FOSTER FINDLAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£765K
+26% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.9M
+8.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £5,370,137 | £6,552,579 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£926,436 | -£394,280 | £501,271 | +227.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,088,955 | -£446,960 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£961,516 | -£371,299 | £422,545 | +213.8% | |
| Cash | £849,426 | £607,238 | £764,904 | +26% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £69,244 | £6,811,219 | £6,877,229 | +1% | |
| Net assets | -£409,612 | £6,332,363 | £6,877,229 | +8.6% | |
| Equity | -£409,612 | £6,332,363 | £6,877,229 | +8.6% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 52 | 55 | +5.8% | |
| Wages | £3,295,836 | £3,846,969 | £4,327,517 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £224,857 | £214,447 | — | — |
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 | -17.3% | -6.0% | — | |
| Net margin | -17.9% | -5.7% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -1337.9% | -5.8% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 53.9% | 55.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.29x | 0.69x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -14.59x | -13.64x | 4.15x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- FOSTER FINDLAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1988-01-15 → present
- TILTFIX LIMITED 1987-10-22 → 1988-01-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- FOSTER FINDLAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
- GeoTeric Limited 100%
- Foster Findlay Associates Incorporated 100%
- Foster Findlay Associates (EBT) Limited 100%
- Foster Findlay Associates Pty Ltd 100%
- Foster Findlay Associates Sdn Bhd 100%
- Foster Findlay Associates Software E Servico Em Geociencia Limitada 100%
- GeoTeric Norway AS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSEN, Cecilie | Secretary | 2024-07-03 | — | — |
| BACHMANN, Bettina | Director | 2019-10-24 | Mar 1959 | Swiss |
| GRIMNES, Jan Pihl | Director | 2012-01-24 | Feb 1961 | Norwegian |
| GRØDEM, Ådne | Director | 2024-02-16 | Mar 1965 | Norwegian |
| NESSLER, Henrik Zetlitz | Director | 2024-02-16 | Jul 1964 | Norwegian |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLANSHARD, Nicola Louise | Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2024-07-03 |
| FINDLAY, Susan | Secretary | — | 2000-11-09 |
| NEWMAN, David | Secretary | 2000-11-09 | 2011-03-01 |
| ASHBRIDGE, John Friend | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-09-28 |
| BISSESSUR, Delphine Catherine | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| BLANSHARD, Nicola Louise | Director | 2018-02-07 | 2024-02-16 |
| BLANSHARD, Nicola Louise | Director | 2011-02-21 | 2011-02-21 |
| CAMPAN, Agnes, Dr | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2010-09-24 |
| CARMICHAEL, Mark | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2008-06-20 |
| CARNEY, John George | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2024-02-16 |
| FINDLAY, Susan | Director | — | 2000-11-09 |
| FOSTER, John | Director | — | 1997-12-05 |
| FOX, Thomas Campbell | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2010-09-24 |
| HENDERSON, Jonathan | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2018-01-15 |
| HENSBY, Barrie Stuart | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2010-05-01 |
| JENSEN, Per Arne | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2018-06-19 |
| MACKIE, Alexander Charles Gordon | Director | 2004-11-29 | 2012-01-18 |
| MAHESHWARI, Rajat | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2024-02-16 |
| MCKINNELL, John Philip | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2000-11-09 |
| MENTON, Elizabeth | Director | 1995-09-01 | 2000-11-09 |
| MILLWOOD HARGRAVE, Martyn Frederick | Director | 1998-01-30 | 1998-10-10 |
| PURVES, Stephen James | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2010-09-24 |
| SLEDZIK, James Peter | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2011-12-14 |
| TELFER, George | Director | 2000-11-09 | 2010-09-24 |
| TVEIT, Helge | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2021-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Yuhong Jin Hermansen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2024-02-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-02-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-21 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-27 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.