TALBOTT'S BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£57K
-91.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£72K
+26.9% vs 2023
Employees
34
-8.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6K
-98.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £3,978,326 | £5,253,327 | £5,939,216 | £2,661,320 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £177,871 | £365,436 | £550,489 | £6,301 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £177,746 | £365,436 | £550,489 | £6,301 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £97,736 | £316,241 | £418,401 | £15,240 | |
| Cash | — | — | £282,138 | £430,998 | £694,022 | £57,480 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £208,526 | £326,857 | £190,784 | £177,197 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £151,616 | £267,857 | £56,615 | £71,855 | |
| Equity | £34,908 | £103,880 | £151,616 | £267,857 | £56,615 | £71,855 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 37 | 35 | 37 | 34 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,158,738 | £1,053,947 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-55.2%
£5,939,216 £2,661,320
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-91.7%
£694,022 £57,480
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+26.9%
£56,615 £71,855
-
Employees
-8.1%
37 34
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-98.9%
£550,489 £6,301
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-98.9%
£550,489 £6,301
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-9%
£1,158,738 £1,053,947
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 | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.5% | 7.0% | 9.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.5% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 85.3% | 111.8% | 288.5% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.03x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1422.97x | — | — | — |
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
- TALBOTT'S BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD 2009-02-13 → present
- TALBOTT'S HEATING LIMITED 2007-08-10 → 2009-02-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group 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. 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.”
Significant events
- “The economic environment and uncertainty in the construction market in which Talbotts Biomass Energy Systems Ltd operates proved challenging during the year. Continuing high interest rates has dampened activity with large capital projects being postponed. As a result, revenues were lower than the previous year. Efforts to control costs have proved effective which have delivered higher margins.”
- “We are seeing postponed projects from 2024 coming though into the current year, although the economic climate continues to prove challenging. Efforts to maintain profit margins remains in focus.”
- “We are closely monitoring the impact of the additional wage costs which were announced in the November 2024 budget”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Margaret Jane | Director | 2022-11-18 | Apr 1953 | British |
| BROOKS, Oliver | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jul 1991 | British |
| COLE, Grahame Charles | Director | 2022-11-18 | Nov 1963 | British |
| GARTSIDE, Samantha | Director | 2025-09-11 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HEATLIE, Martin Forbes | Director | 2017-10-02 | May 1971 | British |
| JOHNSON, Michael William | Director | 2009-02-06 | May 1965 | British |
| QUINCE, Michael | Director | 2019-06-06 | Jul 1981 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher John | Director | 2009-02-06 | Sep 1958 | British |
| TREM, Christopher | Director | 2024-10-01 | Nov 1992 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMES, Mark Antony | Secretary | 2009-02-06 | 2015-01-15 |
| TALBOTT, Diane Joy | Secretary | 2007-08-10 | 2009-02-05 |
| FIELDING, Amy | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2018-05-31 |
| FIELDING, Richard | Director | 2010-06-30 | 2011-01-31 |
| GRIMES, Mark Antony | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2015-01-15 |
| HUNTER, Adrian Philip | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2024-06-30 |
| TALBOTT, Robert Edward | Director | 2007-08-10 | 2010-06-30 |
| WILKINSON, James Thomas | Director | 2009-02-06 | 2017-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Plants Dust Extraction Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Christopher John Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2022-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.