CFH DOCMAIL LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-22 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-21.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-3.5% vs 2024
Employees
260
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+20.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- CFH DOCMAIL LTD 2013-10-04 → present
- CFH TOTAL DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 2008-05-16 → 2013-10-04
- CONTINU-FORMS LIMITED 2008-05-16 → 2008-05-16
- CFH TOTAL DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 2008-04-17 → 2008-05-16
- CONTINU-FORMS LIMITED 1999-02-01 → 2008-04-17
- CONTINU-FORMS HOLDINGS PLC 1983-04-21 → 1999-02-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,696,000 | £55,900,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,110,000 | £1,859,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,485,000 | £1,790,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,571,000 | £1,650,000 | |
| Cash | £2,824,000 | £2,227,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,915,000 | £6,834,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,101,000 | £4,921,000 | |
| Equity | £5,101,000 | £4,921,000 | |
| Average employees | 262 | 260 | |
| Wages | £9,587,000 | £10,721,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.0% | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 11.56x | 17.70x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- CFH DOCMAIL LTD · parent
- Dotpost Limited 100%
- Docmail Limited 100%
- Continu-forms Holdings PLC 100%
- Oval (1115) Limited 100%
- Proform Limited 100%
- CFH Services Limited 100%
- Info-Source Publishing Limited 100%
- Mercury Workflow Solutions Limited 100%
- Mercury Secured Mail Limited 100%
- Picture Post Limited 100%
- Print for Business Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Directors report a profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £3.6m (2024 £2.9m). This incorporates the results of a general election in June 2024 where the Company provided services for 53 councils across the UK.”
- “Investment commitments at the year end sees CFH become the first organisation in the UK to install the Konica Minolta AccurioPress at our Livingston site enhancing our print production capabilities.”
- “During the year the Company made a contribution of £1.6m to the defined benefit pension scheme which facilitated the purchase of an annuity policy with Pension Insurance Corporation. This will cover all future benefit payments made to the Scheme members.”
- “During the financial year the Company divested all of the pension assets and made a £1,604k contribution to the deficit as a Company, with the intention to fully buy out the defined benefit pension scheme in financial year ended 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAY, Stephen Patrick | Director | 2007-07-23 | Mar 1967 | British |
| HARWOOD, Adam Michael | Director | 2007-07-23 | Feb 1963 | British |
| HELPS, Joanne Louise | Director | 2002-08-20 | Jan 1967 | British |
| KNOWLES, Bryan Joseph | Director | 2019-02-28 | Jul 1976 | British |
| MARSH, Jonathan Lacey | Director | 2007-07-23 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MCFEDRIES, William | Director | 2011-11-24 | Dec 1972 | Scottish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROADWAY, David Vincent | Secretary | 1999-09-13 | 2015-01-07 |
| BROADWAY, Joseph Raymond | Secretary | 2015-01-07 | 2018-08-29 |
| MASTERS, Jonathan Patrick | Secretary | 1991-11-01 | 1998-08-17 |
| MAY, David John | Secretary | 1998-08-17 | 1999-09-13 |
| THRELFALL, Christopher Richard | Secretary | — | 1991-11-01 |
| ATTWOOD, Sally Maria | Director | 1999-02-16 | 2005-01-31 |
| BROADWAY, David Vincent | Director | — | 2019-02-26 |
| BROADWAY, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | — | 2018-05-19 |
| BROADWAY, Joseph Raymond | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-08-29 |
| BROADWAY, Karen | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2019-02-26 |
| BROADWAY, Maureen May | Director | 1994-09-26 | 2005-01-31 |
| BROADWAY, Michael Anthony | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| BROADWAY, Paul | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1999-02-16 |
| BRODRICK, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2010-03-31 |
| BUNYAN, Simon | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2020-06-30 |
| BUTTON, Philip Cyril | Director | — | 1999-02-16 |
| CAFFERTY, Marian | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2006-10-05 |
| CLARKE, Carole | Director | 2007-07-20 | 2017-08-31 |
| CLARKE, Paul James | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2017-08-31 |
| COOPER, John Anthony | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| MASTERS, Jonathan Patrick | Director | 1991-11-01 | 1998-08-17 |
| MAY, David John | Director | 1999-02-16 | 1999-09-13 |
| PETERS, Alan | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2011-02-28 |
| RIDGEWELL, Brian John, Dr | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1999-05-10 |
| THRELFALL, Christopher Richard | Director | — | 1994-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cfh Tradeco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-30 | Active |
| Cfh Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-18 | Ceased 2017-10-30 |
| Mr David Vincent Broadway | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Mrs Karen Broadway | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 244 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+10.3%
£50,696,000 £55,900,000
-
Cash
-21.1%
£2,824,000 £2,227,000
-
Net assets
-3.5%
£5,101,000 £4,921,000
-
Employees
-0.8%
262 260
-
Operating profit
+67.5%
£1,110,000 £1,859,000
-
Profit before tax
+20.5%
£1,485,000 £1,790,000
-
Wages
+11.8%
£9,587,000 £10,721,000
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