BLACK AND WHITE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-18 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+32.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+94.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
236
+76.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£8M
+246.8% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £36,028,323 | £55,857,885 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,234,194 | £7,753,026 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,234,194 | £7,748,419 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,005,481 | £8,382,000 | |
| Cash | £719,107 | £1,300,183 | £933,615 | £1,238,656 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £822,693 | £1,576,704 | £9,014,810 | £17,410,813 | |
| Net assets | £633,739 | £1,555,314 | £8,886,802 | £17,299,411 | |
| Equity | £633,739 | £1,555,314 | £8,886,802 | £17,299,411 | |
| Average employees | 33 | 56 | 134 | 236 | |
| Wages | — | — | £9,700,146 | £13,836,502 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £4,286,669 | — |
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 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
-
Turnover
+55%
£36,028,323 £55,857,885
-
Cash
+32.7%
£933,615 £1,238,656
-
Net assets
+94.7%
£8,886,802 £17,299,411
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+76.1%
134 236
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+247%
£2,234,194 £7,753,026
-
Profit before tax
+246.8%
£2,234,194 £7,748,419
-
Wages
+42.6%
£9,700,146 £13,836,502
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.2% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 8.3% | 15.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.8% | 44.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 57.0% | 54.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.74x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1682.88x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Partners 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. 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
- “Global expansion continues with an office opened in Frankfurt in the year with Dubai, London and Singapore all moving to larger offices. B&W entered Ireland through the acquisition of Homan O'Brien, a highly regarded Dublin based MEP consultant in March 2025.”
- “B&W has over 100 staff in the UAE and at the time of writing with the Iran conflict is ongoing. Staff and the business have followed all guidance from the UAE government, instigating a period of working from home. We have not experienced any business continuity or staff issues as a result of the conflict and do not anticipate any unless the conflict escalates significantly in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRNS, Michael | Secretary | 2014-03-20 | — | — |
| CAIRNS, Michael | Director | 2014-03-20 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HORN, Steven Robert | Director | 2017-10-01 | Jan 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black And White Engineering Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-11-13 | Active |
| Mr Michael Cairns | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-04 | Ceased 2023-11-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.