BIFFA WEST SUSSEX LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£700K
Period ending 2025-03-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Charges registered
Companies House lists one or more registered charges (e.g. mortgages or debentures). Some may since have been satisfied — see the official charges register for current status.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,500,000 | £19,800,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,700,000 | -£700,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,700,000 | -£700,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,700,000 | -£700,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,000,000 | £10,300,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £11,000,000 | £10,300,000 | — | |
| Equity | £11,000,000 | £10,300,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 —. 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 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.7% | -3.5% | |
| Net margin | -11.7% | -3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -33.6% | -6.8% | |
| Current ratio | 7.47x | 11.30x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date these financial statements are signed and, therefore, have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Sarah | Secretary | 2019-07-11 | — | — |
| ANGELL, Marc Anthony | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| CHASMAR, Susanna Marie | Director | 2024-08-06 | Jul 1982 | British |
| THAIR, Michael | Director | 2010-04-06 | Jul 1976 | British |
| TOPHAM, Michael Robert Mason | Director | 2018-09-28 | Nov 1972 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLSON, Hilary Myra | Secretary | 2008-11-07 | 2012-07-03 |
| HAMBROOK, Rachael | Secretary | 2018-12-20 | 2019-07-10 |
| WOODWARD, Keith | Secretary | 2008-11-07 | 2016-12-09 |
| BOWDEN-WILLIAMS, Julian | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2011-03-31 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2023-01-12 |
| CASEY, John Kieran, Dr. | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2019-03-18 |
| HAMPSON, Christopher James Nicholas | Director | 2023-01-13 | 2024-07-31 |
| HORBACH, Jan Andreas Leonardus | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2010-05-28 |
| JAMES, Paul Anthony | Director | 2023-09-19 | 2024-10-31 |
| JENNINGS, Paul Willis | Director | 2010-02-12 | 2010-08-03 |
| PIKE, Richard Neil | Director | 2018-09-28 | 2023-03-31 |
| PONE, Culdip Kelly Caur | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2011-08-02 |
| WAKELIN, Ian Raymond | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2018-09-28 |
| WOODWARD, Keith | Director | 2008-11-07 | 2016-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biffa West Sussex Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-21 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.