FLO-MECH. LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6M
-27.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
59
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,766,896 | £29,425,698 | £25,829,365 | -12.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,566,788 | £2,039,248 | £1,495,876 | -26.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,641,713 | £2,489,453 | £2,123,819 | -14.7% | |
| Net profit | £3,179,435 | £2,200,459 | £1,744,499 | -20.7% | |
| Cash | £11,620,980 | £3,525,285 | £2,567,657 | -27.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,552,306 | £11,674,755 | £11,458,372 | -1.9% | |
| Net assets | £11,269,695 | £11,470,154 | £11,214,653 | -2.2% | |
| Equity | £11,269,695 | £11,470,154 | £11,214,653 | -2.2% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 56 | 59 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £5,211,491 | £5,457,095 | £5,006,655 | -8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,854,778 | £2,768,932 | £2,114,868 | -23.6% |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 6.9% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 7.5% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.4% | 17.5% | 13.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 48.3% | 54.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.10x | 1.86x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company and group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, David Peter | Secretary | 2022-08-12 | — | — |
| CATTERMOLE, Robin Alec | Director | 2007-11-01 | May 1976 | British |
| DEALTREY, Simon Andrew Richard | Director | 2007-11-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
| ELDERKIN, Alan John | Director | — | Aug 1945 | British |
| ELDERKIN, Andrew James | Director | 2007-11-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| ELDERKIN, Stuart John | Director | 2004-02-25 | Nov 1972 | British |
| PUTSON, Terence Charles | Director | 2021-07-12 | Dec 1972 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAGGS, Edward Graham | Secretary | — | 1999-10-31 |
| HILL, Colin William | Secretary | 1999-10-31 | 2022-08-12 |
| ELDERKIN, Patricia Mary | Director | 1993-10-31 | 2025-11-14 |
| ELLIS, Christopher Graham | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2022-10-28 |
| EVANS, Eifion Wynne | Director | 2004-02-25 | 2015-05-31 |
| GOES, Floris Aatonyus | Director | — | 1992-11-24 |
| HILL, Colin William | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2023-03-30 |
| PIERREL, Francois, Dr | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2014-07-11 |
| WALTON, Alan | Director | — | 1996-10-17 |
| WALTON, Eileen | Director | — | 1996-10-17 |
| WATERING, Raymond Albert | Director | 2004-02-25 | 2007-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flo-Mech Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-14 | Active |
| Flo-Mech Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.