BIRCHMAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
-17.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.5m
+0.5% vs 2024
Employees
44
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.7m
+8.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,200,146 | £22,045,283 | £20,479,518 | £22,670,031 | £24,368,401 | £23,710,256 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,004,485 | £7,503,989 | £7,055,783 | £6,453,057 | £6,246,901 | £6,697,537 | +7.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,004,485 | £7,497,351 | £7,049,560 | £6,459,833 | £6,173,918 | £6,697,586 | +8.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,244,186 | £6,073,394 | £5,711,729 | £4,940,878 | £4,624,747 | £5,021,645 | +8.6% | |
| Cash | £5,479,252 | £7,608,103 | £12,019,538 | £11,922,113 | £12,728,775 | £10,468,974 | -17.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,053,567 | £4,626,961 | £4,938,690 | £3,879,568 | £4,504,315 | £4,525,960 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £4,504,315 | £4,525,960 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £1,053,567 | £4,626,961 | £4,938,690 | £3,879,568 | £4,504,315 | £4,525,960 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,804,265 | £1,915,842 | £2,059,697 | £3,171,968 | £4,088,990 | £3,810,090 | -6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.3% | 34.0% | 34.5% | 28.5% | 25.6% | 28.2% | |
| Net margin | 21.3% | 27.5% | 27.9% | 21.8% | 19.0% | 21.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 380.1% | 162.2% | 142.9% | 166.3% | 138.7% | 148.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 73.3% | 67.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 85.47x | — |
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
- BIRCHMAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2009-12-13 → present
- PLAUT CONSULTING LIMITED 1997-08-05 → 2009-12-13
- PLAUT (UK) LIMITED 1993-10-08 → 1997-08-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After considering these and the current financial position of the Company, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026 The Birchman Group Limited trading activities were transferred to Birchman Solutions Limited as part of an internal group reorganisation. This represents a non-adjusting event after the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRINGHAM, Christine Louise | Secretary | 2006-11-27 | — | British |
| TAYLOR, Richard Michael | Director | 2009-10-15 | Feb 1971 | British |
| WYRLEY BIRCH, Ian | Director | 2006-11-27 | Dec 1967 | South African |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLEY, Michael Desmond Tennyson | Secretary | 2006-10-26 | 2006-10-27 |
| GLASS, David Selig | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2006-11-27 |
| RHODES, John Eric | Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2006-03-29 |
| SCHOTTENHAMEL, Klaus Dieter | Secretary | 1993-10-08 | 1995-04-06 |
| STEINER, Sybille, Dr | Secretary | 1995-04-06 | 2006-02-01 |
| EDWARDS, David Gareth | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-01-29 |
| FERGER, Michael | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2006-04-21 |
| HERTZOG, Jacobus Johannes | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2000-11-02 |
| HERZOG, Ernst | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1995-04-06 |
| MOSCATELLI, Didier | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2005-05-16 |
| SCHILLIGER, Erwin | Director | 1996-10-03 | 2002-04-17 |
| SCHOEMAN, Abel Daniel | Director | 2006-11-27 | 2019-06-21 |
| SCHOEMAN, Adel Daniel | Director | 2002-05-17 | 2003-02-03 |
| SCHOTTENHAMEL, Klaus Dieter | Director | 1993-10-08 | 1995-04-06 |
| SCHWEIGER, Bernd | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2006-11-27 |
| STEPHENS, Kevin Frank | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2010-06-30 |
| THURSTON, Karl Andrew | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| VON CARBEN, Uwe | Director | 1995-04-06 | 1996-10-03 |
| WYRLEY BIRCH, Ian | Director | 2002-01-10 | 2003-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Birchman Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-10-11 | 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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.