BGF GROUP PLC - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 24 Jun 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 6 Mar 2025

Net assets £2812.33M £120.94M 2024 year on year

Total assets £3034.63M £148.43M 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £222.30M £27.49M 2024 year on year

Charges 1

1 outstanding

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Contact & Details

Contact

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Registered Address

13-15 York Buildings London WC2N 6JU United Kingdom

Office (Leeds)

12th Floor, Platform, New Station St, Leeds LS1 4JB

Telephone

0117 327 0606

charlotte.mosesrains@bgffoundation.org.uk

Website

bgf.co.uk

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Mutual Companies

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2017–2024)

Cash in Bank

£103.94M

Decreased by £119.28M (-53%)

Net Assets

£2812.33M

Increased by £120.94M (+4%)

Total Liabilities

£222.30M

Increased by £27.49M (+14%)

Turnover

£120.09M

Increased by £15.25M (+15%)

Employees

210

Increased by 4 (+2%)

Debt Ratio

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

29 Allotments 740,000,000 Shares £740.00m Total

Date From	Share Class	Shares Allotted	Amount Raised	Price/Share
1 Jun 2021	ORDINARY	30,000,000	£30.00m	£1
4 May 2021	ORDINARY	5,000,000	£5.00m	£1
29 Mar 2021	ORDINARY	49,000,000	£49.00m	£1
1 Feb 2021	ORDINARY	65,000,000	£65.00m	£1
4 Jan 2021	ORDINARY	7,500,000	£7.50m	£1

Officers

12 active 9 resigned

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						Status
Alice Mary Cleoniki Avis	Director	British	England	63	23 May 2017	Active
Andrew Nicholas Gregory	Director	British	United Kingdom	59	16 Jul 2020	Active
Christopher Andrew Olds	Director	South African	England	44	3 May 2024	Active
David Robert Murray	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	23 May 2017	Active
Ian Paul Livingston	Director	British	England	61	1 Jan 2024	Active
James Laurence Chew	Director	British	England	63	23 May 2017	Active
James Mark Nelson Strang	Director	British	United Kingdom	54	19 Jan 2021	Active
Kristina Maria Isherwood	Director	British	England	57	19 Jan 2021	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (5)


Uberior Investments Limited	24.6%	235,614,394	Ordinary	8 Mar 2023
Rbs Sme Investments Limited	24.6%	235,614,394	Ordinary	8 Mar 2023
Standard Chartered Bank	1.5%	14,671,424	Ordinary	8 Mar 2023

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (4)

4 Active 1 Ceased

Uberior Investments Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 23 May 2017

Nature of Control

Significant Influence Or Control

Barclays Funds Investments Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 23 May 2017

Nature of Control

Significant Influence Or Control

Rbs Sme Investments Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 23 May 2017

Nature of Control

Significant Influence Or Control

Hsbc (bgf) Investments Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 23 May 2017

Nature of Control

Significant Influence Or Control

Business Growth Fund Plc

Ceased 23 May 2017

Ceased

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Group Structure

BARCLAYS FUNDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

UBERIOR INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

HSBC (BGF) INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

RBS SME INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent

BARCLAYS EQUITY HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

HSBC BANK PLC united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent

RBS AA HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent

LBG EQUITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BARCLAYS PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC united kingdom

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC united kingdom

NATWEST GROUP PLC united kingdom

BARCLAYS PLC united kingdom

BGF GROUP PLC Current Company

BGF CO-INVEST GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF CO-INVEST NOMINEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF IRELAND GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF IRELAND NOMINEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF LIFE SCIENCES 1 GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF NOMINEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF SERVICES LTD united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF SMALLER COMPANIES IMPACT FUND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF UKEF 2 GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF UKEF 2 NOMINEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF UKEF 3 GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF UKEF 3 NOMINEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF UK ENTERPRISE FUND 1 GP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BGF UK ENTERPRISE FUND 1 NOMINEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

BUSINESS GROWTH FUND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

1 outstanding

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
4 Nov 2025	Officers	Appointment of Ms Anita Dougall as director on 2025-11-01	View(2 pages)
24 Jun 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-12-31	View(96 pages)
6 Mar 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-06 with no updates	View(3 pages)
4 Jul 2024	Officers	Appointment of Ms Rosaleen Blair as director on 2024-07-01	View(2 pages)
24 Jun 2024	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2023-12-31	View(71 pages)