BIGHAMS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7M
+228.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£25M
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
648
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.7M
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £132,608,592 | £144,276,562 | £153,991,345 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £6,391,732 | £8,399,166 | £9,114,675 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,586,201 | £7,648,632 | £8,703,979 | +13.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,701,231 | £5,256,958 | £6,184,666 | +17.6% | |
| Cash | £1,739,716 | £1,116,406 | £3,668,969 | +228.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,083,566 | £34,462,188 | £32,997,289 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | £17,899,656 | £20,846,663 | £24,531,329 | +17.7% | |
| Equity | £17,899,656 | £20,846,663 | £24,531,329 | +17.7% | |
| Average employees | 638 | 644 | 648 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £31,348,880 | £35,162,758 | £36,479,659 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £672,550 | £857,875 | £1,027,010 | +19.7% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 5.8% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.6% | 24.4% | 27.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.8% | 65.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 1.16x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 5.17x | 6.25x | 9.36x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the group remains well placed to manage its risks that may impact its going concern status. The company has adequate financial resources, and the directors believe that the group is well placed to manage its business risks, continuing to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- BIGHAMS LIMITED · parent
- By Ruby Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group has taken the decision to divest By Ruby Limited The transaction is expected to complete in May 2026 An impairment related to this has been provided for in 2025 to the effect of £1 8m A further amount in the region of £0 3m will be written off in May 2026”
- “The Group has undertaken a review of the utilisation and allocation of corporation tax losses across Group entities As a result of this review, the Company determined that it would pay for certain tax losses previously surrendered by other group companies”
- “In February 2026, the Company recognised an intercompany settlement of approximately £483 thousand to By Ruby Limited in consideration for surrendered losses based on the group relief surrendered totalling approximately £2 28 million”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGHAM, Charlie Richard Petty | Director | 1996-08-02 | Apr 1967 | British |
| BOXER, Jason Edward | Director | 2020-09-08 | May 1969 | British |
| CAIRNS, Patrick David | Director | 2017-03-06 | May 1967 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGHAM, Charles Richard Petty | Secretary | 2007-04-30 | 2008-03-01 |
| MOHAMED NAHEEM, Haseen | Secretary | 2010-07-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| NELSON, Howard Paul | Secretary | 2008-03-01 | 2010-06-24 |
| TREASURE, Joyce | Secretary | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-05 |
| WATKINS, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| WORTHINGTON, Claire Joanna | Secretary | 1996-08-22 | 2005-04-01 |
| ALLCHURCH, Thomas David | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2016-12-22 |
| BIGHAM, James Edward Conway | Director | 1999-08-03 | 2005-07-31 |
| CHALLIFOUR, Rachel Clare Kelley | Director | 2012-11-05 | 2013-01-01 |
| DOWN, Mark | Director | 1998-08-06 | 2002-09-15 |
| KELLEY, Rachel | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2017-05-17 |
| LEIGHTON, Allan Leslie | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2015-02-25 |
| MCLAREN, Guy | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2012-07-18 |
| MOHAMED NAHEEM, Haseen | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| NELSON, Howard Paul | Director | 2008-03-01 | 2010-06-24 |
| PUCELLE, Boris Robert Paul | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2014-03-26 |
| THOMPSON, Andrea Jayne | Director | 2016-04-14 | 2016-12-22 |
| WATKINS, Amanda Jane | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| WHYTE, Paul Daniel | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2015-05-29 |
| WORRALL, Richard Geoffrey | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2008-09-12 |
| WORTHINGTON, Claire Joanna | Director | 1998-08-06 | 1999-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charlie Richard Petty Bigham | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.