F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED
Get an alert when F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£38M
+16.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£76M
+19% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
167
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£13M
+3.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £64,466,232 | £61,283,805 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £10,549,566 | £10,243,827 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £12,180,910 | £12,662,054 | |
| Net profit | £5,040,867 | — | — | £10,088,275 | £10,221,193 | |
| Cash | £19,693,704 | £22,713,472 | — | £32,311,456 | £37,780,125 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £62,512,009 | £71,875,002 | |
| Net assets | £40,858,505 | £46,651,782 | — | £63,441,452 | £75,523,195 | |
| Equity | — | — | £54,450,052 | £63,441,452 | £75,523,195 | |
| Average employees | 139 | 143 | — | 167 | 167 | |
| Wages | £6,059,541 | £6,235,151 | — | £8,167,519 | £8,404,926 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 16.4% | 16.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 15.6% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.9% | 14.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 8.38x | 10.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 112.20x | 267.55x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ward Williams Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED · parent
- Caswell & Company Limited 100%
- F. Ball and Co. (Asia) Pte Limited 100%
- F. Ball and Co (Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant post balance sheet events.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Andrew Robert | Secretary | 2012-07-01 | — | — |
| BEASLEY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2012-07-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| BRANNIGAN, Karl Lee | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| IGOE, James Francis | Director | 2002-05-01 | Feb 1957 | British |
| KENYON, Darren Peter | Director | 2019-08-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| SANDERS, Neil | Director | 2014-01-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
| SHIRLEY, Robert James | Director | 2021-07-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Jack Ernest | Secretary | — | 1992-09-28 |
| KING, Ian Norman | Secretary | 2001-03-29 | 2012-06-30 |
| PEARCE, Julian Martin | Secretary | 1992-10-23 | 2001-03-29 |
| BALL, Francis Charles | Director | — | 1999-05-23 |
| BALL, Geoffrey Walter | Director | — | 2015-12-31 |
| HIBBERT, John David | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| HUGHES, Mark | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2024-03-31 |
| KING, Ian Norman | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2012-06-30 |
| O'SULLIVAN, David Francis | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| PALMER, Edward Gerald | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| PEARCE, Julian Martin | Director | — | 2001-03-29 |
| TOOKEY, Edward Albert | Director | — | 2003-09-30 |
| TUBBY, Stephen Peter | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2021-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F Ball Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.9%
£64,466,232 £61,283,805
-
Cash
+16.9%
£32,311,456 £37,780,125
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+19%
£63,441,452 £75,523,195
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
167 167
-
Operating profit
-2.9%
£10,549,566 £10,243,827
-
Profit before tax
+3.9%
£12,180,910 £12,662,054
-
Wages
+2.9%
£8,167,519 £8,404,926
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers