F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
£348K
-22.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+1.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
112
+6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£339K
+138% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £9,884,415 | £10,318,612 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £152,449 | £347,719 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £142,310 | £338,707 | |
| Net profit | — | £414,543 | £718,459 | — | £346,625 | — | £68,621 | £214,359 | |
| Cash | — | £382,330 | £553,194 | — | £395,261 | — | £446,929 | £347,725 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,101,588 | £11,680,540 | — | £12,938,039 | — | £12,887,200 | £13,203,758 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,654,976 | £11,297,415 | — | £12,088,356 | — | £12,026,796 | £12,165,135 | |
| Equity | £10,316,453 | £10,654,976 | £11,297,415 | £11,817,751 | £12,088,356 | £12,088,356 | £12,026,796 | £12,165,135 | |
| Average employees | — | 113 | 114 | — | 110 | — | 105 | 112 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,786,481 | £4,017,799 |
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 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2% | 18.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.71x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.39x | 32.45x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- 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 or the 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.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED · parent
- Sherris Brown Finance Limited 100%
- Included Laundry Limited 100%
- Dave Perkins Commercial Laundry Repairs Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors have to report that Malcolm Forbes who has been chairman of the group for many years died in May of this year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARON, Lesley Caroline | Secretary | 1999-03-12 | — | British |
| BUSHELL, Susan Jane | Director | 2025-03-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| EDWARDS, Stephen Lloyd | Director | 2011-01-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
| FORBES, Hannah Nicole | Director | 2025-03-19 | Mar 1979 | British |
| FORBES, Stuart Martin | Director | — | Oct 1949 | British |
| HERRING, Kevin Charles | Director | 2003-07-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| PRITCHARD, Graeme | Director | 2008-06-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FULLER, Linda | Secretary | — | 1999-03-12 |
| FORBES, Malcolm Donald | Director | — | 2025-05-17 |
| RABY, Gerard Anthony | Director | — | 2010-03-31 |
| ROBERTS, Gordon John | Director | — | 2002-02-08 |
| WEBB, Roger | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2025-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Malcolm Donald Forbes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-09 |
| Mr Stuart Martin Forbes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 348 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+4.4%
£9,884,415 £10,318,612
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Cash
-22.2%
£446,929 £347,725
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£12,026,796 £12,165,135
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+6.7%
105 112
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Operating profit
+128.1%
£152,449 £347,719
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Profit before tax
+138%
£142,310 £338,707
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Wages
+6.1%
£3,786,481 £4,017,799
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