FRANK BIRD (POULTRY) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-10 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-9.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
-10.7% vs 2024
Employees
213
+3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+717.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,994,460 | £61,705,614 | — | £78,016,050 | £82,441,009 | |
| Operating profit | £2,077,811 | £2,185,260 | — | £657,655 | £7,210,433 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,081,851 | £2,207,776 | £823,896 | £916,251 | £7,489,503 | |
| Net profit | £1,768,842 | £1,806,835 | £565,689 | £855,098 | £5,359,314 | |
| Cash | £8,603,709 | £7,629,892 | £7,447,142 | £7,320,468 | £6,612,043 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,457,807 | £13,301,700 | £13,974,880 | £14,935,517 | £13,507,029 | |
| Net assets | £12,138,630 | £12,945,465 | £13,511,154 | £14,366,251 | £12,825,565 | |
| Equity | £12,138,630 | £12,945,465 | £13,511,154 | £14,366,251 | £12,825,565 | |
| Average employees | 219 | 208 | 203 | 206 | 213 | |
| Wages | £7,377,360 | £7,985,632 | £9,827,878 | £11,205,420 | £9,374,837 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,250,786 | £2,700,701 | £4,071,282 | £4,672,439 | £2,082,918 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£78,016,050 £82,441,009
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-9.7%
£7,320,468 £6,612,043
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-10.7%
£14,366,251 £12,825,565
-
Employees
+3.4%
206 213
-
Operating profit
+996.4%
£657,655 £7,210,433
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+717.4%
£916,251 £7,489,503
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-16.3%
£11,205,420 £9,374,837
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | 3.5% | — | 0.8% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 2.9% | — | 1.1% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | 16.4% | — | 4.4% | 53.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.10x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | 79.38x | — | — | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Waters & Atkinson
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Ongoing reviews of management accounts for the upcoming financial year indicate improved profitability compared to the same period in the previous year. The company expects to remain profitable over the next 12 months, supported by higher selling prices achieved to date. Accordingly, the going concern basis continues to be appropriate in the preparation of the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company's operations are subject to numerous regulations regarding all aspects of its operations and has an annual audit which ensures compliance with the BRC (British Retail Consortium) global standards in food safety. Although certification is not compulsory, it is an accepted standard and at the last reporting date the company received an AA grade.”
- “The exceptional item of £652,560 for 2025 relates wholly to the company's guarantee of the Paul Bird Motorsport Limited bank overdraft.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Frank | Secretary | 2012-08-29 | — | British |
| BIRD, Frank | Director | 1997-02-01 | Jul 1936 | British |
| BIRD, Mark Edward | Director | 1997-02-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Paul David | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2012-08-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 1997-02-01 |
| BIRD, Nora Isabel | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2010-02-16 |
| BIRD, Paul David | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2012-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F & N Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-02-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-06-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.