FEDERAL ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£138k
-59.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£55m
+15% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9m
+0.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-15.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,788,249 | £14,863,820 | £18,668,568 | +25.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £13,272,187 | £9,228,611 | £9,023,158 | -2.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £13,146,927 | £8,996,749 | £9,038,104 | +0.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,853,399 | £5,951,889 | £10,564,569 | £6,913,719 | £6,830,525 | -1.2% | |
| Cash | £101,733 | £20,630 | £370,461 | £339,857 | £138,167 | -59.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,388,936 | £30,461,942 | £41,865,356 | £48,182,411 | £55,348,868 | +14.9% | |
| Net assets | £18,881,853 | £24,833,742 | £41,425,059 | £48,111,299 | £55,348,868 | +15% | |
| Equity | £18,881,853 | £24,833,742 | £41,425,059 | £48,111,299 | £55,348,868 | +15% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £0 | £50,000 | £150,000 | +200% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 74.6% | 62.1% | 48.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 59.4% | 46.5% | 36.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 31.7% | 19.2% | 16.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.26x | 2.05x | 2.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 91.76x | 29.64x | 87.71x |
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
- FEDERAL ESTATES LIMITED 1994-09-16 → present
- LEEPACE LIMITED 1994-08-02 → 1994-09-16
- FEDERAL ESTATES LIMITED 1994-07-11 → 1994-08-02
- LEEPACE LIMITED 1994-06-10 → 1994-07-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Group and Company will continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Based on a review of this twelve month period, and consideration of facts and circumstances beyond this period, the directors have concluded this to be an appropriate basis of preparation.”
Group structure
- FEDERAL ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Chelfarm LLP 100%
- Chelveston Estate Management Limited 100%
- Chelveston Land Management Limited 100%
- Ancillary Components Europe Limited 100%
- Dewk Technologies S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “There were no other contingent liabilities as at 31 August 2025 (2024: None).”
- “On 3 June 2026, the company completed the acquisition of a tangible fixed asset for total consideration of £8.35m. This represents a non-adjusting event after the reporting period. Accordingly, no adjustment has been made to the amounts recognised in the financial statements as at 31 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYKES, David John | Secretary | 1994-07-01 | — | British |
| WYKES, David John | Director | 2017-07-20 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WYKES, Elizabeth Joy | Director | 1994-07-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-06-10 | 1994-07-01 |
| G A BUSINESSES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-06-10 | 1994-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David John Wykes | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-07-20 | Active |
| Elizabeth Joy Wykes | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2017-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.