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T FRENCH & SON LTD
Cash
£1M
+38.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+7.5% vs 2023
Employees
93
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£732K
-8.4% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC292873
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2005-11-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-10-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £798,913 | £732,185 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £616,502 | £564,905 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,062,644 | £1,469,664 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,464,011 | £6,981,922 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,683,918 | £6,107,823 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £5,683,918 | £6,107,823 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 93 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,641,434 | £3,779,828 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- William Duncan + Co (Audit) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “There is an ongoing legal case where funds may be due to T French & Son Ltd. We don't have an exact quantification of the value at this stage.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMENEMY, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | 2005-11-08 | — | British |
| FRENCH, Elizabeth | Director | 2011-11-30 | Jun 1947 | British |
| FRENCH, Thomas | Director | 2011-11-30 | Apr 1946 | British |
| FRENCH, Thomas John | Director | 2005-11-08 | Sep 1973 | British |
| GRAHAM, Sandra Adams | Director | 2011-11-30 | Jan 1972 | British |
| MCMENEMY, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2005-11-08 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-11-08 | 2005-11-08 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-11-08 | 2005-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas French | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth French | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-05-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-05-03 | CH03 | officers | change person secretary company with change date |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-06-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-07-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2019-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-07-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-10-31
6.24
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.295 × 6.56 = +1.93
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.093 × 6.72 = +0.62
- Book equity / Total liabilities 3.508 × 1.05 = +3.68
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
25.9
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 42
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 46
- Accounts trajectory 58
- 5 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees -4% YoY
- Net Assets +7% YoY