FORENSIC ANALYTICS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-21 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£821K
-18.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+6.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
71
+7.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
+41.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£3,432,583 | -£1,995,053 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£3,213,608 | -£1,989,254 | |
| Cash | £796,767 | £866,119 | — | — | £1,008,345 | £821,428 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £774,758 | £742,349 | — | — | £3,409,733 | £3,442,992 | |
| Net assets | £425,019 | £574,082 | — | — | £3,098,891 | £3,311,279 | |
| Equity | — | £574,082 | — | — | £3,098,891 | £3,311,279 | |
| Average employees | 18 | 31 | — | — | 66 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,849,358 | £5,451,646 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.78x | — | — | — | — | — |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BHP 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.”
Significant events
- “Two new products entered the market in the year.”
- “The Company is leading the way with compliance with the UK Forensic Science Regulator Code (FSRC), which become mandatory from 2nd October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOY, Joseph Luke | Director | 2024-12-06 | Nov 1968 | British |
| MCNULTY, Graham Keith | Director | 2023-06-21 | Jun 1970 | British |
| MCQUADE, Gerard | Director | 2021-06-21 | Oct 1960 | British |
| RICK, Stephen John | Director | 2020-07-06 | Jan 1954 | British |
| STEPNEY, Robert Adam | Director | 2023-06-21 | Feb 1976 | British |
| MERCIA FUND MANAGEMENT (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2025-09-17 | — | — |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Daniel David | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-11-10 |
| CLELAND, Rory | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| FAHEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2021-10-22 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin Charles | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2021-10-22 |
| GRIFFITHS, Stephen James | Director | 2018-02-19 | 2021-10-22 |
| HAUSLER, Andrew Ross | Director | 2023-06-21 | 2024-12-06 |
| HAUSLER, Andrew Ross | Director | 2015-03-11 | 2021-10-22 |
| HAUSLER, Andrew Ross | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2015-03-11 |
| HOY, Joseph Luke | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2023-06-21 |
| KLEIBERGEN, Martijn Christian | Director | 2025-04-29 | 2025-09-17 |
| LOVELL, Adam Jeremy Tom | Director | 2023-03-22 | 2025-04-29 |
| WARREN, Jason Kenneth | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2023-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercia Fund Management Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-10-22 | Active |
| Mr Martin Charles Griffiths | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
| Mr Andrew Ross Hausler | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
| Mr Joseph Luke Hoy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
| Mr Joseph Luke Hoy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-10-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-21 | 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
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-18.5%
£1,008,345 £821,428
-
Net assets
+6.9%
£3,098,891 £3,311,279
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.6%
66 71
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+41.9%
-£3,432,583 -£1,995,053
-
Wages
+12.4%
£4,849,358 £5,451,646
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