FRUIT OF THE LOOM LIMITED
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Cash
£979k
+31.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£782k
-28% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £45,150,898 | £42,849,837 | £32,811,019 | -23.4% | |
| Operating profit | £926,050 | £982,627 | £652,553 | -33.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,023,078 | £1,085,335 | £781,961 | -28% | |
| Net profit | £778,933 | £860,685 | £538,694 | -37.4% | |
| Cash | £741,909 | £746,178 | £978,659 | +31.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £18,828,305 | £19,718,240 | £20,202,934 | +2.5% | |
| Equity | £18,828,305 | £19,718,240 | £20,202,934 | +2.5% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 3 | -25% | |
| Wages | £321,154 | £304,498 | £263,290 | -13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.5% | 4.3% | -0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 8.07x | 8.22x | 13.52x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FRUIT OF THE LOOM LIMITED 1989-08-09 → present
- UNION SALES LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1989-08-09
- LEGIBUS EIGHTY-SEVEN LIMITED 1981-01-29 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements for Fruit of the Loom Limited have been prepared on the going concern basis. ... FOL International Unlimited Company, has provided a letter of support to the company for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-22 | — | — |
| BLACK, Charles William Franklin | Director | 2025-02-01 | Nov 1966 | German |
| KLEIN, Stefanie Christina | Director | 2019-05-31 | Apr 1970 | German |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-08-02 | 2009-09-22 |
| BODENHAMER, Brian | Director | 2019-05-31 | 2025-01-31 |
| CONAGHAN, Kevin Charles | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2008-11-21 |
| GARIEPY, Jean | Director | 1993-10-04 | 1995-07-24 |
| GRIFFITHS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-11-21 | 2019-05-31 |
| GROHMANN, Marco | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2019-11-19 |
| HOLLAND, John Ben | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
| HUSCHLE, Ralph Thomas | Director | — | 1993-10-05 |
| MALLON, Michael, Dr | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2018-04-06 |
| MARBURY III, Leonard Rutherford | Director | 2000-11-03 | 2014-04-01 |
| MARBURY III, Leonard Rutherford | Director | — | 1998-12-22 |
| MULDER, David | Director | 1999-03-16 | 2000-10-09 |
| MULLAN, Joe | Director | 2002-04-05 | 2002-09-17 |
| O'ROURKE, Michelle | Director | 2002-04-05 | 2002-10-31 |
| PENN, Anton | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-09-25 |
| RAY, John | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2002-04-05 |
| RUSSELL, Joyce Mae | Director | — | 1998-12-22 |
| TARPLEY, Edward Blake Gaines | Director | — | 1994-03-11 |
| WAKELAND, Ralph Bridgford | Director | — | 1994-02-25 |
| WESTON, Paul | Director | 1998-12-22 | 2001-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Of The Loom Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-28 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-27 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.