FERNOX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£126K
+168.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£63M
+3.4% vs 2023
Employees
66
+11.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+56.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FERNOX LIMITED 2019-10-15 → present
- ALPHA ASSEMBLY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2016-10-28 → 2019-10-15
- ALPHA FRY LIMITED 1995-12-22 → 2016-10-28
- FRY'S METALS LIMITED 1925-09-01 → 1995-12-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,289,000 | £37,712,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,245,000 | £3,542,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,308,000 | £3,606,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,082,000 | £2,080,000 | |
| Cash | £47,000 | £126,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,032,000 | £63,187,000 | |
| Net assets | £61,032,000 | £63,112,000 | |
| Equity | £61,032,000 | £63,112,000 | |
| Average employees | 59 | 66 | |
| Wages | £4,141,000 | £4,929,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | 12.46x | 8.02x | |
| Interest cover | 320.71x | 295.17x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In our evaluation of the directors' conclusions, we considered the inherent risks associated with the company's business model including effects arising from macro-economic uncertainties such as the cost of living crisis, we assessed and challenged the reasonableness of estimates made by the directors and the related disclosures and analysed how those risks might affect the company's financial resources or ability to continue operations over the going concern period.”
Group structure
- FERNOX LIMITED · parent
- Alent Brazil Soldas Ltda 0.01%
- Cookson India Private Limited 0.01%
- Alpha Metals Mexico SA de CV 0.002%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORMAN, Carey James | Director | 2025-11-01 | Jan 1989 | American |
| LIND, Caroline Simonne | Director | 2025-02-01 | May 1973 | American |
| MARAIS, Charel Petrus | Director | 2024-01-15 | Apr 1971 | Dutch |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Secretary | 2015-06-12 | 2016-02-24 |
| LAKE, David John | Secretary | 2004-01-30 | 2010-02-18 |
| MURRAY, Daniel James | Secretary | 2013-11-07 | 2015-06-12 |
| NADESAN, Vasantha | Secretary | 1997-11-11 | 2002-07-18 |
| PATEL, Bharat Kumar | Secretary | 1993-11-15 | 1997-05-30 |
| POOLE, Simon Robert | Secretary | 2010-02-18 | 2013-11-07 |
| POWELL, Rufus | Secretary | 2002-07-18 | 2004-01-30 |
| WARNER, Andrew Simon | Secretary | 1997-05-30 | 1997-11-11 |
| WILSON, Hugh Clement | Secretary | — | 1993-11-15 |
| ASHWORTH, Paul Antony | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2017-11-09 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-02-10 |
| BEDDER, Rodney Charles | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| BILHAM, Roger | Director | — | 1998-10-30 |
| BOWMAN, Thomas Ian | Director | 1994-08-16 | 2000-03-08 |
| BROOKER CAREY, Brian | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| BROWN, Keith Burdon | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Gerard Peter, Mr. | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2007-11-01 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2023-02-15 | 2025-11-01 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-10-18 |
| CONNOLLY, John Patrick | Director | 2017-04-07 | 2017-11-09 |
| COPE, James Campbell Findlay | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1996-08-31 |
| CORRIGAN, Edward Charles | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1999-09-17 |
| CRIMP, David John | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2016-02-10 |
| CRIMP, David John | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2003-06-30 |
| DAVEY, Andrew Stephen | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| DRAISEY, Robin | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| ELLISTON, Bryan Richard | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-11-07 |
| ERICSON, Thaddeus Scott | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-03-31 |
| ERTMANN, Richard John | Director | 2003-08-03 | 2007-11-01 |
| FELL, Rachel Sara | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-03-21 |
| GIBBENS, Mark Gordon | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2018-02-16 |
| JACOBOSKI, David Allen | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2016-11-21 |
| MALTHOUSE, Richard Martin Hilary | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-11-07 |
| MCDONALD, Ernest Colin | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2025-10-15 |
| MCDONALD, Ernest Colin | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2016-02-10 |
| MERCALLI, Filippo | Director | 2019-03-31 | 2023-02-15 |
| MOLOZNIK, Bruce | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2016-02-10 |
| MONTEIRO, Frank Joseph | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2017-04-07 |
| O'HARA, Simon Andrew | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2015-02-27 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Warren Arthur | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1998-07-31 |
| PASCOE, Graham | Director | — | 1996-11-01 |
| POOLE, Simon Robert | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2016-02-10 |
| RAISHBROOK, Neil | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2016-02-10 |
| ROBINS, Martine Antoinette | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2014-01-31 |
| SHARPE, Raymond Paul | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1999-08-20 |
| SIEGMUND, Michael Jerome | Director | 2018-02-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| STEAD, Andrew John | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2006-09-04 |
| VAN VELTHOVEN, Valentijn | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-03-31 |
| WILSON, Hugh Clement | Director | — | 1993-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alent Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 264 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10%
£34,289,000 £37,712,000
-
Cash
+168.1%
£47,000 £126,000
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£61,032,000 £63,112,000
-
Employees
+11.9%
59 66
-
Operating profit
+57.8%
£2,245,000 £3,542,000
-
Profit before tax
+56.2%
£2,308,000 £3,606,000
-
Wages
+19%
£4,141,000 £4,929,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers