M. BILLINGHAM & CO. LIMITED
Company number 01714494 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
M. Billingham & Co. Limited is a long-established premium manufacturer with a solid asset base of £1M+ net assets and minimal leverage, but the credit profile is marred by a severe 73% cash decline over two years (to £82,795), declining retained earnings suggesting trading losses, and a heavy inventory weighting at 61% of total assets. The dramatic unexplained asset contraction between 2018-2019 and the deteriorating cash conversion warrant caution. Credit facilities should only be extended conditionally upon receipt of full management accounts, satisfactory explanation of the cash trajectory, and appropriate covenant protection including minimum cash thresholds.
Shareholders' funds
£1,018,389
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-04-13
- Employees
- 40 (2025 accounts · was 44 in 2024)
- Registered office
- City Estate, Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7EP
- Postcode
- B64 7EP
- Capital
- 4,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-25
- Next due by
- 2027-05-09
Nature of business (SIC)
- 15120 Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness
Officers 6 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by M. BILLINGHAM HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2019-06-04
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA716686 (Tier 2), registered since 2020.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BILLINGHAM CITY ESTATE, CORNGREAVES ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 7EP | 2015-06-23 |
| UNIT 4 CITY ESTATE, CORNGREAVES ROAD, CRADLEY HEATH, WEST MIDLANDS, B64 7EP, ENGLAND | 2011-05-27 |
| LITTLE COTTAGE STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY5 1RG | 2011-05-10 |
| LITTLE COTTAGE STREET, BRIERLEYHILL, WEST MIDLANDS, DY5 1RG | 1991-04-17 |
| UNIT 3 LYE VALLEY INDUSTRIAL EST, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS DY9 8HX | 1991-04-07 |
| UNIT 2 LYE VALLEY IND ESTATE, BROMLEY STREET, LYE STOURBRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS DY9 8HX | 1986-11-06 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 22 similar companies in B
The largest employer among its local peers (40 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1983.
Competitors Birmingham
This company ranks 3 among manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness in Birmingham.
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-06-12
- Where
- West Midlands
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM126164 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2019-06-12 | — |
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