BLACKTOWER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£93K
+1,354.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£49K
+592.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
9
-18.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£42K
+613.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,076,968 | £1,179,722 | £1,709,115 | £2,532,615 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£33,622 | £7,217 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£33,575 | £7,219 | -£8,084 | £41,547 | |
| Net profit | — | -£33,575 | £7,219 | -£8,084 | £41,547 | |
| Cash | — | £196 | £20,393 | £6,407 | £93,174 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,059 | £17,278 | £7,013 | £48,560 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,013 | £48,560 | |
| Equity | £43,634 | £10,059 | £17,278 | £7,013 | £48,560 | |
| Average employees | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
| Wages | — | £130,816 | £203,279 | £291,668 | £232,101 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £355,454 | £362,280 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
+48.2%
£1,709,115 £2,532,615
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+1,354.3%
£6,407 £93,174
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+592.4%
£7,013 £48,560
-
Employees
-18.2%
11 9
-
Profit before tax
+613.9%
-£8,084 £41,547
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-20.4%
£291,668 £232,101
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.1% | 0.6% | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | -3.1% | 0.6% | -0.5% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -334.2% | 41.8% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.18x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BLACKTOWER FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1998-02-13 → present
- JOHN WESTWOOD LIMITED 1998-01-28 → 1998-02-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has continued to trade profitably and the directors expectations over the next 12 months are that the business will continue to develop and generate increased revenue. The directors remain positive that despite the economic downturn growth levels during 2026 will continue to rise therefore current projections remain positive.”
Significant events
- “There was an increase in turnover of 48.2% compared with the prior year which demonstrates the continued ability of the Company to expand the business within difficult times. Markets have been hit by an economic downturn with inflation at very high levels. The Company is investing heavily in marketing and advertising in order to increase our client base leading to an increase in costs for the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTWOOD, John Charles | Secretary | 2014-03-31 | — | British |
| SALKELD, Peter Ritchie | Director | 2023-03-29 | May 1987 | British |
| SALKELD, Ritchie | Director | 2011-01-14 | Sep 1953 | British |
| WESTWOOD, John Charles | Director | 1998-01-28 | Aug 1956 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Paula | Secretary | 1998-01-28 | 2014-03-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-28 | 1998-01-28 |
| BERGER, John | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-07-01 |
| HERCOCK, John Frederick | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2011-02-28 |
| PALMER, Michael Arthur | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2011-02-28 |
| SMITH, Paula | Director | 2006-04-10 | 2014-03-31 |
| WESTWOOD, Lyndsay Jennifer | Director | 1998-07-03 | 2000-11-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-28 | 1998-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Charles Westwood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Lyndsay Jennifer Westwood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.