BABCOCK CRITICAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£79k
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£9m
+26.9% vs 2025
Employees
215
+0.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£4.5m
+120.4% first positive since 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,136,000 | £31,450,000 | £31,986,000 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £11,872,000 | -£20,797,000 | £4,904,000 | +123.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,809,000 | -£22,006,000 | £4,500,000 | +120.4% | |
| Net profit | £10,329,000 | -£22,627,000 | £3,321,000 | +114.7% | |
| Cash | £88,000 | £81,000 | £79,000 | -2.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,297,000 | -£8,552,000 | -£6,560,000 | +23.3% | |
| Net assets | £10,727,000 | -£12,358,000 | -£9,037,000 | +26.9% | |
| Equity | £10,727,000 | -£12,358,000 | -£9,037,000 | +26.9% | |
| Average employees | 294 | 213 | 215 | +0.9% | |
| Wages | £12,973,000 | £9,617,000 | £9,628,000 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.8% | -66.1% | 15.3% | |
| Net margin | 19.8% | -71.9% | 10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 83.0% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.8% | 135.3% | 165.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.75x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | 10.69x | -9.37x | 3.87x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- BABCOCK CRITICAL SERVICES LIMITED 2010-07-09 → present
- VT CRITICAL SERVICES LIMITED 2007-04-02 → 2010-07-09
- VT VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2006-05-05 → 2007-04-02
- LEX TRANSFLEET LIMITED 1995-03-31 → 2006-05-05
- TRANSFLEET SERVICES LIMITED 1969-06-25 → 1995-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- BABCOCK CRITICAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Babcock Vehicle Engineering Limited 100%
- Babcock Integration LLP 1.07%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 73 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-02-25 | — | — |
| ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2024-11-19 | Mar 1978 | British |
| COLE, Catherine Helena | Director | 2026-06-01 | May 1969 | British |
| ROBINSON, Katie Ann | Director | 2024-03-26 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 73 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORRETT, Nicholas James William | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2013-02-25 |
| COLES, Pamela Mary | Secretary | 2002-03-01 | 2002-07-17 |
| COLES, Pamela Mary | Secretary | 2000-05-22 | 2000-07-21 |
| CORMICK, Charles Bruce Arthur | Secretary | — | 1992-10-30 |
| IVES, Deborah Ann | Secretary | 1999-02-18 | 1999-12-20 |
| JONSSON, Elizabeth Irvine Reid | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2002-03-01 |
| JOWETT, Matthew Paul | Secretary | 2006-04-27 | 2010-07-09 |
| RICHARDSON, Elaine | Secretary | 1997-04-28 | 1998-06-26 |
| TAYLOR, Alec | Secretary | 2002-07-17 | 2005-06-30 |
| TELLER, Valerie Francine Anne | Secretary | 2010-07-09 | 2012-07-27 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | Secretary | 1999-12-20 | 2000-05-22 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | Secretary | 1998-06-26 | 1999-02-18 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | Secretary | 1992-10-30 | 1997-04-28 |
| AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2006-04-27 |
| ATKINSON, Louise Catherine | Director | 2023-07-12 | 2024-03-26 |
| BEESTON, Alistair John | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1998-09-30 |
| BOWLES, Simon Alan | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2005-06-30 |
| BRODIE, Robert Duncan | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2004-05-05 |
| CAREY, Frances | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2005-12-06 |
| CLIBBENS, Nigel Timothy John | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2005-11-24 |
| COSGROVE, Peter | Director | 1998-12-31 | 1999-07-14 |
| COSGROVE, Peter | Director | 1994-12-19 | 1997-02-18 |
| COSTIN, Ronald Alan Stuart | Director | 1989-11-16 | 1992-05-05 |
| CUNDY, Christopher John | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2007-12-13 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-01-09 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | Director | 2007-03-31 | 2010-09-02 |
| DUNGATE, Albert Norman | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2015-07-23 |
| FITCH, John Derek | Director | 1997-02-05 | 1998-12-09 |
| FLINT, Eion Arthur Mcmorran | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2005-01-04 |
| FRENCH, Neil Peter Donaldson, Dr | Director | — | 1989-10-13 |
| GALLOWAY, David Allistair | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| GILLESPIE, Roger Keith | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2013-08-28 |
| HARRIS, Peter Robert | Director | 2004-09-13 | 2006-04-27 |
| HARRIS, Peter Robert | Director | 1994-04-26 | 2001-12-31 |
| HARRISON, Philip James | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2010-07-09 |
| HAYWARD, Matthew | Director | 2019-01-17 | 2021-12-08 |
| HEWITT, Paul William | Director | 1999-07-14 | 2003-03-28 |
| HIGGINS, Peter | Director | 1998-12-09 | 2000-03-30 |
| HOBART, Andrew Hampden | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-11-17 |
| JOHNSON, Jeffrey | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1999-11-08 |
| LAWTON, David John | Director | 2013-08-28 | 2014-09-05 |
| LEEMING, Graham David | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-07-01 |
| LEWIS, Austin Spencer | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2015-02-03 |
| LEWIS, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2006-02-03 |
| LORD, Peter Edmund | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2005-11-24 |
| MABERLY, Michael Alan | Director | 1990-11-12 | 1996-12-31 |
| MACHELL, Simon Christopher | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2006-04-27 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2015-07-23 |
| MCGRATH, John | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2013-08-28 |
| MISELL, Neal Gregory | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2016-07-01 |
| NEWMAN, Tom | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-01-17 |
| OGLE, Malcolm Hugh Melvin | Director | — | 1990-03-30 |
| PARKER, James Richard | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2023-05-22 |
| PHILLIPS, Andrew Marcus | Director | 2023-05-22 | 2026-06-01 |
| POWELL, Martin Edward | Director | 1998-09-30 | 1999-05-28 |
| PRIESTMAN, Richard Mark | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2005-11-24 |
| PURDY, John Douglas | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1994-04-08 |
| ROBINSON, Terrence | Director | — | 1991-05-14 |
| SIMPSON, Alan Keith | Director | 1997-02-18 | 1998-12-31 |
| SMITH, David Michael | Director | 1996-07-30 | 2004-09-13 |
| SPICER, Christopher John Leo | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2026-06-01 |
| STANCLIFFE, Benjamin Michael | Director | 2014-09-05 | 2016-12-20 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | Director | 1996-10-25 | 2001-06-30 |
| TARRANT, Simon Edward | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2007-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Hewitt | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| TEMPLAR, Brian Stephen | Director | 1994-02-04 | 1995-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Kevin Richard | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2015-11-02 |
| URQUHART, Iain Stuart | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2018-01-15 |
| WALDEN, Jonathan Kim | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1994-02-04 |
| WEST, Steven | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-11-08 |
| WHITE, Samuel Michael | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-04-20 |
| YOUNG, Ronald James | Director | — | 1995-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Critical Assets Holdings Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 324 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.