BUSHBOARD LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
-40.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.8m
-67.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
71
-9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£92k
-79.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,869,000 | £21,984,000 | £17,953,000 | -18.3% | |
| Operating profit | £715,000 | £465,000 | £82,000 | -82.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £712,000 | £458,000 | £92,000 | -79.9% | |
| Net profit | £382,000 | £724,000 | -£179,000 | -124.7% | |
| Cash | £2,169,000 | £1,705,000 | £1,012,000 | -40.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,235,000 | £20,891,000 | £6,773,000 | -67.6% | |
| Net assets | £20,260,000 | £20,957,000 | £6,781,000 | -67.6% | |
| Equity | £20,260,000 | £20,957,000 | £6,781,000 | -67.6% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 78 | 71 | -9% | |
| Wages | £3,514,000 | £3,363,000 | £2,995,000 | -10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 2.1% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 3.3% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.9% | 12.6% | 36.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.89x | 7.42x | 2.40x | |
| Interest cover | — | 66.43x | 11.71x |
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
- BUSHBOARD LIMITED 2006-10-31 → present
- CASTLINE LIMITED 2000-03-09 → 2006-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the performance throughout 2025 and 2026, the Directors are confident that the Company has reserves and liquidity well in excess of those necessary to meet any unexpected setbacks in the next 12 months and, for this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELKINS, Christopher John | Director | 2021-03-02 | Apr 1961 | British |
| PEARSON, Alan Timothy | Director | 2016-10-31 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPDEN, David John | Secretary | 2001-03-20 | 2016-10-31 |
| THESING, William Joseph, Mr. | Secretary | 2016-10-31 | 2023-03-15 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-09 | 2000-03-10 |
| EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-03-10 | 2001-03-20 |
| BESSELING, Marco Frederikus Martinus | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2021-03-01 |
| BIRCH, Ian Gregory | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2001-03-20 |
| CAMPDEN, David John | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2016-10-31 |
| CARLE, Steven Alexander Anderson | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2004-02-18 |
| DAVIES, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2006-10-01 |
| JOHN, Ian | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2002-05-21 |
| LEE, Jeffrey Scott, Mr. | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2019-06-14 |
| MORLEY, Candida Elizabeth | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2004-12-15 |
| REES, Martin Gareth | Director | 2001-03-20 | 2004-12-15 |
| ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2019-09-02 |
| VARNEY, Michael Shaun | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2016-10-31 |
| WHITE, Stuart Charles | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2016-10-31 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-09 | 2000-03-10 |
| EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-03-10 | 2000-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsonart Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.