FOURSTONES PAPER MILL COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£672K
-86.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
190
+4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£554K
-91.6% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £44,249,638 | £38,682,542 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £6,766,966 | £617,114 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £6,579,780 | £553,715 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,736,217 | £207,278 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £4,992,181 | £671,885 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £26,511,479 | £25,383,996 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £20,323,159 | £20,164,437 | |
| Equity | £8,702,322 | £10,145,715 | £10,622,204 | £8,609,230 | £16,171,942 | £20,323,159 | £20,164,437 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 182 | 190 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,417,923 | £7,040,834 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.7% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 25.5% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 43.9% | 43.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.64x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 23.62x | 3.15x |
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
- Counting North Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 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 still continued investment at Fettykill in order to complete a major project.”
- “The company will continue to invest and grow the business in the next few years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUXBURY, Pauline | Secretary | 2000-02-09 | — | British |
| DUXBURY, Peter Gerard | Director | 2000-02-09 | Jan 1960 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL, Walter Lynn | Secretary | 1997-06-10 | 1998-12-30 |
| DUXBURY, Peter Gerard | Secretary | 1998-12-30 | 2000-02-09 |
| ROBINSON, George | Secretary | — | 1996-08-20 |
| DANIEL, Walter Lynn | Director | — | 1998-12-30 |
| KLIMES, Michal Vladimir, Mr. | Director | — | 2000-02-09 |
| MANDL, George Herbert Thomas | Director | — | 1996-02-04 |
| MELLING, Raymond Joseph | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1997-05-26 |
| ROBINSON, George | Director | — | 1996-08-20 |
| VANHAMME, Emille | Director | — | 2000-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandco F.P.S Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-12.6%
£44,249,638 £38,682,542
-
Cash
-86.5%
£4,992,181 £671,885
-
Net assets
-0.8%
£20,323,159 £20,164,437
-
Employees
+4.4%
182 190
-
Operating profit
-90.9%
£6,766,966 £617,114
-
Profit before tax
-91.6%
£6,579,780 £553,715
-
Wages
+9.7%
£6,417,923 £7,040,834
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