FORTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£118K
+13.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£701K
+35.5% vs 2023
Employees
37
+5.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£238K
-54.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,986,073 | £2,915,363 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £525,468 | £238,102 | -54.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £525,468 | £238,102 | -54.7% | |
| Net profit | £516,317 | £160,730 | -68.9% | |
| Cash | £104,040 | £118,303 | +13.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £517,633 | £701,324 | +35.5% | |
| Equity | £517,633 | £701,324 | +35.5% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 37 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | £1,516,917 | £1,672,825 | +10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £251,400 | £318,867 | +26.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.6% | 8.2% | |
| Net margin | 17.3% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.28x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company's ability to meet its future working capital requirements and therefore continue as a going concern is dependent upon it being able to generate significant revenues and free cash flow.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEN-GRANT, Elaine Nicola | Director | 2020-07-22 | Jan 1975 | British |
| FLINT, Anthony Edward | Director | 2002-03-09 | Mar 1977 | British |
| FORTH, Richard Ian Elinah | Director | 2001-10-23 | Apr 1971 | British |
| FRASER, Richard Cullen | Director | 2020-07-22 | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTH, Richard Ian Elinah | Secretary | 2001-10-23 | 2020-07-22 |
| T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-23 | 2001-10-23 |
| ANDREWS, Fiona Marie | Director | 2003-03-05 | 2007-04-17 |
| DUDLEY, Simon John | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2009-07-09 |
| KEELING, Timothy | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2016-04-30 |
| KEELING, Timothy Robert | Director | 2001-10-23 | 2002-03-09 |
| T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-10-23 | 2001-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenkel Topping Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-07-22 | Active |
| Mr Richard Ian Elinah Forth | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2020-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-03-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.