FOX (OWMBY) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Cash
£26K
-93.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-4.5% vs 2023
Employees
123
-9.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- FOX (OWMBY) LIMITED 2006-04-11 → present
- FOX OWMBY LIMITED 2006-04-03 → 2006-04-11
- FOX PLANT (OWMBY) LIMITED 1964-05-11 → 2006-04-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £23,761,169 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £144,695 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£39,513 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £75,609 | — | — | — | -£505,852 | |
| Cash | — | — | £89,253 | — | — | £420,200 | £25,942 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £12,916,832 | — | — | £17,239,943 | £17,146,687 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,661,880 | — | — | £9,719,719 | £9,281,867 | |
| Equity | £8,270,356 | £8,512,271 | £8,661,880 | £8,860,344 | £10,109,608 | £9,719,719 | £9,281,867 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 130 | — | — | 136 | 123 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,966,524 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.6% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1.1% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.86x | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURANT, Katy Jane | Director | 2023-03-20 | Mar 1987 | British |
| FOX, Adam Stephen | Director | 2021-01-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| FOX, Claire | Director | — | Jun 1962 | British |
| FOX, Stephen Harold | Director | — | Apr 1956 | British |
| GUDGIN, James Andrew | Director | 2021-01-01 | Oct 1984 | British |
| GUDGIN, Richard | Director | 1995-04-01 | Dec 1953 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAN, Wendy Lorraine | Secretary | 2010-06-01 | 2023-03-03 |
| FOX, Gordon Frank O'Hara | Secretary | — | 1995-09-10 |
| FOX, Stephen Harold | Secretary | 2000-11-17 | 2010-05-31 |
| SMITH, Graham | Secretary | 1995-09-11 | 2000-11-17 |
| FOX, Gordon Frank O'Hara | Director | — | 1995-09-10 |
| HOCKNEY, David John | Director | — | 2008-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Stephen Fox | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-06-10 | Active |
| Mrs Karly Louise Fox-Churchill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-06-10 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Harold Fox | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-10 |
| Mr Richard Gudgin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-93.8%
£420,200 £25,942
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.5%
£9,719,719 £9,281,867
-
Employees
-9.6%
136 123
lowest in 3 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