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F.M. BIRCH LIMITED
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Charges
4 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.
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Company status
Active.
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Accounts on time
Next due 30 Oct 2026.
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Confirmation statement on time
Next due 7 Jul 2027.
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Disqualified directors
None of the 3 current officers checked are disqualified.
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Directors
2 current directors; 1 left in the last 12 months.
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Owners
2 owners on file.
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Last filed accounts
Net assets £6,423,526.
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Trading history
Incorporated 31 Mar 1924 (102 years ago).
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Name changes
Never renamed.
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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 28 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON
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Registered office
318 COLEFORD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S9 5PH
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Nature of business
- 46470 Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
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Accounts
- Next due
- 30 Oct 2026
- Last made up to
- 31 Jan 2025
- Type
- FULL
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Confirmation statement
- Next due
- 7 Jul 2027
- Last made up to
- 23 Jun 2026
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Charges
- Outstanding
- 4
- All time
- 4
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- F.M. BIRCH LIMITED current
Figures
| Year end | Turnover | Profit | Cash | Net assets | Staff |
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| 31 Jan 2026 | £14,592,070 | £220,000 | £1,672,719 | £6,423,526 | 36 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | £13,552,664 | £216,387 | £1,414,664 | £6,603,478 | 38 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | £14,039,766 | £640,680 | £1,372,821 | £6,496,959 | 37 |
| 31 Jan 2023 * | £13,893,071 | £932,219 | £1,155,583 | £6,056,215 | 33 |
* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).
People
Officers All 10, with past →
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Jonathan Mark Shirtcliffe | Director | — | — | April 1962 | British · England |
| Joanna Jane Litchfield | Director | 29 Oct 2024 | — | July 1964 | British · United Kingdom |
| Sarah Louise Shirtcliffe | Secretary | 1 Mar 2022 | — | — |
Owners and controllers All 3, with past →
| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Mr Jonathan Mark Shirtcliffe | Ownership of shares 50 to 75 percent | 6 Apr 2016 | — | April 1962 | British · England |
| Mrs Joanna Jane Litchfield | Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent | 24 Nov 2025 | — | July 1964 | British · United Kingdom |
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Is F.M. BIRCH LIMITED still trading?
The register shows F.M. BIRCH LIMITED as active.
What does F.M. BIRCH LIMITED do?
It files the industry code 46470 (Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment).
When was F.M. BIRCH LIMITED set up?
It was incorporated on 31 March 1924.
When are F.M. BIRCH LIMITED's accounts due?
Next accounts are due by 30 October 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 January 2025.
When is F.M. BIRCH LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?
By 7 July 2027.
Who runs F.M. BIRCH LIMITED?
F.M. BIRCH LIMITED has 2 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.
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