BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Like most small UK companies, BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 25400Where the company stands among the 88 active companies whose first SIC code is 25400 (Manufacture of weapons and ammunition).
- BAE SYSTEMS PLC£11.9bn
- BAE SYSTEMS GLOBAL COMBAT SYSTEMS MUNITIONS LIMITED£117m
- BAE SYSTEMS GCS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£60.2m
- UTM LIMITED£24.9m
- FNH UK LIMITED£19.8m
- HULL CARTRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED£13.1m
- ACCURACY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£10m
- HECKLER & KOCH (UK) LIMITED£8.8m
- ACCLES & SHELVOKE LIMITED£5.4m
- BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED£4.6m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 88. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
BSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02003295. It was incorporated on 24 Mar 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Birmingham (B11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of weapons and ammunition (25400), machining (25620).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were £4,599,266. Cash at bank and in hand was £385,724. Total assets were £5,488,071 and total liabilities £797,805.
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 88 active companies whose first SIC code is 25400: By net assets it ranks higher than 81% of them (median £13,102). By total assets it ranks higher than 76% of them (median £135,209). By cash it ranks higher than 70% of them (median £117,976). It is older than 89% of them (median age 8.3 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £6.2m.
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly arms and ammunition, aluminium, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly arms and ammunition.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2025
| 2025 † | |
|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 385,724 |
| Total assets | 5,488,071 |
| Total liabilities | 797,805 |
| Net assets / total equity | 4,599,266 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Public contracts
2 contractsBSA GUNS (UK) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Their combined published value is £6.2m.
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- 1 contract · £3.3m
- Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
- 1 contract · £2.9m
- Provision of Cadet Scorpion Air Rifles and Mobile Target KitsMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £3,297,748
- Provision of Cadet Scorpion Air Rifles and Mobile Target Kits‡Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C · £2,885,923
From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: arms and ammunition, aluminium, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments and leather goods and bags.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: arms and ammunition.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £4.6m
- Gamo Outdoor, S.L. ceased to be a person with significant control
- Gamo Outdoor, S.L. registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.