CLAUDE FENTON (PLANT HIRE) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
-17.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.6M
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
31
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£451K
-53.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,762,275 | £6,184,123 | £6,904,774 | £6,933,639 | £6,959,872 | £5,858,627 | -15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £782,894 | £620,517 | £1,069,214 | £1,206,256 | £981,255 | £462,107 | -52.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £734,642 | £584,088 | £1,035,244 | £1,175,267 | £975,262 | £451,392 | -53.7% | |
| Net profit | £567,518 | £324,951 | £806,792 | £904,773 | £767,591 | £555,272 | -27.7% | |
| Cash | £2,268,564 | £1,997,847 | £2,169,398 | £2,595,106 | £2,546,211 | £2,096,175 | -17.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,542,893 | £5,560,669 | £6,290,893 | £7,074,464 | £6,930,182 | £6,908,262 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,381,750 | £4,306,700 | £4,713,488 | £5,168,260 | £5,485,844 | £5,591,116 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £4,381,750 | £4,306,700 | £4,713,488 | £5,168,260 | £5,485,844 | £5,591,116 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £249,547 | £268,103 | £241,939 | £179,472 | -25.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.4% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 17.4% | 14.1% | 7.9% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 5.3% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 11.0% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 11.2% | 17.0% | 17.1% | 14.2% | 6.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.11x | 2.21x | 2.86x | |
| Interest cover | 14.66x | 16.06x | 22.18x | 15.35x | 11.19x | 6.09x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “As at 30 September 2025 there exist contingent liabilities and guarantees in respect of the following: a) a composite unlimited guarantee and right of set off on all group bank overdrafts which amounted to £1,217,847 (2024 - £1,010,417). b) a composite guarantee and right of set off on all group bank loans which amounted to £2,100,000 (2024 - £600,000). c) a guarantee for value added tax due by all group undertakings under the group election amounting to £291,000 (2024 - £262,205).”
- “At 30 September 2025 the Company had capital commitments as follows: Contracted for but not provided in these financial statements £66,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, Matthew | Secretary | 2004-06-22 | — | British |
| ARCHBOLD-LAMING, Kirsty Michelle | Director | 2009-01-06 | Mar 1974 | British |
| FENTON, Matthew Robert Paul | Director | 2021-01-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| FENTON, Paul Robert | Director | — | Dec 1941 | British |
| HARPER, Anthony John | Director | 2005-03-22 | Jul 1956 | British |
| MCATEER, David | Director | 2001-10-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| RAYNS, Chris | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, James Stuart | Secretary | 1995-06-22 | 2004-06-22 |
| SEAL, Raymond Colin | Secretary | 1991-05-09 | 1995-03-04 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Secretary | 1995-03-07 | 1995-05-31 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Secretary | — | 1991-05-09 |
| BARRY, David John | Director | — | 1991-04-30 |
| BENNETT, Trevor Roy | Director | — | 1991-07-30 |
| GAMMER, David Burnett | Director | — | 2019-08-30 |
| GRAY, Douglas Allan | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| MACLELLAN, Ian Alastair David | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| TRENDALL, Leslie Ernest | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Director | — | 1991-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fenton (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.