | £294,000 | £13,881,000 | +4,621.4% | |
| Cash | £60,563,000 | £91,572,000 | £109,179,000 | +19.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,562,000 | £97,393,000 | £109,123,000 | +12% | |
| Net assets | £89,146,000 | £90,232,000 | £104,952,000 | +16.3% | |
| Equity | £89,146,000 | £90,232,000 | £104,952,000 | +16.3% | |
| Average employees | 407 | 488 | 523 | +7.2% | |
| Wages | £51,774,000 | £65,813,000 | £75,666,000 | +15% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,875,000 | £3,863,000 | £3,115,000 | -19.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,014,000 | £1,009,000 | £884,000 | -12.4% |
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 | 21.7% | 5.4% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 0.2% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.0% | 7.7% | 18.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.1% | 81.7% | 84.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.17x | 1.15x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BMS GROUP LIMITED 2005-01-14 → present
- BALLANTYNE, MCKEAN & SULLIVAN LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 2005-01-14
- TRUSHELFCO (NO. 293) LIMITED 1980-02-18 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue”
Significant events
- “The Company entered a new lease for office premises during the year. The lease term is 15 years with annual rent payable of £5,300,000. The lease includes a rent-free period of 27 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEEL, Alistair Charles | Secretary | 2024-10-14 | — | — |
| BONVARLET, Gilles Alex Maxime | Director | 2015-08-21 | Feb 1964 | British |
| GIBBS, Roanne | Director | 2022-03-20 | Jun 1976 | British |
| GORMLEY, Ian Patrick | Director | 2015-02-09 | Feb 1972 | British |
| HASTINGS-BASS, John Peter | Director | 2015-03-25 | Jun 1954 | British |
| LEATHER, Morna | Director | 2024-01-26 | Nov 1970 | British |
| WATERSTON, Ian | Director | 2008-05-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYANT, Shaun Kevin | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2024-10-14 |
| HILLS, John James Frederick | Secretary | 1998-06-09 | 2014-04-30 |
| LARSEN, David Brinsley | Secretary | — | 1998-06-09 |
| AITKEN, Duncan Flockhart | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| BALLANTYNE, Robert Ewing Fellows | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| BEARDMORE, Carl Duncan | Director | 2008-10-08 | 2013-04-16 |
| BOARDMAN, Peter Robert Patrick | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2011-07-18 |
| BOARDMAN, Peter Robert Patrick | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2011-07-18 |
| BOARDMAN, Peter Robert Patrick | Director | 2010-01-27 | 2011-07-18 |
| CLUTTERBUCK, Simon John Oliver | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| COOK, Nicholas James Edward | Director | 2010-11-09 | 2026-01-01 |
| COOPER, Roger David | Director | — | 2013-12-17 |
| CRAWLEY, Hugo Edward | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2012-11-28 |
| CRAWLEY, Hugo Edward | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| DOHERTY, Darren Peter | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2012-11-06 |
| DOUETIL, Dane Jonathan, Dr | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2019-10-08 |
| GRENVILLE WILLIAMS, Robin Guy | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| GREVILLE WILLIAMS, Robin Guy | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2015-01-21 |
| HARTLEY, James Adam Ian | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2015-03-31 |
| HILL, Anthony Gerard | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| HOPTON, Christopher John | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2015-03-25 |
| JANSEN, Paul Mark | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Alexander David | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-06-13 |
| LANGFORD, Steven John | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| LARSEN, David Brinsley | Director | — | 1999-12-16 |
| MANWARING, Christopher Brian | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| MCCORMACK, John Anthony | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2008-09-16 |
| MCKEAN, Graham John | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Derek Roy | Director | 2008-08-20 | 2009-12-31 |
| MORLEY, James | Director | 2011-02-11 | 2015-08-27 |
| MOSS, Nicholas James | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2024-11-27 |
| NAYLOR, Daniel James | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-05-26 |
| NUNN, Stephen John | Director | — | 2005-01-14 |
| ORMEROD, John | Director | 2005-02-18 | 2008-06-13 |
| PASKE, Timothy John | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2019-10-15 |
| PASKE, Timothy John | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2005-01-14 |
| PRYCE, Anthony Grant | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2015-02-03 |
| SPENCER, John William James | Director | 2005-01-14 | 2008-01-07 |
| STAFFORD, Adam Paul | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2026-04-16 |
| SULLIVAN, David | Director | — | 1999-01-01 |
| URQUHART, Ronald Douglas Lauchlan | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2006-05-26 |
| VINCENT, Paul John | Director | 2006-05-05 | 2019-10-08 |
| WATKINS, Hannah | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2026-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bms Investment Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-06-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-06 | 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
- 3
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.