BLACKWOOD RECRUITMENT LLP
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-20 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7M
Equity attributable
Employees
64
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £17,458,963 | £15,344,475 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £5,914,325 | £5,749,356 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £6,223,361 | £6,047,301 | |
| Net profit | £5,209,243 | £8,374,945 | £7,003,432 | £6,223,361 | £6,047,301 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £8,247,807 | £7,699,161 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £8,141,771 | £7,597,301 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £8,141,771 | £7,472,301 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £8,141,771 | £7,472,301 | |
| Average employees | 51 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,834,851 | £6,703,887 | |
| 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 33.9% | 37.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 35.6% | 39.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 72.6% | 75.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.87x | 2.51x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Calvert Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members' 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 LLP and Group'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
- BLACKWOOD RECRUITMENT LLP · parent
- Blackwood Group Limited 100%
- Blackwood Italia S.R.L 100%
Significant events
- “The allocation of LLP profits for the current period of £6,079,053 is credited to each member's current account and amounts due to former members.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY, Martina Joanna | Llp Designated Member | 2011-01-01 | Mar 1980 | — |
| LEE, Jonathan Robert Molyneux | Llp Designated Member | 2020-04-01 | Aug 1980 | — |
| SMITHSON, Amanda Lesley Diana | Llp Designated Member | 2004-09-06 | Mar 1964 | — |
| CLAYTON, Joanne | Llp Member | 2019-01-01 | Jun 1980 | — |
| DOHERTY, Annie Moncrieffe | Llp Member | 2017-01-01 | Oct 1980 | — |
| MARSHALL, Richard Thomas | Llp Member | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1981 | — |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINGS, Susan Verity | Llp Designated Member | 2004-09-06 | 2014-04-05 |
| STEWART, Alan Dryden | Llp Designated Member | 2014-01-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| TEHAN, Patricia | Llp Designated Member | 2004-09-06 | 2008-02-29 |
| CHETWOOD, Henry John Pelham | Llp Member | 2006-01-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| HOUSE, William John | Llp Member | 2011-01-01 | 2011-10-01 |
| MULLEN, Mark James | Llp Member | 2007-01-01 | 2009-09-01 |
| SMITH, Andrew | Llp Member | 2007-01-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| TAYLOR, Emily Clare | Llp Member | 2008-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BLACKWOOD GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Llp Member | 2004-09-06 | 2017-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Amanda Lesley Diana Smithson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2016-09-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-22 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-04-22 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-02-26 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-02-26 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-31 | LLMR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full limited liability partnership | |
| 2025-09-12 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-11-26 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2024-09-18 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | LLAA01 | accounts | Change account reference date limited liability partnership previous extended | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-14 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | LLPSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2021-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.