BALLINGER & CO. LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
+86.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+34.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
43
+19.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
-48.4% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £18,600,611 | £29,699,535 | £20,939,134 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,691,059 | £10,338,793 | £4,865,725 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,709,114 | £11,166,239 | £5,761,196 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,221,559 | £8,632,939 | £4,210,885 | |
| Cash | — | £3,610,346 | £7,845,095 | £14,607,841 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,646,883 | £17,770,878 | £22,822,270 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,285,519 | £15,383,473 | £20,759,404 | |
| Equity | £2,122,320 | £6,285,519 | £15,383,473 | £20,759,404 | |
| Average employees | — | 27 | 36 | 43 | |
| Wages | — | — | £8,227,607 | £9,438,859 | |
| 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-29.5%
£29,699,535 £20,939,134
-
Cash
+86.2%
£7,845,095 £14,607,841
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+34.9%
£15,383,473 £20,759,404
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+19.4%
36 43
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-52.9%
£10,338,793 £4,865,725
-
Profit before tax
-48.4%
£11,166,239 £5,761,196
-
Wages
+14.7%
£8,227,607 £9,438,859
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.5% | 34.8% | 23.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.9% | 29.1% | 20.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 31.1% | 58.2% | 21.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.92x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | 24.99x | — | 18.23x |
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
- BALLINGER & CO. LTD 2019-10-03 → present
- FINANCIAL SERVICES STARTUP LIMITED 2018-06-06 → 2019-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- BALLINGER & CO. LTD · parent
- Ballinger Markets Ltd
Significant events
- “During April 2024, the wider market experienced significant turmoil, including the collapse of a direct competitor.”
- “TM Dudderidge resigned as a company director on 8 August 2025 and officially ceased employment on the same day.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWES, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-06-12 | — | — |
| BRIDGEN, Oliver James | Director | 2018-06-06 | Jul 1981 | British |
| TRACEY, William Patrick | Director | 2020-06-25 | Nov 1976 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUDDERIDGE, Thomas Mark | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2025-08-08 |
| HUSSEIN, Mehmet | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2020-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Group Holdings (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-04-21 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Mark Dudderidge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-01 | Ceased 2020-04-21 |
| Mr Oliver James Bridgen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-06 | Ceased 2020-04-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-03-15 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-02-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.