BC HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
31
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.3M
Period ending 2024-12-29
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,683,000 | £9,548,000 | £8,556,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £5,523,000 | £4,617,000 | £4,340,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,523,000 | £4,617,000 | £4,322,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £5,231,000 | £4,613,000 | £4,150,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,462,000 | £1,305,000 | £1,343,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,819,000 | £5,328,000 | £2,381,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,773,000 | £5,282,000 | £1,657,000 | — | |
| Equity | £3,773,000 | — | £1,657,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 42 | 37 | 31 | — | |
| Wages | £2,121,000 | £1,936,000 | £1,545,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £319,000 | £184,000 | £176,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 51.7% | 48.4% | 50.7% | |
| Net margin | 49.0% | 48.3% | 48.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 144.6% | 86.7% | 182.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | -43.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.50x | 1.03x |
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
- HW Bedford Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Group's forecasts and projections, considering the now minimal impact of COVID-19, the continuing uncertain macro-economic outlook and the likelihood of the risk scenarios outlined above, the Directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BC HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- BC Services (UK) Limited 100%
- Home Technology Finance Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 November 2024 the directors approved the sale of the entire trade and assets of BCS to the HTFL part of an exercise to simplify the structure of the BCH Group. On completion of this transaction, BCS ceased to trade.”
- “On 12 December 2024 WPC 2 Limited declared a dividend in specie to transfer the entire share capital of BC Holdings (UK) Limited to Weight Partners Corporate Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIGHT, James Dominic | Director | 2011-05-05 | Apr 1965 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOHAMMED, Zahir Ishaq | Secretary | 2011-05-05 | 2016-04-18 |
| ROSENTHAL, Jeffrey Robert | Secretary | 2004-11-29 | 2007-12-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-11-29 | 2004-11-29 |
| ASHLEY, Jonathan | Director | 2004-11-29 | 2011-05-05 |
| FEGAN, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2010-05-20 | 2011-05-05 |
| GARDEN, Iain Graham | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2018-08-28 |
| HOUCHIN, Roland Kenneth | Director | 2011-05-05 | 2015-03-20 |
| JOLLY, David Michael Bourdeau | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2018-05-02 |
| MCDONNELL, Victoria Eva | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2020-09-30 |
| MCWILLIAM, Craig | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2010-05-20 |
| SHARE, Greg | Director | 2004-12-22 | 2008-07-25 |
| SHEPHERD, Jacob Rennie Turner | Director | 2011-05-05 | 2015-10-30 |
| SIMMONS, Susan | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2016-09-19 |
| SWALES, Edward Michael | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2011-05-05 |
| TUCK, Linzi | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2025-01-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-29 | 2004-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Partners Corporate Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-12-12 | Active |
| Wpc 2 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-31 | Ceased 2024-12-12 |
| Bxc Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-16 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-02-14 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-12-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.