M.A. FORD EUROPE LIMITED

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. M.A. FORD EUROPE LIMITED 2016-02-22 → present
2. ASHTON TOOLS LIMITED 1998-05-07 → 2016-02-22
3. UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (U.K.) LIMITED 1994-09-07 → 1998-05-07
4. STUART HAZELDINE (SMALL TOOLS) LIMITED 1967-08-11 → 1994-09-07

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

RSM UK Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Having carried out a detailed review of the company's resources and the challenges presented by the current economic climate, the directors are satisfied that the company has sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of approval of the accounts. The company started the 2025 financial year with a strong balance sheet including good cash balances. Given the current level of sales and the continued support of the wider Group, the directors consider that the company has adequate resources for the foreseeable future and, therefore, continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Sales in 2025 continue to increase and the company is well positioned to continue with our growth strategy via investment in our infrastructure, staff and product diversification.”
• “The company has an exceptionally strong balance sheet which will enable it to continue its strategy of growth and mitigate the impact of the wider economic climate.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +13%

  £13,479,849 → £15,229,523

• Cash

  +28.8%

  £3,518,796 → £4,531,027

• Net assets

  +18.4%

  £9,990,313 → £11,826,808

• Employees

  +8%

  50 → 54

• Operating profit

  +20%

  £2,002,670 → £2,404,001

• Profit before tax

  +26.8%

  £1,943,803 → £2,465,556

• Wages

  +16.9%

  £2,224,747 → £2,601,423

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers