FLINT BISHOP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-02 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
304
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2025-04-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-08-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £26,087,903 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,503,399 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £8,196,013 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,184,548 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | £5,459,769 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1 | £8,082,527 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £1 | — | £1 | £1 | £1,184,549 | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1,184,549 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £10,596,606 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £89,399 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-07-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-08-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.27x |
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
- FLINT BISHOP LIMITED 2006-11-23 → present
- FB&B 30 LIMITED 2006-11-08 → 2006-11-23
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
“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.”
Significant events
- “On the 1st August 2024 the business acquired the trade and assets of Flint Bishop LLP.”
- “During the period, the Company acquired the banking recoveries department from Walker Morris LLP.”
- “Subsequent to the period end, the Company also acquired the trade and assets of Lupton Fawcett LLP.”
- “On the 29 September 2025, the Company purchased the trade and assets of Lupton Fawcett LLP.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEARDMORE, Ian David | Director | 2024-10-15 | Jan 1963 | British |
| COCHRANE, Andrew | Director | 2024-10-15 | Jun 1966 | British |
| GHAFOOR, Qamer Raza | Director | 2022-02-17 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FB SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2009-11-12 |
| COCHRANE, Andrew | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2022-02-17 |
| OREN, Ran | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2016-08-01 |
| FB DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-11-08 | 2008-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Qamer Raza Ghafoor | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-17 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Cochrane | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2025-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-14 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.