FRANKLIN HODGE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
+35.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.8m
+7.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
86
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-20.3% vs 2024
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 | £16,941,950 | £18,140,084 | £17,976,143 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,588,106 | £2,084,475 | £1,656,304 | -20.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,567,375 | £2,083,794 | £1,660,108 | -20.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,218,056 | £1,524,439 | £1,257,421 | -17.5% | |
| Cash | £211,707 | £812,205 | £1,101,539 | +35.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,492,131 | £3,687,075 | £3,944,129 | +7% | |
| Net assets | £2,427,839 | £3,552,278 | £3,809,699 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £2,427,839 | £3,552,278 | £3,809,699 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 84 | 86 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £3,566,176 | £3,805,703 | £3,967,506 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £62,818 | £97,487 | £93,371 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,233 | £5,383 | £5,786 | +7.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 11.5% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 8.4% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.7% | 56.5% | 42.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.5% | 48.5% | 54.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.95x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | 76.61x | — | — |
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
- FRANKLIN HODGE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 2004-02-24 → present
- FRANKLIN HODGE LIMITED 2004-02-04 → 2004-02-24
- GW 146 LIMITED 2004-01-05 → 2004-02-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After consideration of the above factors the directors are confident that the forecast is achievable, ... and consider that they do not indicate the existence of any material uncertainties pertaining to the ability of the Company or the Group to remain a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Following the sale of the leak detection division within Carter Synergy Limited, the Group had a significant cash inflow during May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEWS, Andrew Greig | Director | 2014-04-23 | Jan 1967 | British |
| DAVIES, Russell John | Director | 2007-12-12 | Oct 1960 | British |
| KERRISON, Bernard Edward | Director | 2009-08-04 | Mar 1948 | British |
| MADELIN, Peter Richard | Director | 2021-09-13 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SCOTT, John Carter | Director | 2004-09-27 | Jan 1963 | British |
| THOMAS, Kevin James Andrew | Director | 2026-05-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAUNCE, Graham Thomas | Secretary | 2004-03-19 | 2004-09-27 |
| STURGE, Christopher Phillip | Secretary | 2004-09-27 | 2019-02-07 |
| GW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-01-05 | 2004-03-19 |
| BARTON, Michael Kevin | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2014-09-08 |
| BURDETT, Roger Leonard | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-09-27 |
| CAUNCE, Graham Thomas | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-09-27 |
| EDWARDS, Christopher Kevin | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2011-03-31 |
| HALL, John Henry | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2010-07-01 |
| HANSEN, Stig Valdermar | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2016-02-29 |
| LING, Derek John | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-09-27 |
| LYNDON, Andrew | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-09-27 |
| PRING, Edward John | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2006-04-20 |
| SHUTLER, Mark Richard Scott | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-09-27 |
| SNEE, Peter Nigel | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2014-06-18 |
| GW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-01-05 | 2004-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Thermal Industries Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.