CLIVE BARFORD LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9M
+32.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
154
+4.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.6M
+18.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,305,000 | £66,449,000 | +18% | |
| Operating profit | £2,855,000 | £3,284,000 | +15% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,196,000 | £2,597,000 | +18.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,628,000 | £1,918,000 | +17.8% | |
| Cash | £2,920,000 | £3,880,000 | +32.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,219,000 | £32,742,000 | +8.3% | |
| Net assets | £17,705,000 | £18,618,000 | +5.2% | |
| Equity | £17,705,000 | £18,618,000 | +5.2% | |
| Average employees | 147 | 154 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £6,166,000 | £6,483,000 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £373,000 | £392,000 | +5.1% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.8% | 63.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 4.33x | 4.61x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CLIVE BARFORD LIMITED 1993-01-27 → present
- BGL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1988-10-07 → 1993-01-27
- BARGLO HOLDINGS LIMITED 1988-03-16 → 1988-10-07
- A B HIRE GROUP LIMITED 1986-11-10 → 1988-03-16
- PASSTRACK LIMITED 1986-07-03 → 1986-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts to June 2028 which are regularly compared to the management accounts.”
Significant events
- “Global shocks such as the war in Ukraine and the Middle East conflict could affect the general economy and confidence in the construction market. Exchange rate movements affect the cost of equipment to purchase for our hire fleet and agency sales.”
- “Interest rates have stabilised and the new government have high targets for housebuilding, through reform of planning.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Christian | Secretary | 2021-01-08 | — | — |
| ATHERTON, Lucy Maria | Director | 2009-06-30 | Feb 1966 | British |
| BARFORD, James Edward Clive | Director | 2011-11-07 | May 1972 | British |
| GLOSSOP, Peter George | Director | — | Aug 1932 | British |
| GRIFFIN, Alexandra Merrie | Director | 2009-06-30 | Jun 1969 | British |
| MALE, Charlotte Gay | Director | 1995-01-25 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, David Stephen | Secretary | 2008-09-24 | 2021-01-08 |
| JORDAN, Mark | Secretary | 2007-08-01 | 2008-08-28 |
| MALE, Charlotte Gay | Secretary | 2008-08-28 | 2008-09-24 |
| MALE, Charlotte Gay | Secretary | 1997-12-12 | 2007-08-01 |
| MCMASTER, Robert Fredwin James | Secretary | — | 1992-03-15 |
| THOMAS, Robert William Bleddyn | Secretary | 1992-03-15 | 1997-12-12 |
| APPLEYARD, Camilla June | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2024-02-27 |
| BARFORD, Clive Julian Stanley | Director | — | 2007-07-30 |
| BARFORD, Helen Gay Woodroffe | Director | — | 2015-03-24 |
| GLOSSOP, Nicholas George | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2024-02-27 |
| GLOSSOP, Sarah June | Director | — | 2009-06-30 |
| GRIFFIN, William Thomas Jackson | Director | — | 2026-01-22 |
| LEWIS, Georgemma Sarah | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2024-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Jane Roberts | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2024-12-09 | Active |
| Mrs Charlotte Gay Male | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-12-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 265 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.