F.W.B. PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-20 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-06
Watchouts
Cash
£444K
-28.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-21.1% vs 2023
Employees
61
-14.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£10K
-101.5% vs 2023
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 1 time since incorporation
- F.W.B. PRODUCTS LIMITED 1982-10-01 → present
- F.W.B. (1982) LIMITED 1982-08-31 → 1982-10-01
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £10,577,792 | £8,560,116 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £680,772 | -£18,194 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £670,723 | -£10,307 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £518,070 | -£15,616 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £618,404 | £444,005 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £3,629,791 | £2,855,485 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,584,254 | £2,827,973 | |
| Equity | £3,356,298 | £2,851,725 | £3,000,192 | — | — | £3,584,254 | £2,827,973 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,767,086 | £1,704,573 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 18.8% | -0.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.40x | 3.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 52.19x | -126.35x |
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
- Auditor
- Geens Limited
- 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 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.W.B. PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- FWB Cymru Limited 100%
- FWB Southwest Limited 100%
Significant events
- “With new ownership from June 25 the business is seeing many of the initiatives already in place and Q4 2025 is set to benefit from the investments made to date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Martin Kevin | Director | 2020-01-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| JOHNSON, Pauline Amanda | Director | 2020-01-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENSON, Christopher | Secretary | — | 2008-12-31 |
| CHARLES, Vernon Trevor | Director | 2004-02-23 | 2010-01-26 |
| COOPER, Dennis | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| EDWARDS, Ian Geoffrey | Director | — | 2008-07-10 |
| HATCHELL, Christopher David | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| HODGE, Ian Stuart | Director | 2010-04-16 | 2016-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Trevor Michael | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| KEY, Antony John | Director | 1992-12-31 | 2025-05-29 |
| KEY, Betty | Director | — | 2017-12-06 |
| KEY, Henry John | Director | — | 2003-03-17 |
| KEY, James Andrew | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2025-05-29 |
| MEEHAN, Paul | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2019-08-02 |
| STEVENSON, Christopher | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Clive | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fwb Products Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-24 | Active |
| Fwb Property Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-20 | Ceased 2025-02-24 |
| Mr James Andrew Key | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2016-07-01 |
| Fwb Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-19.1%
£10,577,792 £8,560,116
-
Cash
-28.2%
£618,404 £444,005
-
Net assets
-21.1%
£3,584,254 £2,827,973
-
Employees
-14.1%
71 61
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Operating profit
-102.7%
£680,772 -£18,194
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Profit before tax
-101.5%
£670,723 -£10,307
-
Wages
-3.5%
£1,767,086 £1,704,573
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