FOX BROTHERS (LANCASHIRE) LTD
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Cash
£224K
+1,766.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£317K
-66.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
121
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1M
+30.5% vs 2024
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
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,570,718 | £28,356,372 | £30,001,055 | £22,859,000 | £22,415,000 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,062,493 | £1,724,310 | £1,512,577 | £158,000 | -£154,000 | -197.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £582,824 | £1,083,670 | £492,777 | -£1,588,000 | -£1,103,000 | +30.5% | |
| Net profit | £597,865 | £1,091,701 | £340,571 | -£1,119,000 | -£178,000 | +84.1% | |
| Cash | £78,862 | £89,840 | £165,898 | £12,000 | £224,000 | +1,766.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,602,476 | £8,690,860 | £8,196,427 | £2,245,000 | £5,595,000 | +149.2% | |
| Net assets | £2,060,839 | £3,152,540 | £3,189,661 | £950,000 | £317,000 | -66.6% | |
| Equity | £2,060,839 | £3,152,540 | £3,189,661 | £950,000 | £317,000 | -66.6% | |
| Average employees | 109 | 139 | 145 | 118 | 121 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £3,674,764 | £4,675,037 | £5,183,078 | £4,421,000 | £5,148,000 | +16.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £161,575 | £397,476 | £0 | £49,000 | £81,000 | +65.3% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 0.7% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.1% | -4.9% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.1% | 19.8% | 18.5% | 7.0% | -2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 93.5% | 98.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.84x | 0.48x | 0.65x | |
| Interest cover | 2.22x | 2.69x | 1.48x | 0.15x | -0.16x |
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
- FOX BROTHERS (LANCASHIRE) LTD 2012-08-14 → present
- PLANT SALES UK LIMITED 2010-09-30 → 2012-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Champion Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have therefore prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Paul | Secretary | 2013-05-01 | — | — |
| COLDERLEY, Darren | Director | 2022-07-21 | Apr 1965 | British |
| FOX, Paul Robert | Director | 2010-09-30 | May 1984 | British |
| HARDY, Lee John | Director | 2022-03-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| SWEET, Stuart | Director | 2023-12-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | 2012-10-18 |
| BARNETT, Kerry Louise | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2021-10-11 |
| COULTON, Ian Thomas | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2026-02-27 |
| FLOOD, John Joseph | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-12-01 |
| FOX, Alan Christopher | Director | 2012-08-06 | 2023-12-01 |
| KAHAN, Barbara | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2010-09-30 |
| KIRK, Kerry Louise | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2023-12-01 |
| LEEMING, George Barron | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2023-12-01 |
| ROBINSON, Ian David | Director | 2024-02-14 | 2024-09-27 |
| STRINGER, Lee | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2021-04-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2012-08-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehiculis Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-19 | Ceased 2024-09-19 |
| Fox Brothers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-19 | Active |
| Fox Brothers Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-28 | Ceased 2024-09-19 |
| Mr Paul Robert Fox | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-10-28 |
| Fox Bros Blackpool Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-22 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-13 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.