BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£79m
Equity attributable
Employees
32
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.7m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,908,000 | £13,461,000 | £19,470,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £4,111,000 | £3,417,000 | £6,835,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,258,000 | £3,489,000 | £3,670,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,124,000 | £2,411,000 | £1,800,000 | — | |
| Cash | £11,008,000 | £7,294,000 | £2,301,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £109,497,000 | £100,512,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £84,760,000 | £77,095,000 | £79,338,000 | — | |
| Equity | £84,760,000 | £77,095,000 | £79,338,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 32 | 34 | 32 | — | |
| Wages | £1,435,000 | £1,154,000 | £1,622,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £930,093 | £845,583 | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.3% | 25.4% | 35.1% | |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 17.9% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 3.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.1% | 28.9% | 51.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.07x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | 9.08x | 10.81x | 1.95x |
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
- BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE LIMITED 1989-01-27 → present
- CIL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1982-03-17 → 1989-01-27
- FIVEPOSE LIMITED 1981-10-27 → 1982-03-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operation and be able to meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future. The directors therefore consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE LIMITED · parent
- BDC Forecourt Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL DHAHERI, Humaid Matar | Director | 2024-10-29 | Oct 1978 | Emirati |
| REES, Jeremy Paul Esmond | Director | 2024-10-29 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Stuart David | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2007-09-07 |
| FISHER, Stuart David | Secretary | 1999-05-07 | 2000-04-20 |
| KIDDLE, Sylvia Rosalind | Secretary | 1994-05-23 | 1999-05-07 |
| MORRIS, Jack Anthony | Secretary | — | 1994-05-23 |
| MULLEE, Joseph | Secretary | 2007-09-10 | 2024-10-29 |
| PRICE, David | Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2006-08-31 |
| BULL, Max | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2024-10-29 |
| CLENSHAW, Peter | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| CORDES, Bradley John | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2024-10-29 |
| FISHER, Stuart David | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2007-09-07 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Paul | Director | — | 1997-03-25 |
| JONES, Dominic Richard Albert Ismael | Director | 1998-12-09 | 2024-10-29 |
| MARGOLIS, Stewart | Director | 2007-01-17 | 2018-07-19 |
| MORRIS, Andrew Bernard | Director | — | 2001-09-20 |
| MORRIS, Gerald Edward | Director | — | 1994-11-18 |
| MORRIS, Jack Anthony | Director | — | 2024-10-29 |
| MULLEE, Joseph | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2024-10-29 |
| RICHARDS, John Samuel | Director | — | 1995-07-03 |
| STEPHENSON, Graham Edward | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2016-08-05 |
| VANDENBURG, Kate Laura | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2024-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Agricultural Hall Limited(The) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Joe Mullee | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-05 | RP04PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.