F & R CAWLEY LIMITED
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Cash
£844k
-83% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.7m
-12.2% vs 2024
Employees
187
-17.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1m
-165% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,281,411 | £39,948,000 | £34,807,000 | -12.9% | |
| Operating profit | £830,125 | £1,957,000 | -£1,034,000 | -152.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £222,073 | £1,726,000 | -£1,122,000 | -165% | |
| Net profit | £1,519,736 | £1,265,000 | -£929,000 | -173.4% | |
| Cash | £2,656,045 | £4,977,000 | £844,000 | -83% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,478,633 | £8,755,000 | £6,890,000 | -21.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,476,595 | £7,591,000 | £6,662,000 | -12.2% | |
| Equity | £6,476,595 | £7,591,000 | £6,662,000 | -12.2% | |
| Average employees | 231 | 226 | 187 | -17.3% | |
| Wages | £14,499,316 | £9,823,000 | £7,886,000 | -19.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,658,698 | £519,000 | £149,000 | -71.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £71,281 | £49,000 | £17,000 | -65.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £648,093 | £186,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 4.9% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 3.2% | -2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | 22.4% | -15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.2% | 68.2% | 41.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.78x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | 1.37x | 8.47x | -11.75x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- F & R CAWLEY LIMITED 2001-10-31 → present
- SILBURY 236 LIMITED 2001-02-28 → 2001-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having made enquiries the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and The Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company has adopted FRS 100 and FRS 101. In previous years the financial statements were prepared in accordance with FRS 100 and FRS 102.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Mark Hedley | Secretary | 2023-12-15 | — | — |
| MAYSON, Gary, Mr. | Director | 2023-12-15 | Sep 1969 | British |
| SCANLON, John James, Mr. | Director | 2023-12-15 | Nov 1969 | Irish |
| THORN, Christopher Derrick | Director | 2023-12-15 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAWLEY, Brian | Secretary | 2001-09-26 | 2002-07-30 |
| CAWLEY, Jonathan | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2007-08-03 |
| GREEN, Dawn | Secretary | 2001-02-28 | 2001-09-26 |
| KENDALL, Philip Harold Malcolm | Secretary | 2010-05-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| MIDDLETON, Graham John | Secretary | 2002-07-30 | 2005-09-30 |
| MORTIMER, Kevin James Michael | Secretary | 2007-08-03 | 2010-04-30 |
| PLATT, Simon | Secretary | 2011-12-14 | 2023-12-15 |
| CAWLEY, Brian | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2023-12-15 |
| CAWLEY, Jonathan | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2023-12-15 |
| CAWLEY, Muriel Mary Lawrence | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2004-06-20 |
| GOODMAN, Anthony Thomas | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| GUDGEON, Philip John | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2024-09-02 |
| HAMBLETON, Jonathan Lee | Director | 2001-02-28 | 2001-09-26 |
| HUDSON, Richard William Charles | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2013-04-12 |
| INGRAM, Nigel | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| KENDALL, Philip Harold Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2009-06-10 | 2011-10-21 |
| KIMBELL, Stephen Esmond | Director | 2010-12-14 | 2023-12-15 |
| KIRKUP, Paul | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2010-03-31 |
| MIDDLETON, Graham John | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2005-09-30 |
| PEGG, Anna Louise | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| PLATT, Simon Peter | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2025-07-21 |
| WATSON, David | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2006-12-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suez Recycling And Recovery Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-15 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Ingram | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-01-01 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Ms Anna Louise Pegg | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-10-01 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Philip John Gudgeon | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Brian Cawley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Simon Peter Platt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Stephen Kimbell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Jonathan Cawley | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-15 |
| Mr Anthony Thomas Goodman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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