FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LIMITED
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Cash
£1M
-12.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.4M
+17.7% vs 2024
Employees
114
+3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.7M
-25.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,129,922 | £19,064,194 | -13.9% | |
| Operating profit | £5,595,902 | £3,908,223 | -30.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,672,229 | £2,735,789 | -25.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,886,097 | £2,110,173 | -26.9% | |
| Cash | £1,179,513 | £1,036,848 | -12.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,529,765 | £7,806,605 | +3.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,279,765 | £7,389,938 | +17.7% | |
| Equity | £6,279,765 | £7,389,938 | +17.7% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 114 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £4,212,377 | £4,320,235 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,012,817 | £1,651,754 | +63.1% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.3% | 20.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 74.3% | 50.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | 31.59x | 17.23x |
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
- FOTHERGILL ENGINEERED FABRICS LIMITED 1995-02-22 → present
- PACIFICPOINT COMPANY LIMITED 1994-11-03 → 1995-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Significant events
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £1,000,000.”
- “During the year, individuals serving as directors received exceptional wages payments of £767,796 (2024: £Nil).”
- “Also during the year, a member of directors and key management personnel received one-off contributions to a defired contribution scheme of £302,493 (2024: £1,822,035).”
- “During the year ended January 2021, the company entered into a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan which will be repaid in full by July 2026. Interest is charged at fixed rate of 2.70% per annum on the loan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Alison | Director | 2024-11-30 | Jun 1994 | Irish |
| BRENNAN, Mary | Director | 2024-11-30 | Oct 1985 | Irish |
| HOLLAND, James | Director | 2024-09-26 | Nov 1987 | Irish |
| HOLLAND, Yvonne | Director | 2024-09-26 | May 1987 | Irish |
| HOPSON, Trevor Alan | Director | 2011-03-14 | Dec 1962 | British |
| LAMB, Cheryl Mary | Director | 2011-06-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MIDANI, Nader Alan | Director | 2009-03-18 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOAM, Jackie | Secretary | 2003-09-12 | 2009-03-18 |
| BRIERLEY, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-03-18 | 2009-05-07 |
| JONES, Kathryn Louise | Nominee Secretary | 1994-11-03 | 1995-01-24 |
| O'GARA, Gabriel Peter | Secretary | 1995-01-24 | 2008-04-24 |
| BOAM, Jacqueline | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2018-08-03 |
| BRENNAN, Patrick Gerard | Director | 1995-01-24 | 2024-09-26 |
| BRENNAN, Veronica | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2024-09-26 |
| BRIERLEY, Stephen | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2009-05-07 |
| CRAMB, Alison Michelle | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2011-03-14 |
| MORAN, John Vincent | Director | 2011-03-14 | 2016-02-12 |
| O'GARA, Gabriel Peter | Director | 1995-01-24 | 2008-04-24 |
| STEPHENS, Graham Robertson | Nominee Director | 1994-11-03 | 1995-01-24 |
| WHITWORTH, Matthew Christopher | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2011-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Gerard Brennan | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Brennan Enterprise Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.