FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-13
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+0.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+35.4% vs 2023
Employees
1,058
+5.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+59% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2016-12-15 → present
- WILLMOTT DIXON PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 2009-12-31 → 2016-12-15
- INSPACE PARTNERSHIPS MAINTENANCE & STOCK REINVESTMENT LIMITED 2006-12-29 → 2009-12-31
- INSPACE PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 2003-05-30 → 2006-12-29
- WILLMOTT DIXON PROPERTY SERVICES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 2003-03-02 → 2003-05-30
- STOREHOPE LIMITED 2003-01-16 → 2003-03-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £170,429,643 | £208,642,558 | |
| Operating profit | £2,894,255 | £4,546,498 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,899,196 | £4,609,578 | |
| Net profit | £2,265,033 | £3,440,106 | |
| Cash | £5,555,000 | £5,600,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,289,408 | £22,925,431 | |
| Net assets | £9,715,724 | £13,155,830 | |
| Equity | £9,715,724 | £13,155,830 | |
| Average employees | 999 | 1,058 | |
| Wages | £39,597,880 | £45,274,939 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | 19.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.50x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- 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
- FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Fortem 4Life Limited 100%
- Fortem Holdings Limited 100%
- Fortem Energy Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024, Fortem performed well under extremely challenging circumstances. Turnover for the year was £208,642,558 (2023: £170,429,643) and this generated a profit before taxation of £4,609,578 (2023: £2,899,196). Both Turnover and profit was improved on expectations as we worked together with many of our clients to mitigate the impacts of rising costs and labour shortages for both.”
- “2024 saw us stabilising all our contracts improving both performance and efficiencies. We focused on winning work relating to housing improvement, one of our key growth areas, which has seen success in the later and first quarter of 2023/4, securing £6m Building Safety improvement works for Kirklees council, £7m Decent Homes works for The Guinness Partnerships and £10m decarbonisation works for Sanctuary Housing.”
- “We are also delighted to announce that we have secured a further two year interim contract arrangement with Birmingham City Council, extending our long term relationship with the City to over 16 years. Over the period of this interim contract arrangement, we will deliver a broad range of workstreams including the installation of over 15,000 elemental replacements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAW, Jonathan | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | — | — |
| CHUDASAMA, Sunil | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| DUNDAS, Graham Mark | Director | 2016-01-01 | Apr 1979 | British |
| HEGARTY, Judith Laura | Director | 2021-05-06 | Mar 1980 | Irish,British |
| HOLMES, Sonya | Director | 2025-04-25 | Mar 1978 | British |
| PARKINSON, Geoffrey John | Director | 2022-02-04 | Nov 1965 | British |
| TREDGET, Christopher John | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1964 | British |
| WILLMOTT, Richard John | Director | 2009-01-30 | May 1963 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHILL COLEMAN, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 2003-03-19 | 2005-05-20 |
| EYRE, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2013-08-20 |
| EYRE, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2003-02-03 | 2004-12-31 |
| HOLDCROFT, Laurence Nigel | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2016-03-14 |
| LISTER, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-04-19 | 2008-03-31 |
| LOWE, Graham Simon | Secretary | 2005-02-23 | 2007-04-19 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Secretary | 2008-03-31 | 2026-01-01 |
| RAVEN, Hugh Edward Earle | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-16 | 2003-02-03 |
| BATCHELOR, David Frank | Director | 2006-08-22 | 2007-01-01 |
| BATES, John Martin | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2004-08-31 |
| CANNEY, Duncan Inglis | Director | 2008-11-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| CURRIE, Julie Louise | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2018-09-12 |
| DURKIN, Christopher Simon | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2024-01-01 |
| ENTICKNAP, Colin | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2008-11-14 |
| FIDLER, Katarina | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-04-25 |
| FORBES, Duncan Peter | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2007-01-01 |
| GELDER, Mark Roy | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| HART, Michael Leonard | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| KAY, William George | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2021-05-06 |
| LEADBEATER, Simon David | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2016-01-11 |
| MARLER, James Ian | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2009-01-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-01-01 |
| MCWILLIAMS, Wendy Jane | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| PACE, David | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2007-10-05 |
| PARKINSON, Geoffrey John | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| RITCHIE, Brendan Dominic | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| SMITH, Paul Raymond | Director | 2013-06-02 | 2019-10-04 |
| TELFER, Andrew James William | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2009-12-31 |
| TELFER, Andrew James William | Director | 2004-12-20 | 2008-11-14 |
| TURNER, Steve | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-09-26 |
| WATKINS, Jayne Belinda | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2006-01-01 |
| WEIR, Catherine Ann | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-01-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Michael John | Director | 2003-03-19 | 2022-02-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-16 | 2003-02-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willmott Dixon Fm Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+22.4%
£170,429,643 £208,642,558
-
Cash
+0.8%
£5,555,000 £5,600,000
-
Net assets
+35.4%
£9,715,724 £13,155,830
-
Employees
+5.9%
999 1,058
-
Operating profit
+57.1%
£2,894,255 £4,546,498
-
Profit before tax
+59%
£2,899,196 £4,609,578
-
Wages
+14.3%
£39,597,880 £45,274,939
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