Birchills Automotive (Presswork) Limited
Registered name: BIRCHILLS AUTOMOTIVE (PRESSWORK) LIMITED
Birchills Automotive (Presswork) Limited made £2m revenue and a £98.4k loss in the year to 28 Feb 2025. read from filing text
Birchills Automotive (Presswork) Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £2m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with a loss of £98.4k and 29 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of cutlery” and is based in Walsall; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Walsall, West Midlands
- Age
- 61 yrs · since 1964
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.7m | £2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £1.5m | £1.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £186k | £295k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£247k | −£239k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£247k | −£238k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£232k | −£98.4k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£232k | −£98.4k |
| Employees (average) | 31 | 32 | 0 | 29 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −13.5% | −5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 10.8% | 15.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £67.5k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | −£3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲14.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.2% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £527k | £501k | £93.6k | £6.8k |
| Net assets | £1.2m | £1.2m | £992k | £843k |
| Fixed assets | £312k | £307k | £297k | £307k |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.6m | £989k | £1m |
| Debtors | £598k | £463k | £294k | £485k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £67.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.8%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼15%
- Now £843k
- Cash at bank
- ▼93%
- Now £6.8k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 29
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £307k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Birchills Sculptures & Metal Restorations LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit −£98.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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