T FRENCH & SON LTD
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Cash
£2.1M
+44.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.4M
+4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
91
-2.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£521K
-28.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,955,159 | £12,177,621 | £13,329,742 | £12,782,097 | £12,533,834 | £12,037,187 | -4% | |
| Operating profit | £437,797 | £972,420 | £882,980 | £797,121 | £657,680 | £519,938 | -20.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £382,148 | £1,063,740 | £817,961 | £798,913 | £732,185 | £521,159 | -28.8% | |
| Net profit | £304,274 | £899,966 | £558,967 | £616,502 | £564,905 | £383,595 | -32.1% | |
| Cash | £566,862 | £393,912 | £1,190,229 | £1,062,644 | £1,469,664 | £2,128,265 | +44.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,227,485 | £5,189,252 | £5,982,435 | £6,464,011 | £6,981,922 | £7,254,995 | +3.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,764,869 | £4,664,835 | £5,216,109 | £5,683,918 | £6,107,823 | £6,350,418 | +4% | |
| Equity | £3,764,869 | £4,664,835 | £5,216,109 | £5,683,918 | £6,107,823 | £6,350,418 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 108 | 103 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 91 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £3,676,175 | £3,603,488 | £3,637,981 | £3,641,434 | £3,779,828 | £3,810,725 | +0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £27,132 | £27,300 | £27,300 | £33,150 | £38,108 | £37,440 | -1.8% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 8.0% | 6.6% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 7.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 18.7% | 14.8% | 12.3% | 9.4% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.89x | 2.73x | 3.29x | |
| Interest cover | 25.31x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- T FRENCH & SON LTD 2010-11-10 → present
- FRENCH BULK CONTRACTS LTD. 2005-11-08 → 2010-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- William Duncan + Co (Audit) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “There is an ongoing legal case where funds may be due to T French & Son Ltd. We don't have an exact quantification of the value at this stage.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMENEMY, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | 2005-11-08 | — | British |
| FRENCH, Elizabeth | Director | 2011-11-30 | Jun 1947 | British |
| FRENCH, Thomas | Director | 2011-11-30 | Apr 1946 | British |
| FRENCH, Thomas John | Director | 2005-11-08 | Sep 1973 | British |
| GRAHAM, Sandra Adams | Director | 2011-11-30 | Jan 1972 | British |
| MCMENEMY, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2005-11-08 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-11-08 | 2005-11-08 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-11-08 | 2005-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas French | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth French | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.