M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-28

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-18 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-04

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£729K

+167.5% vs 2023

Net assets

-£712K

+6.1% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

343

-1.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£46K

+209.1% first positive since 2021

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

M J BIRTWISTLE & CO LIMITED·Consumer Staples median · n=1796

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-28

Metric	2020-09-27	2020-09-28	2021-09-25	2021-09-26	2021-09-28	2022-09-28	2022-10-01	2023-09-28	2023-09-30	2024-09-28
Turnover	—	£97,050,000	£47,373,011	—	£47,373,000	£76,444,000	£76,444,032	£79,136,412	£79,136,412	£79,206,873
Operating profit	—	—	-£817,239	—	—	—	£1,110,221	£922,687	£922,687	£1,123,570
Profit before tax	—	—	-£1,139,588	—	—	—	£687,657	£15,007	£15,007	£46,389
Net profit	—	-£1,930,000	-£1,115,952	—	-£1,116,000	£690,000	£689,940	£15,007	£15,007	£46,389
Cash	—	—	£921,046	—	—	—	£981,497	£272,623	£272,623	£729,359
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	£11,908,803	—	—	—	£12,656,136	£13,051,223	£13,051,223	£12,318,626
Net assets	—	—	-£1,463,054	—	—	—	-£773,114	-£758,107	-£758,107	-£711,718
Equity	-£347,102	—	-£1,463,054	-£1,463,054	—	—	-£773,114	-£758,107	-£758,107	-£711,718
Average employees	—	—	297	—	—	—	342	349	349	343
Wages	—	—	£6,819,012	—	—	—	£8,415,895	£8,992,525	£8,992,525	£9,356,683
Directors' remuneration	—	—	£436,042	—	—	—	£347,208	£354,709	£354,709	£443,593

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

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-28 vs 2023-09-30

Turnover

+0.1%

£79,136,412 £79,206,873
Cash

+167.5%

£272,623 £729,359
Net assets

+6.1%

-£758,107 -£711,718

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

-1.7%

349 343
Operating profit

+21.8%

£922,687 £1,123,570

highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax

+209.1%

£15,007 £46,389

first positive since 2021
Wages

+4%

£8,992,525 £9,356,683

highest in 5 filed years

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	2020-09-27	2020-09-28	2021-09-25	2021-09-26	2021-09-28	2022-09-28	2022-10-01	2023-09-28	2023-09-30	2024-09-28
Operating margin	—	—	-1.7%	—	—	—	1.5%	1.2%	1.2%	1.4%
Net margin	—	-2.0%	-2.4%	—	-2.4%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Return on capital employed	—	—	-6.9%	—	—	—	8.8%	7.1%	7.1%	9.1%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.03x	—	1.84x
Interest cover	—	—	-2.54x	—	—	—	2.63x	1.02x	1.02x	1.04x

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: PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts for the Company for a period to September 2026 for a variety of scenarios and therefore, consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in opeartional existence for the foreseeable future. In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 7 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
WATTS, Elizabeth	Secretary	2003-07-28	—	British
BRADBURY, Mark Stephen	Director	2012-08-29	Dec 1958	British
EASTWOOD, Glenn Francis	Director	2009-11-16	Oct 1965	British
GIBSON, Michael Robert	Director	2004-09-28	Nov 1962	British
WOOLLANDS, Steven James	Director	2012-01-04	Jan 1962	British

Show 7 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BIRTWISTLE, Andrew	Secretary	2003-03-04	2003-03-30
BIRTWISTLE, Matthew John	Secretary	2003-03-30	2003-07-28
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	2003-03-04	2003-03-04
BIRTWISTLE, Matthew John	Director	2003-07-28	2022-02-14
BIRTWISTLE, Michael John	Director	2003-03-04	2018-11-05
NORGATE, Alan	Director	2004-09-28	2006-02-23
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	2003-03-04	2003-03-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Sosamja Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 91 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2020-11-07 MA Memorandum articles
2020-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-03-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-04-10	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-11	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-06-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-03-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2023-11-03	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2023-06-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-03-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-06-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-03-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-02-24	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2021-06-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-03-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-11-07	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2020-11-07	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2020-10-09	AA01	accounts	Change account reference date company previous extended	PDF
2020-08-27	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2020-06-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2020-06-03	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2020-03-10	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 1
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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