
Company Number
00304795
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
c firbank (engineers) ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Letting and operating of own or leased real estate (other than Housing Association real estate and conference and exhibition services) n.e.c.
Registered Address
37 great pulteney street, bath, BA2 4DA
Website
www.greenstar.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of C. FIRBANK AND SON, LIMITED at £5.6m based on a Turnover of £1.7m and 3.25x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of C. FIRBANK AND SON, LIMITED at £767.7k based on an EBITDA of £121.4k and a 6.32x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of C. FIRBANK AND SON, LIMITED at £15.5m based on Net Assets of £9.2m and 1.68x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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C. Firbank And Son, Limited is a live company located in bath, BA2 4DA with a Companies House number of 00304795. It operates in the other letting and operating of own or leased real estate sector, SIC Code 68209. Founded in September 1935, it's largest shareholder is c firbank (engineers) ltd with a 100% stake. C. Firbank And Son, Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded C. Firbank And Son, Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
3 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £1.7m, make it larger than the average company (£1.1m)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
£1.1m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 11%, show it is growing at a faster rate (3.7%)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
3.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 71%, this company has a comparable cost of product (71%)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
71% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 6.7% make it less profitable than the average company (21.5%)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
21.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 4 employees, this is similar to the industry average (4)
4 - C. Firbank And Son, Limited
4 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £33.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£33.2k)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
£33.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £430.4k, this is more efficient (£202.7k)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
£202.7k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 48 days, this is later than average (33 days)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
33 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 277 days, this is slower than average (34 days)
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
34 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- C. Firbank And Son, Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 119 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (10 weeks)
119 weeks - C. Firbank And Son, Limited
10 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 17%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (71.6%)
17% - C. Firbank And Son, Limited
71.6% - Industry AVG
C. Firbank And Son, Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £1.7 million and the company has net assets of £9.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, C. Firbank And Son, Limited has 4 employees and maintains cash reserves of £873.5 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Retained Profit | |||||||||||||||
Employee Costs | |||||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 28,850 | 21,384 | 17,090 | 16,559 | 18,955 | 15,258 | 7,192 | 2,631 | 4,633 | 3,585,368 | 3,584,292 | 1,800 | 3,350 | 1,077 | 1,536 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 9,930,000 | 9,930,000 | 9,930,000 | 3,076,000 | 3,076,000 | 3,076,000 | 3,076,000 | 3,036,000 | 2,976,000 | 3,570,000 | 2,290,586 | 2,290,586 | 2,290,586 | ||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 9,958,850 | 9,951,384 | 9,947,090 | 3,092,559 | 3,094,955 | 3,091,258 | 3,083,192 | 3,038,631 | 2,980,633 | 3,585,368 | 3,584,292 | 3,571,800 | 2,293,936 | 2,291,663 | 2,292,122 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 226,444 | 257,757 | 33,202 | 172,999 | 19,681 | 34,733 | 17,227 | 29,096 | 23,905 | 33,371 | 9,413 | 76,077 | 27,593 | 7,524 | 24,134 |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 3,126 | ||||||||||||||
Cash | 873,502 | 630,119 | 743,169 | 417,782 | 446,916 | 317,120 | 244,429 | 141,513 | 71,102 | 64,006 | 38,707 | 31,149 | 36,859 | 26,738 | 28,261 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 1,099,946 | 887,876 | 776,371 | 590,781 | 466,597 | 351,853 | 261,656 | 170,609 | 95,007 | 97,377 | 48,120 | 107,226 | 64,452 | 34,262 | 55,521 |
total assets | 11,058,796 | 10,839,260 | 10,723,461 | 3,683,340 | 3,561,552 | 3,443,111 | 3,344,848 | 3,209,240 | 3,075,640 | 3,682,745 | 3,632,412 | 3,679,026 | 2,358,388 | 2,325,925 | 2,347,643 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 378,929 | 278,795 | 289,952 | 254,508 | 251,787 | 243,069 | 221,858 | 229,055 | 238,517 | 349,604 | 355,002 | 389,616 | 344,741 | 315,278 | 316,720 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | |||||||||||||||
total current liabilities | 378,929 | 278,795 | 289,952 | 254,508 | 251,787 | 243,069 | 221,858 | 229,055 | 238,517 | 349,604 | 355,002 | 389,616 | 344,741 | 315,278 | 316,720 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 32,707 | 101,421 | 202,873 | 303,647 | 379,200 | ||||||||||
provisions | 1,495,709 | 1,492,559 | 1,134,385 | 2,524 | 3,125 | 2,244 | 533 | 507 | 927 | 1,265 | 1,138 | 264 | 648 | 1 | 41 |
total long term liabilities | 1,495,709 | 1,492,559 | 1,134,385 | 2,524 | 3,125 | 2,244 | 533 | 507 | 927 | 1,265 | 33,845 | 101,685 | 203,521 | 303,648 | 379,241 |
total liabilities | 1,874,638 | 1,771,354 | 1,424,337 | 257,032 | 254,912 | 245,313 | 222,391 | 229,562 | 239,444 | 350,869 | 388,847 | 491,301 | 548,262 | 618,926 | 695,961 |
net assets | 9,184,158 | 9,067,906 | 9,299,124 | 3,426,308 | 3,306,640 | 3,197,798 | 3,122,457 | 2,979,678 | 2,836,196 | 3,331,876 | 3,243,565 | 3,187,725 | 1,810,126 | 1,706,999 | 1,651,682 |
total shareholders funds | 9,184,158 | 9,067,906 | 9,299,124 | 3,426,308 | 3,306,640 | 3,197,798 | 3,122,457 | 2,979,678 | 2,836,196 | 3,331,876 | 3,243,565 | 3,187,725 | 1,810,126 | 1,706,999 | 1,651,682 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 5,884 | 5,595 | 7,478 | 5,213 | 4,903 | 1,884 | 1,094 | 2,002 | 2,026 | 2,508 | 1,472 | 1,550 | 987 | 1,119 | 655 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | -31,313 | 224,555 | -139,797 | 153,318 | -15,052 | 17,506 | -11,869 | 5,191 | -9,466 | 23,958 | -66,664 | 48,484 | 20,069 | -19,736 | 27,260 |
Creditors | 100,134 | -11,157 | 35,444 | 2,721 | 8,718 | 21,211 | -7,197 | -9,462 | -111,087 | -5,398 | -34,614 | 44,875 | 29,463 | -1,442 | 316,720 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 3,150 | 358,174 | 1,131,861 | -601 | 881 | 1,711 | 26 | -420 | -338 | 127 | 874 | -384 | 647 | -40 | 41 |
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 6,854,000 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 2,976,000 | -3,570,000 | 1,279,414 | 2,290,586 | ||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -32,707 | -68,714 | -101,452 | -100,774 | -75,553 | 379,200 | |||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from financing | |||||||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 243,383 | -113,050 | 325,387 | -29,134 | 129,796 | 72,691 | 102,916 | 70,411 | 7,096 | 25,299 | 7,558 | -5,710 | 10,121 | -1,523 | 28,261 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | 243,383 | -113,050 | 325,387 | -29,134 | 129,796 | 72,691 | 102,916 | 70,411 | 7,096 | 25,299 | 7,558 | -5,710 | 10,121 | -1,523 | 28,261 |
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C. FIRBANK AND SON, LIMITED group structure
C. Firbank And Son, Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
C. FIRBANK AND SON, LIMITED
00304795
C. Firbank And Son, Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Janet Firbank (Nov 1991) and Mr Robert Firbank (Nov 1991).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Ms Janet Firbank | 75 years | Nov 1991 | - | Director | |
Mr Robert Firbank | 78 years | Nov 1991 | - | Director | |
Mr Kit Firbank | 44 years | Jul 2005 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
1.7m
-2%
operating profit
115.5k
0%
gross margin
71.1%
+0.4%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
9.2m
+0.01%
total assets
11.1m
+0.02%
cash
873.5k
+0.39%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00304795
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
68209 - Letting and operating of own or leased real estate (other than Housing Association real estate and conference and exhibition services) n.e.c.
incorporation date
September 1935
age
90
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
PEARSON MAY
auditor
-
address
37 great pulteney street, bath, BA2 4DA
Bank
HANDELSBANKEN
Legal Advisor
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We found 9 charges/mortgages relating to c. firbank and son, limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 8 have been satisfied in the past.
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