FERN-HOWARD LIMITED
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Cash
£110k
-21.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£3m
+3.2% vs 2024
Employees
5
+25% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£101k
-18.4% first positive since 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Nevertheless, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,973,426 | — | £1,123,975 | £813,507 | £697,002 | -14.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£388,365 | -£897,660 | £428,191 | £124,145 | £101,258 | -18.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£395,929 | -£901,393 | £428,191 | £124,145 | £101,258 | -18.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £428,191 | £124,145 | £101,273 | -18.4% | |
| Cash | £828,784 | £625,226 | £197,478 | £140,014 | £109,941 | -21.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£2,137,802 | -£2,013,657 | -£1,912,399 | +5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£3,247,418 | -£3,123,273 | -£3,022,000 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | -£2,774,216 | -£3,675,609 | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +25% | |
| Wages | £395,305 | £365,760 | £209,090 | £113,982 | £134,964 | +18.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £45,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
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| Operating margin | -19.7% | — | 38.1% | 15.3% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 38.1% | 15.3% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 455.8% | 536.7% | 604.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.30x | 0.26x | 0.24x | |
| Interest cover | -51.34x | — | — | — | — |
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
- FERN-HOWARD LIMITED 2002-01-11 → present
- SCOTT-MARSTON LIMITED 1996-09-05 → 2002-01-11
- HWP SHELFCO 102 LIMITED 1996-05-23 → 1996-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS for SMEs
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MMBA London Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Nevertheless, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt upon the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- FERN-HOWARD LIMITED · parent
- Matrix Lighting Enterprise Limited
- Matrix Holdings Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHENG, Yung Pun | Director | 2017-01-16 | Jan 1951 | Chinese |
| GAO, Yanbo | Director | 2017-01-16 | Jun 1975 | Chinese |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRISP, Paul | Secretary | 2012-10-30 | 2018-06-25 |
| SCOTT, Antoinette Doris | Secretary | 1996-07-09 | 1999-03-31 |
| WAITE, Steven | Secretary | 2002-08-31 | 2017-01-16 |
| WEARN, Roger Frederick | Secretary | 1999-03-31 | 2002-08-31 |
| HWP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-05-23 | 1996-07-09 |
| CRISP, Paul James | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-06-25 |
| DE TRAFFORD, Timothy James | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| GOOD, Susan Mary | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2002-08-31 |
| LEUNG, Hong Tai | Director | 2017-01-16 | 2018-01-11 |
| QUINLAN, Bryan Albert James | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2002-08-31 |
| SCOTT, Antoinette Doris | Director | 1996-07-09 | 1999-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Peter Howard | Director | 1996-07-09 | 2019-03-01 |
| TSANG, Chung Wa | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-11-07 |
| WAITE, Steven | Director | 2019-06-06 | 2019-09-16 |
| WAITE, Steven | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2017-01-16 |
| WEARN, Roger Frederick | Director | 1999-03-31 | 2002-08-31 |
| HWP DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1996-05-23 | 1996-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Yanbo Gao | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-09 | Active |
| Yung Pun Cheng | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Peter Howard Scott | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.