FERNITE OF SHEFFIELD LIMITED
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Cash
£61K
-76.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+2.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
70
-10.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15K
-85% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £6,233,995 | £5,990,620 | £5,052,400 | -15.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £623,180 | £112,559 | £28,706 | -74.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £615,660 | £100,760 | £15,090 | -85% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £587,000 | £538,722 | £115,882 | £99,978 | -13.7% | |
| Cash | £122,707 | £200,789 | £103,000 | £199,086 | £259,625 | £61,492 | -76.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,348,137 | £3,321,201 | £3,963,000 | £4,364,403 | £4,423,814 | £4,399,166 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,634,031 | £2,827,112 | £3,263,000 | £3,801,916 | £3,917,798 | £4,017,776 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £2,634,031 | £2,827,112 | £3,263,000 | £3,801,916 | £3,917,798 | £4,017,776 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 58 | 56 | 78 | 78 | 70 | -10.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,996,706 | £2,226,459 | £2,098,597 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £14,309 | £14,309 | £15,373 | +7.4% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.0% | 1.9% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.6% | 1.9% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 14.3% | 2.5% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 33.1% | 27.0% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.65x | 4.92x | 4.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 82.87x | 9.54x | 2.11x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of his assessment of the company's financial position and of the enquiries made of the bank, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, he continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KITCHING, Hannah | Secretary | 2022-12-15 | — | — |
| KITCHING, James Robert | Director | 2014-09-05 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWIE, Gillian Ann | Secretary | 1996-01-17 | 2014-09-05 |
| RIDGWAY, Keren Hill | Secretary | 1995-12-04 | 1996-01-17 |
| BOWIE, Gillian Ann | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2014-09-05 |
| BOWIE, Neil Macdonald | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2014-09-05 |
| SAYLES, David | Director | 1996-01-17 | 2014-09-05 |
| SPOONER, John James | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2005-06-17 |
| WATT, Arthur Austen | Director | 1995-12-04 | 1996-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mill Industries Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.