FERIDAX (1957) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-18 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+9.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+7.4% vs 2023
Employees
38
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-57.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,598,626 | £16,053,339 | — | £16,827,644 | — | £17,917,162 | £12,923,496 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,486,057 | £2,951,878 | — | £3,201,741 | — | £3,178,417 | £1,141,932 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,478,392 | £2,922,382 | — | £3,205,263 | — | £3,279,713 | £1,401,789 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,005,041 | £2,407,984 | — | £2,569,896 | — | £2,515,354 | £1,275,604 | |
| Cash | — | £8,217,924 | £9,990,705 | — | £9,384,647 | — | £6,742,809 | £7,405,017 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,698,583 | £19,484,622 | — | £20,076,128 | — | £17,340,588 | £18,604,262 | |
| Net assets | — | £15,922,797 | £18,205,781 | — | £19,975,677 | — | £17,231,474 | £18,507,078 | |
| Equity | £17,892,756 | £15,922,797 | £18,205,781 | £18,205,781 | £19,975,677 | £19,975,677 | £17,231,474 | £18,507,078 | |
| Average employees | — | 33 | 36 | — | 38 | — | 38 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | £846,849 | — | £1,126,598 | — | £1,350,185 | £1,374,108 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 18.3% | 18.4% | — | 19.0% | — | 17.7% | 8.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 14.7% | 15.0% | — | 15.3% | — | 14.0% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.0% | 15.1% | — | 15.9% | — | 18.3% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.04x | 57.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | 150.53x | 92.40x | — | — | — | — | — |
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 LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the implications of possible future events in relation to the risk of the business continuing to operate as a going concern, and have concluded that there are sufficient cash resources in place to continue to trade. They have not identified any significant issues that are expected to affect the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Annamaria Patricia | Secretary | 2007-10-08 | — | British |
| JOLLY, Gareth Richard | Director | 2026-01-10 | Mar 1974 | British |
| O'BRIEN, David Gary | Director | 2022-12-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| TAYLOR, Annamaria Patricia | Director | 2007-10-08 | Mar 1978 | British |
| TAYLOR, Antony | Director | 1994-04-07 | Feb 1949 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-04 | 1994-04-07 |
| HARRIS, Robin Andrew | Secretary | 2004-10-25 | 2007-10-08 |
| SHELLEY, Roger John | Secretary | 1994-04-07 | 2004-10-25 |
| CLIFFORD, Stephen John Louis | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2022-09-01 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 1994-03-04 | 1994-04-07 |
| HARRIS, Robin Andrew | Director | 2004-10-25 | 2012-09-28 |
| RAVENSCROFT, Paul | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2020-07-10 |
| SHELLEY, Roger John | Director | 1994-04-07 | 2004-10-25 |
| SMITH, Michael Thomas | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2021-07-15 |
| SWABY, Stuart Alan | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Annamaria Patricia Taylor | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Feridax Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
-27.9%
£17,917,162 £12,923,496
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
+9.8%
£6,742,809 £7,405,017
-
Net assets
+7.4%
£17,231,474 £18,507,078
-
Employees
0%
38 38
-
Operating profit
-64.1%
£3,178,417 £1,141,932
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-57.3%
£3,279,713 £1,401,789
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+1.8%
£1,350,185 £1,374,108
highest in 4 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