FERDINAND BILSTEIN UK LIMITED
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Cash
£17m
+57% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£48m
+4.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
354
+6.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
-71.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £100,679,000 | £116,267,000 | £121,540,000 | £109,583,000 | -9.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,169,000 | £3,562,000 | £10,425,000 | £3,913,000 | -62.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £458,000 | £2,161,000 | £9,143,000 | £2,594,000 | -71.6% | |
| Net profit | £327,000 | £1,487,000 | £6,785,000 | £1,911,000 | -71.8% | |
| Cash | £5,376,000 | £11,860,000 | £10,949,000 | £17,185,000 | +57% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,955,000 | £54,294,000 | £60,582,000 | £63,336,000 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £38,284,000 | £39,771,000 | £46,556,000 | £48,467,000 | +4.1% | |
| Equity | £38,284,000 | £39,771,000 | £46,556,000 | £48,467,000 | +4.1% | |
| Average employees | 261 | 331 | 333 | 354 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £7,777,000 | £9,858,000 | £10,628,000 | £11,865,000 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £119,000 | £139,000 | £134,000 | £127,000 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £16,000 | £18,000 | £18,000 | 0% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 3.1% | 8.6% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 6.6% | 17.2% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.0% | 55.1% | 51.1% | 52.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.19x | 2.36x | 2.30x | |
| Interest cover | 1.64x | 2.48x | 7.39x | 2.75x |
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
- FERDINAND BILSTEIN UK LIMITED 2015-01-13 → present
- AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1988-04-28 → 2015-01-13
- MACHICO LIMITED 1988-03-16 → 1988-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. At the end of the period, there were no uncertainties about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In November 2025, the business completed the installation and commissioning of a solar power system at its premises, which is expected to reduce reliance on grid electricity.”
- “During the year, approval was obtained to extend the Company's warehouse facility, increasing both storage capacity and order fulfilment capability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODGSON, Paul Philip | Director | 2012-12-03 | Mar 1978 | English |
| SCHUESSLER-BILSTEIN, Karsten | Director | 2011-01-04 | Feb 1971 | German |
| SIEKERMANN, Jan Tobias | Director | 2011-01-04 | Apr 1979 | German |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Christopher John | Secretary | 2018-04-19 | 2022-06-27 |
| DODGSON, Paul Philip | Secretary | 2017-06-22 | 2018-04-19 |
| DODGSON, Paul Philip | Secretary | 2012-12-03 | 2016-11-01 |
| HOOKWAY, Mark Andrew Richard | Secretary | 1997-07-14 | 1997-12-08 |
| JOBEY, Ian Robert | Secretary | 1993-01-04 | 1995-09-19 |
| LEE, Stephen Thomas | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| PIERCE, Dawn Gwendoline | Secretary | 1995-09-19 | 1997-07-14 |
| PIERCE, Dawn Gwendoline | Secretary | — | 1993-01-04 |
| SUTTON, Richard | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 1998-12-10 |
| TAYLOR, Neil David | Secretary | 1999-02-05 | 2012-10-31 |
| AMBROSE, Daren | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2013-07-01 |
| AOKI, Otohiko | Director | 2004-08-27 | 2011-01-04 |
| BOUTCHER, Martin James | Director | — | 2012-07-19 |
| BROOKS, Peter James | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| CANDEIAS, Joaquim Manuel Vidigal | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2014-12-31 |
| GORTON, Martin | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2019-09-30 |
| HAJI, Yoshiro | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2004-08-27 |
| HAJI, Yoshiro | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1999-11-04 |
| HEMPLE, Michael Andrew | Director | — | 1996-06-15 |
| HOOKWAY, Mark Andrew Richard | Director | 1999-02-05 | 2011-01-04 |
| HOOKWAY, Mark Andrew Richard | Director | — | 1997-12-01 |
| JEFFRIES, Christopher David | Director | — | 2011-01-04 |
| NAGIRI, Shoji | Director | — | 2004-08-27 |
| NORTHEAST, Mark Gregory | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2017-06-15 |
| PIERCE, Dawn Gwendoline | Director | — | 1997-07-14 |
| RAYMAN, Jon Davis Emanuel | Director | 2009-09-02 | 2011-01-04 |
| SUTTON, Richard | Director | 1997-12-01 | 1998-12-10 |
| TAYLOR, Neil David | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2012-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jan Siekerman | Individual | Appoints directors | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Mrs Kerstin Bilstein | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Mr Karsten Schuessler-Bilstein | Individual | Appoints directors | 2022-03-04 | Active |
| Bilstein Beteiligungs Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.