F.P. HERTING & SON PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-20 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-06
Watchouts
Cash
£330K
+2.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-1.4% vs 2024
Employees
140
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+14.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £40,369,537 | £45,507,045 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,486,903 | £7,415,845 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,462,996 | £7,381,899 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,725,978 | £5,432,212 | |
| Cash | — | — | £321,322 | £329,927 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £13,810,277 | £13,704,178 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,069,539 | £12,891,751 | |
| Equity | — | — | £13,069,539 | £12,891,751 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 146 | 140 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,372,241 | £5,377,008 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.1% | 16.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.7% | 11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 47.0% | 54.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 32.3% | 39.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.59x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 271.34x | 218.46x |
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
- King & King
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “As part of its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, the company installed solar panels on the roof of its Frederick House premises in 2024. These were fully operational in 2025 and have created a positive impact by reduction in energy costs and advancement towards the company's longer term goal of reduction in carbon emissions as evidenced from the CO2 emission metrics as stated in the Energy & Carbon Report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERNANDES, Arthur Peter | Secretary | 2023-04-03 | — | — |
| HERTING, Janet | Director | — | May 1943 | British |
| HERTING, John Paul | Director | — | Apr 1942 | British |
| HERTING, Neil | Director | 2005-03-04 | Jun 1975 | British |
| HERTING, Paul | Director | 2005-03-04 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERTING, Janet | Secretary | — | 2023-04-03 |
| CRAMPTON, Jean Pauline | Director | — | 2005-02-28 |
| CRAMPTON, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 2005-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Herting | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-09-23 | Active |
| Mr John Paul Herting | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- 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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
+12.7%
£40,369,537 £45,507,045
-
Cash
+2.7%
£321,322 £329,927
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£13,069,539 £12,891,751
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Employees
-4.1%
146 140
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Operating profit
+14.3%
£6,486,903 £7,415,845
-
Profit before tax
+14.2%
£6,462,996 £7,381,899
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Wages
+0.1%
£5,372,241 £5,377,008
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