Border Food Machinery Limited

Reference number: 675346

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When borderfoodmachinery.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01228 534996 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CA3 0HA
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • BFM Group Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04173350
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (SIC 46690)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Barwick Director Dec 1961 6 Mar 2001 None
Paul Barwick Director Jan 1965 6 Mar 2001 None
Olivia Louise Hodgson Director Mar 1983 1 Jun 2025 None
Jake Barwick Director Feb 2002 1 Jun 2025 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 4 directors run no other company
  • All 8 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£345k

+9.2% from £316k

Cash at bank

£319k

−14% from £373k

Employees (average)

17

+6.3% from 16

Owed within a year

£467k

−5.1% from £493k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04173350. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Border Food Machinery’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (21)

2023

12 July 2023

  • Elaine Margaret Douthwaite no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Elaine Margaret Douthwaite gained significant control
  • Michael Barwick became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Barwick became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 April 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2001

6 March 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Border Food Machinery

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Border Food Machinery. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Border Food Machinery Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Border Food Machinery Limited (FRN 675346) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Border Food Machinery’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01228 534996 and the website borderfoodmachinery.co.uk for Border Food Machinery. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Border Food Machinery a scam or clone?
Border Food Machinery is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Border Food Machinery?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Border Food Machinery handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Border Food Machinery to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Border Food Machinery?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Border Food Machinery: Mr Michael Barwick (25–50% of shares) and Mr Paul Barwick (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Elaine Margaret Douthwaite.
Who runs Border Food Machinery?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Border Food Machinery: Michael Barwick, Paul Barwick, Olivia Louise Hodgson and Jake Barwick.
How long has Border Food Machinery been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2015.
What do Border Food Machinery’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £345k (+9.2% from £316k) and cash at bank of £319k (−14% from £373k).
Does Border Food Machinery use any other names?
It trades as BFM Group.

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