BLACKBURN FUNDCO LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
-3.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5.2m
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£676k
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,316,144 | £3,451,003 | £3,564,233 | +3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,069,950 | £2,197,272 | £2,166,633 | -1.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £379,402 | £583,127 | £676,117 | +15.9% | |
| Net profit | £209,077 | £351,479 | £420,526 | +19.6% | |
| Cash | £3,438,306 | £3,770,104 | £3,641,308 | -3.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,556,678 | £19,597,288 | £18,821,582 | -4% | |
| Net assets | -£7,603,283 | -£6,149,667 | -£5,159,914 | +16.1% | |
| Equity | -£7,603,283 | -£6,149,667 | -£5,159,914 | +16.1% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £5,000 | £5,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 62.4% | 63.7% | 60.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 10.2% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 11.2% | 11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 134.0% | 131.4% | 127.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.19x | 1.80x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 1.21x | 1.32x | 1.36x |
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
- BLACKBURN FUNDCO LIMITED 2009-04-24 → present
- INHOCO 3502 LIMITED 2008-10-24 → 2009-04-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding the net liabilities presented, the directors have reviewed the future trading forecasts and cashflow forecast factoring the repayment of bank and subordinated debt, and have assessed the company will have sufficient available funds to meet all liabilities as they fall due. On this basis the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2009-03-04 | Oct 1965 | British |
| LEACH, Jeanette | Director | 2024-12-09 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MASSEY, Rebecca Tamara | Director | 2023-03-16 | Aug 1985 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Lesley Alison | Director | 2021-10-14 | May 1976 | British |
| ROSE, Alistair James Campbell | Director | 2022-10-10 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Janette Michelle | Secretary | 2009-03-04 | 2009-12-04 |
| RAWLINSON, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2016-06-22 | 2018-11-14 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-10-24 | 2009-03-04 |
| AKINTAYO, Isaac | Director | 2024-07-12 | 2024-12-09 |
| BRAIN ENGLAND, Susan Maria | Director | 2010-02-07 | 2010-12-31 |
| BURGESS, Graham William | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2013-03-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Michael James | Director | 2013-10-02 | 2014-06-12 |
| COLLIER, Michael Edward | Director | 2009-03-04 | 2009-12-04 |
| DAY, Mark | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2015-10-01 |
| GRICE, Neil Keith | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-10-01 |
| GRIFFIN, Judith | Director | 2009-04-03 | 2010-12-31 |
| GRINONNEAU, Mark William | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2021-10-28 |
| HARRIS, Michael Paul | Director | 2008-10-24 | 2009-02-02 |
| HART, Roger | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2009-03-04 |
| HEMMING, Eric Rodney | Director | 2009-03-04 | 2010-02-07 |
| INGHAM, Emma Louise | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2021-09-07 |
| MUIR, Andy | Director | 2021-10-28 | 2024-07-12 |
| PARR, Roger Martyn | Director | 2014-03-28 | 2022-10-06 |
| SPENCE, Graham Michael | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| TURPIN, Richard | Director | 2009-03-04 | 2015-05-31 |
| WARD, Neil Geoffrey | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-12-07 |
| WARD, Neil Geoffrey | Director | 2009-12-04 | 2015-05-31 |
| WINSTANLEY, Christine Desiree | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2021-03-31 |
| YOULTON, Mark Stuart | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2018-11-05 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-10-24 | 2009-03-04 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2008-10-24 | 2009-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.