M.A. FORD EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£5.7M
+26.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13M
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
60
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-47.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,479,849 | £15,229,523 | £14,718,458 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,002,670 | £2,404,001 | £1,389,716 | -42.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,943,803 | £2,465,556 | £1,296,850 | -47.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,480,285 | £1,836,495 | £928,024 | -49.5% | |
| Cash | £3,518,796 | £4,531,027 | £5,736,332 | +26.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,949,793 | £14,430,411 | £14,799,174 | +2.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,990,313 | £11,826,808 | £12,754,832 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £9,990,313 | £11,826,808 | £12,754,832 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 54 | 60 | +11.1% | |
| Wages | £2,224,747 | £2,601,423 | £2,891,226 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £429,041 | £447,105 | £450,199 | +0.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 15.8% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 12.1% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.5% | 16.7% | 9.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.5% | 29.4% | 23.8% | |
| Current ratio | 6.53x | 6.23x | 6.02x | |
| Interest cover | 22.56x | 23.03x | 14.21x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- M.A. FORD EUROPE LIMITED 2016-02-22 → present
- ASHTON TOOLS LIMITED 1998-05-07 → 2016-02-22
- UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (U.K.) LIMITED 1994-09-07 → 1998-05-07
- STUART HAZELDINE (SMALL TOOLS) LIMITED 1967-08-11 → 1994-09-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Having carried out a detailed review of the company's resources and the challenges presented by the current economic climate, the directors are satisfied that the company has sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of the approval of the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In January 2026 the Company acquired Mercian. Toolmaking Co. (Tamworth) Limited, a business engaged in the manufacture of tools, for a total consideration of £673,820. Accordingly, no adjustments have been made to the 2025 financial statements in respect of this transaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, David George | Secretary | 2012-06-18 | — | — |
| CARROLL, Wayne | Director | 2026-03-01 | Aug 1987 | British |
| FRANKLIN, Neil Stuart | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
| HILL, Robert Stanley | Director | 2012-01-31 | Aug 1955 | American |
| KUHRT, Christine | Director | 2019-04-02 | Oct 1957 | American |
| THEAKER, Antony James | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WARD, David George | Director | 2012-06-18 | Jul 1962 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAZELDINE, Alyson Margaret | Secretary | 1998-10-31 | 2012-01-31 |
| HAZELDINE, Beryl May | Secretary | — | 1994-07-27 |
| NAMI, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 1994-07-27 | 1998-10-31 |
| SMITH, Albert Stuart | Secretary | 2012-01-31 | 2012-06-15 |
| HAZELDINE, Alfred Stuart | Director | — | 1994-07-27 |
| HAZELDINE, Alyson Margaret | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2012-01-31 |
| HAZELDINE, Beryl May | Director | — | 1994-07-27 |
| HAZELDINE, Robert Stephen | Director | 1994-07-27 | 2012-01-31 |
| HAZELDINE, Victoria Louise | Director | 2011-05-18 | 2012-01-31 |
| JAMES, Stephen Reginald | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2026-04-10 |
| MORENCY, Steve | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2020-04-14 |
| NAMI, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1998-10-31 |
| NAMI, Mozaffar, Dr | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1998-10-31 |
| SMITH, Albert Stuart | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2012-06-15 |
| TROTT, Nicholas Wallace | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2025-12-08 |
| WAGSTAFF, Christopher | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2026-04-30 |
| WALKDEN, Joan | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-07-30 |
| WALKDEN, Terrence Sydney | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2012-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Ford Mfg. Co. Inc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.