FORBO FLOORING UK LIMITED
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Cash
£163k
-45.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£67m
-0.3% vs 2024
Employees
444
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.1m
-5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £122,561,000 | £128,361,000 | £127,983,000 | -0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £4,131,000 | £5,192,000 | £4,983,000 | -4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,648,000 | £5,431,000 | £5,142,000 | -5.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,480,000 | £4,245,000 | £3,866,000 | -8.9% | |
| Cash | £216,000 | £297,000 | £163,000 | -45.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £72,739,000 | £73,057,000 | £71,850,000 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | £66,901,000 | £66,786,000 | £66,560,000 | -0.3% | |
| Equity | £66,901,000 | £66,786,000 | £66,560,000 | -0.3% | |
| Average employees | 444 | 448 | 444 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £17,070,000 | £17,778,000 | £18,129,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £266,000 | £319,000 | £329,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £39,000 | £53,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £166,000 | £151,000 | £171,000 | +13.2% |
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 | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 7.1% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.0% | 29.3% | 29.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.17x | 2.07x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | 68.85x | 27.04x | 23.29x |
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
- FORBO FLOORING UK LIMITED 2015-01-05 → present
- FORBO FLOORS UK LIMITED 2014-10-09 → 2015-01-05
- HAMSARD 3347 LIMITED 2014-09-02 → 2014-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company meets its funding requirements from operational cash flows and cash reserves. As such the company's funding position is considered to be secure for the foreseeable future and the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- FORBO FLOORING UK LIMITED · parent
- Westbond Ltd 100%
- Forbo UK Limited 100%
- Forbo-Nairn Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILFILLAN, William | Secretary | 2022-03-31 | — | — |
| FOTHERINGHAME, Angus Baikie | Director | 2014-10-09 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew Mark | Director | 2023-01-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| WINS, Jean-Michel | Director | 2018-01-01 | Apr 1967 | Belgian |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEED, Eric | Secretary | 2014-10-21 | 2022-04-25 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-02 | 2014-10-09 |
| CROSSLEY, Peter Mortimer | Director | 2014-09-02 | 2014-10-09 |
| GREENWAY, Douglas | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-12-31 |
| HUENERWADEL, Matthias Peter | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2017-12-31 |
| JAEGER, Andreas Peter | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2025-11-01 |
| SPREITER, Andreas Stanley | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2017-05-08 |
| UEHLINGER, Urs | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2020-09-25 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-09-02 | 2014-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbo Management Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-06 | Ceased 2021-01-06 |
| Forbo Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-06 | Active |
| Forbo Finanz Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-11 | Ceased 2021-01-06 |
| Forbo Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.