Annual accounts
Full accounts
30/10/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/01/2025Due 30/10/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/01/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/01/2025
F.M. BIRCH LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 318 Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5PH
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of furniture carpets and lighting equipment (46.47 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 14/07/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-23 with updates
- 14/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Joanna Jane Litchfield as a person with significant control on 2025-11-24
- 25/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 25/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2025-11-24
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 27 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
07/07/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 23/06/2026Due 07/07/2027
- Next statement date
- 23/06/2027
- Last statement dated
- 23/06/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures F.M. BIRCH LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£6.60M2025
1.64%vs 20242024: £6.50M
Total Assets
£11.27M2025
-0.50%vs 20242024: £11.33M
Cash in Bank
£1.41M2025
3.05%vs 20242024: £1.37M
Total Liabilities
£2.01M2025
-6.80%vs 20242024: £2.15M
Employees
382025
+1vs 20242024: 37
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 6.80% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for F.M. BIRCH LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through F.M. BIRCH LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +4.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures5 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | +1 |
| 2024 | 37 | +4 |
| 2023 | 33 | -5 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0 |
| 2021 | 38 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 38 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 20/09/2013–30/09/2016 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/10/1996–08/05/2012 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/05/2012–01/03/2022 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/03/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 29/10/2024–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 01/09/1999–24/11/2025 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–11/11/2024 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 02/08/2023
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 14/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/07/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 14/07/2026
- Share capitalLatest 25/02/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 21/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 14/07/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-23 with updates
- 14/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Joanna Jane Litchfield as a person with significant control on 2025-11-24
- 25/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 25/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2025-11-24
- 25/11/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Gordon Innes Hershaw as a director on 2025-11-24
- 21/10/2025View PDF (32 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2025-01-31
- 23/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Jonathan Mark Shirtcliffe as a person with significant control on 2024-11-11
- 23/06/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-23 with updates
- 23/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Roger Shirtcliffe as a person with significant control on 2024-11-11
- 01/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Joanna Jane Litchfield as a director on 2024-10-29
- 28/10/2024View PDF (32 pages)
Full accounts made up to 2024-01-31
- 17/09/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-05 with no updates
Showing 12 of 16 filings
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About F.M. BIRCH LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
F.M. BIRCH LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 318 Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5PH. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of furniture carpets and lighting equipment. It has been on the register for 102 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £6.60M and 38 employees.
F.M. BIRCH LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records F.M. BIRCH LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of furniture carpets and lighting equipment (46.47 - SIC 2007).
F.M. BIRCH LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 31/03/1924.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £6.60M, total assets of £11.27M, cash in bank of £1.41M and total liabilities of £2.01M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 14/07/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-06-23 with updates, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/10/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 07/07/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).