THE BIRCHMAN GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
-17.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.1m
+5.5% vs 2024
Employees
52
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.2m
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £22,616,843 | £24,316,825 | £23,652,171 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,104,491 | £6,801,102 | £7,192,835 | +5.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,111,267 | £6,728,119 | £7,192,884 | +6.9% | |
| Net profit | £5,438,254 | £5,038,170 | £5,370,927 | +6.6% | |
| Cash | £12,854,973 | £12,761,232 | £10,523,441 | -17.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,632,097 | £6,696,266 | £7,067,190 | +5.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,632,097 | £6,696,266 | £7,067,190 | +5.5% | |
| Equity | £7,632,097 | £6,696,266 | £7,067,190 | +5.5% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 52 | 52 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,820,351 | £4,869,367 | £4,691,772 | -3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £287,015 | £286,154 | £270,987 | -5.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,642 | £2,642 | £2,641 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £161,534 | £168,743 | £157,872 | -6.4% |
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 | 31.4% | 28.0% | 30.4% | |
| Net margin | 24.0% | 20.7% | 22.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 93.1% | 101.6% | 101.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.7% | 60.5% | 49.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 1.65x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 93.06x | — |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE BIRCHMAN GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Birchman Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026 the Group's 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 · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRINGHAM, Christine Louise | Secretary | 2026-08-26 | — | — |
| TAYLOR, Richard Michael | Director | 2009-10-15 | Feb 1971 | British |
| WYRLEY-BIRCH, Ian | Director | 2003-02-05 | Dec 1967 | South African |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-02-04 | 2003-02-05 |
| ITA SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-02-04 | 2026-08-26 |
| AGUAYO, Francisco Javier | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2022-04-22 |
| DEWAR, Donryn | Director | 2003-02-05 | 2005-08-08 |
| EDWARDS, David Gareth | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2010-01-29 |
| SCHOEMAN, Abel Daniel | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2019-06-21 |
| STEPHENS, Kevin Frank | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2010-06-30 |
| HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-02-04 | 2003-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchman Esp Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-05-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-09-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-09-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-04 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-06 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-05-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.