FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.1M
+44.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+32.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,003
-5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.7M
+23% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £170,429,643 | £208,642,558 | £213,262,601 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,894,255 | £4,546,498 | £5,546,481 | +22% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,899,196 | £4,609,578 | £5,671,364 | +23% | |
| Net profit | £2,265,033 | £3,440,106 | £4,218,579 | +22.6% | |
| Cash | £5,555,000 | £5,600,000 | £8,100,000 | +44.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,289,408 | £22,925,431 | £29,492,953 | +28.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,715,724 | £13,155,830 | £17,374,409 | +32.1% | |
| Equity | £9,715,724 | £13,155,830 | £17,374,409 | +32.1% | |
| Average employees | 999 | 1,058 | 1,003 | -5.2% | |
| Wages | £39,597,880 | £45,274,939 | £44,429,773 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,120,387 | £1,278,918 | £1,449,610 | +13.3% |
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% | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | 19.8% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.50x | 1.71x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2016-12-15 → present
- WILLMOTT DIXON PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 2009-12-31 → 2016-12-15
- INSPACE PARTNERSHIPS MAINTENANCE & STOCK REINVESTMENT LIMITED 2006-12-29 → 2009-12-31
- INSPACE PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 2003-05-30 → 2006-12-29
- WILLMOTT DIXON PROPERTY SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 2003-03-02 → 2003-05-30
- STOREHOPE LIMITED 2003-01-16 → 2003-03-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the factors and sensitivities outlined above for a range of scenarios, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, without drawing on the revolving credit facility available. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Fortem Holdings Limited 100%
- Fortem Energy Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW, Jonathan | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | — | — |
| CHUDASAMA, Sunil | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| DUNDAS, Graham Mark | Director | 2016-01-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
| HEGARTY, Judith Laura | Director | 2021-05-06 | Mar 1980 | Irish,British |
| HOLMES, Sonya | Director | 2025-04-25 | Mar 1978 | British |
| PARKINSON, Geoffrey John | Director | 2022-02-04 | Nov 1965 | British |
| TREDGET, Christopher John | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WILLMOTT, Richard John | Director | 2009-01-30 | May 1963 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHILL COLEMAN, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 2003-03-19 | 2005-05-20 |
| EYRE, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2013-08-20 |
| EYRE, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2003-02-03 | 2004-12-31 |
| HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2016-03-14 |
| LISTER, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-04-19 | 2008-03-31 |
| LOWE, Graham Simon | Secretary | 2005-02-23 | 2007-04-19 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2026-01-01 |
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-16 | 2003-02-03 |
| BATCHELOR, David Frank | Director | 2006-08-22 | 2007-01-01 |
| BATES, John Martin | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2004-08-31 |
| CANNEY, Duncan Inglis | Director | 2008-11-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| CURRIE, Julie Louise | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2018-09-12 |
| DURKIN, Christopher Simon | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2024-01-01 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2008-11-14 |
| FIDLER, Katarina | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-04-25 |
| FORBES, Duncan Peter | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2007-01-01 |
| GELDER, Mark Roy | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| HART, Michael Leonard | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| KAY, William George | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2021-05-06 |
| LEADBEATER, Simon David | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2016-01-11 |
| MARLER, James Ian | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2009-01-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| PACE, David | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2007-10-05 |
| PARKINSON, Geoffrey John | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| RITCHIE, Brendan Dominic | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| SMITH, Paul Raymond | Director | 2013-06-02 | 2019-10-04 |
| TELFER, Andrew James William | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2009-12-31 |
| TELFER, Andrew James William | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2008-11-14 |
| TURNER, Steve | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| WATKINS, Jayne Belinda | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2006-01-01 |
| WEIR, Catherine Ann | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael John | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2022-02-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-16 | 2003-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willmott Dixon Fm Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.