BIRCH SITES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13m
-18.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,669,000 | £1,063,000 | £1,320,000 | +24.2% | |
| Operating profit | £6,869,000 | -£8,740,000 | -£34,000 | +99.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,257,000 | £16,320,000 | £13,284,000 | -18.6% | |
| Net profit | £18,310,000 | £10,171,000 | £10,939,000 | +7.6% | |
| Cash | £162,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,954,000 | £111,024,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £64,369,000 | £74,540,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £64,369,000 | £74,540,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | -7.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.0% | 43.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 15.18x | 4.78x | — | |
| Interest cover | 5.46x | -13.53x | -0.06x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- Other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which presumes that the Company has adequate resources to remain in operation, and that the Directors intend it to do so, for at least one year from the date the financial statements are signed.”
Group structure
- BIRCH SITES LIMITED · parent
- Port Greenwich Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company's share capital was purchased by National Grid Property Holdings Limited from National Grid Commercial Holdings Limited, to align the National Grid Group's property entities within a single sub-group.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Company has sold 1 site to third parties for value of £1,820,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL, John | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | — | — |
| FOUND, Nicholas Stephen James | Director | 2025-06-30 | May 1983 | British |
| TODD, Alistair Mark | Director | 2023-09-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Megan | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | 2022-11-18 |
| COCKBURN, Emma Suzanne | Secretary | 2007-10-19 | 2008-09-26 |
| FORWARD, David Charles | Secretary | 2011-02-08 | 2013-11-30 |
| HIGGINS, Philip Lyndon | Secretary | 2009-11-19 | 2011-01-31 |
| MORGAN, Alice Parker | Secretary | 2016-02-18 | 2018-11-30 |
| NOBLE, Mark David | Secretary | 2007-10-19 | 2010-11-01 |
| RAYNER, Heather Maria | Secretary | 2010-11-10 | 2016-02-18 |
| RAYNER, Heather Maria | Secretary | 2010-11-01 | 2010-11-01 |
| SOUTH, Victoria Anne | Secretary | 2008-09-26 | 2009-11-19 |
| YOUSUF, Rukshana | Secretary | 2016-10-20 | 2020-09-30 |
| AJAZ, Mohammed | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2016-11-17 |
| ALDEN, Richard | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2021-04-16 |
| COOPER, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2017-03-31 |
| DARK, Nicola Kate | Director | 2009-01-05 | 2012-11-23 |
| EDWARDS, Philip Duncan | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2025-06-06 |
| FRASER, Emmanuel David | Director | 2013-09-03 | 2015-10-30 |
| GABBI, Prem Kumar | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2025-06-30 |
| GAUNT, Benjamin James | Director | 2020-07-17 | 2026-01-20 |
| GRANT, Simon Warren | Director | 2021-04-16 | 2023-02-20 |
| KIRBY, Phillip Charles | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2008-03-31 |
| MCKENDRY, Brian John | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2008-03-31 |
| MUNDAY, Robert John | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2016-11-09 |
| PROWSE, Arthur Mark Collins | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2008-10-31 |
| SHOESMITH, Colin Michael | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2012-11-23 |
| TAYLOR, Julie Anne | Director | 2023-02-20 | 2023-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Property Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-30 | Active |
| National Grid Commercial Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.