BLACKCIRCLES.COM LIMITED
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Cash
£85k
-13.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.6m
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
135
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£287k
-256.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £88,934,594 | £90,840,373 | £96,884,961 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,128,358 | -£660,932 | -£806,628 | -22% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,913,628 | -£80,586 | -£287,038 | -256.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,487,652 | -£109,421 | -£267,744 | -144.7% | |
| Cash | £128,454 | £99,264 | £85,494 | -13.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,981,861 | £5,872,440 | £5,604,696 | -4.6% | |
| Net assets | £5,981,861 | £5,872,440 | £5,604,696 | -4.6% | |
| Equity | £5,981,861 | £5,872,440 | £5,604,696 | -4.6% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 122 | 135 | +10.7% | |
| Wages | £6,142,470 | £7,503,881 | £8,531,928 | +13.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £466,488 | £684,333 | £666,471 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £28,226 | £35,523 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | -0.7% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | -0.1% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.9% | -11.3% | -14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.9% | 70.4% | 71.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.25x | 1.21x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BLACKCIRCLES.COM LIMITED 2005-09-26 → present
- BLACK CIRCLES LIMITED 2001-11-12 → 2005-09-26
- ONLINE TYRE STORE LIMITED 2001-10-16 → 2001-11-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the company have adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Therefore, these financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Lynne | Secretary | 2020-02-24 | — | — |
| COLE, Graeme John | Director | 2017-09-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| KAVANAGH, Raymond Gerard | Director | 2023-08-23 | Sep 1968 | Irish |
| TALON-TAILHARDAT, Caroline | Director | 2023-08-23 | Sep 1984 | French |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILLIE, Kenneth Alexander | Secretary | 2009-04-24 | 2011-09-30 |
| DUDDY, Gillian Lesley | Secretary | 2015-04-30 | 2019-12-20 |
| POTTINGER, Steven Charles | Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2015-04-30 |
| SAYER, Christopher John | Secretary | 2001-10-16 | 2002-01-08 |
| DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 2009-04-24 |
| ARNOTT, Neil Stirling | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2012-05-21 |
| BAILLIE, Kenneth Alexander | Director | 2008-02-21 | 2011-09-30 |
| BERTHER, Philippe | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2025-12-16 |
| CHANIOT, Eric Lucien Louis | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2021-02-17 |
| CHAPOT, Yves Claudius | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2017-06-13 |
| FREDOU, Sonia Anouch | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2018-03-01 |
| GRANT, Christopher James Davidson | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2002-11-30 |
| GUTHRIE, Gary John | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-08-23 |
| LAURIE, Ross | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2001-12-27 |
| RUSSELL, Robert | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| WELCH, Michael | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2017-06-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compagnie Générale Des Establissements Michelin | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-22 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-11-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-22 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-11-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.