BPNC LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
-36.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£400k
+162.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
708
-9.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£602k
+189.3% first positive since 2022
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,838,268 | £14,258,154 | £16,626,958 | £32,834,131 | £32,794,272 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £632,751 | £13,497 | £394,721 | £455,335 | £750,869 | +64.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £626,831 | -£50,288 | £290,181 | £208,231 | £602,433 | +189.3% | |
| Net profit | £185,822 | -£77,253 | -£46,776 | £171,149 | £319,592 | +86.7% | |
| Cash | £1,373,933 | £716,175 | £2,190,573 | £2,847,089 | £1,817,108 | -36.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,723,593 | £3,364,545 | £3,741,006 | £3,205,345 | £2,887,910 | -9.9% | |
| Net assets | £185,922 | £104,669 | £19,393 | £152,541 | £400,133 | +162.3% | |
| Equity | £185,922 | £104,669 | £19,393 | £152,541 | £400,133 | +162.3% | |
| Average employees | 358 | 365 | 417 | 784 | 708 | -9.7% | |
| Wages | £1,268,657 | £3,767,123 | £4,304,333 | £8,911,338 | £8,747,171 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £12,854 | £24,984 | £16,637 | £24,984 | +50.2% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.7% | 0.4% | 10.6% | 14.2% | 26.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.3% | 96.7% | 99.8% | 98.6% | 95.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.38x | 0.46x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.21x | 3.78x | 1.84x | 5.06x |
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. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Griffiths Marshall Business Advisory Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is in a net current liabilities position at the balance sheet date, however this is a reflection of the nature of the fast food industry and not a reflection of the strength of the business.”
Group structure
- BPNC LIMITED · parent
- Fries Holding Company Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITCHFORTH, Matthew David | Director | 2021-06-18 | Aug 1981 | British |
| PITCHFORTH, Stephanie | Director | 2021-06-18 | Feb 1983 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew David Pitchforth | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 16 of 16 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-18 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.