FORK TRUCK DIRECT LIMITED
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Cash
£916k
+23.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.3m
+16% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
57
+7.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+20.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,408,530 | £12,484,290 | £12,183,231 | £11,973,801 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,004,688 | £953,147 | £1,079,586 | £1,266,864 | +17.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £976,772 | £912,500 | £980,027 | £1,181,275 | +20.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £802,317 | £627,192 | £745,415 | £876,560 | +17.6% | |
| Cash | £771,233 | £619,300 | £837,411 | £492,069 | £741,121 | £915,748 | +23.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,263,434 | £2,718,862 | £3,473,482 | £3,329,050 | £3,862,965 | £4,325,187 | +12% | |
| Net assets | £1,875,282 | £2,347,725 | £2,713,204 | £2,520,396 | £2,845,803 | £3,302,355 | +16% | |
| Equity | £1,875,282 | £2,347,725 | £2,713,204 | £2,520,396 | £2,845,803 | £3,302,355 | +16% | |
| Average employees | 49 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 57 | +7.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,680,580 | £1,915,876 | £1,972,468 | £2,032,906 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £46,331 | £49,029 | £45,128 | £30,000 | -33.5% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.8% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.0% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 28.9% | 28.6% | 27.9% | 29.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 57.4% | 48.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.84x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 35.86x | 21.79x | 10.64x | 14.75x |
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
- Buckley Watson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULHAM, Stephen Michael | Director | 2000-09-22 | Sep 1967 | British |
| DIXON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2000-09-22 | Jul 1958 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAKELING, Lester Leslie | Secretary | 2000-09-22 | 2013-03-25 |
| QA REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-22 | 2000-09-22 |
| QA NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-22 | 2000-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Industrial Vehicles Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-12 |
| Mr Michael Dixon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Culham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-06-09 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-01-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-04-06 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-01-23 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-01-23 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-10-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-10-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-10-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-10-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.