CFES LIMITED
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Cash
£490k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.8m
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
26
Average over period
Profit before tax
£875k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,589,584 | £12,244,888 | £20,797,903 | £13,791,221 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,086,110 | £950,180 | £1,634,125 | £844,987 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,089,855 | £972,357 | £1,604,777 | £875,427 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,684,281 | £753,427 | £1,343,052 | £737,055 | — | |
| Cash | £2,504,121 | £908,001 | £3,283,005 | £2,231,120 | £1,412,990 | £489,952 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,390,582 | £3,192,416 | £4,755,548 | £5,508,573 | £4,904,491 | £3,717,762 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,281,227 | £3,168,267 | £4,755,548 | £5,459,079 | £4,577,016 | £2,816,122 | — | |
| Equity | £3,281,227 | £3,168,267 | £4,755,548 | £5,459,079 | £4,577,016 | £2,816,122 | — | |
| Average employees | 19 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 26 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £776,514 | £893,894 | £1,252,146 | £1,510,738 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £173,171 | £188,019 | £181,512 | £200,545 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £156,261 | £106,171 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 14 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 15.4% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 12.4% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 43.9% | 17.2% | 33.3% | 22.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.6% | 36.2% | 37.2% | 32.9% | 47.0% | 55.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.18x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 20.21x | 11.37x |
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
- Nichols & Co (Accountancy) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, taking into consideration its financial position, post-balance-sheet trading performance, available financial resources and forecasts.”
Significant events
- “A corporate restructuring took place during the period, including a demerger of certain activities.”
- “On 25 November 2025, the Company was acquired by CFES Holdings Limited, which became the immediate parent undertaking.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHYARD, Hannah Jane | Secretary | 2025-11-17 | — | — |
| CHURCHYARD, Hannah Jane | Director | 2019-11-01 | May 1988 | British |
| DAVIES, John Gordon | Director | 2019-06-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2011-12-07 | 2015-10-01 |
| DOUBTFIRE, Jane Hilary | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2025-11-17 |
| FLEMING, Caroline | Secretary | 2005-11-16 | 2011-12-07 |
| DOUBTFIRE, Robert Henry | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2026-01-02 |
| FLEMING, Caroline | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2011-12-07 |
| FLEMING, Peter John | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2011-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cfes Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-02 | Active |
| Rjjjd Parent Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-25 | Ceased 2025-12-02 |
| Mr John Gordon Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-01 | Ceased 2021-08-04 |
| Rjjjd Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
| Mr Robert Henry Doubtfire | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.