FERNOX LIMITED
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Cash
£41k
-67.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£67m
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
73
+10.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4m
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,289,000 | £37,712,000 | £41,677,000 | +10.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,245,000 | £3,542,000 | £3,921,000 | +10.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,308,000 | £3,606,000 | £3,976,000 | +10.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,082,000 | £2,080,000 | £3,675,000 | +76.7% | |
| Cash | £47,000 | £126,000 | £41,000 | -67.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £61,032,000 | £63,187,000 | £66,787,000 | +5.7% | |
| Net assets | £61,032,000 | £63,112,000 | £66,787,000 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £61,032,000 | £63,112,000 | £66,787,000 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 66 | 73 | +10.6% | |
| Wages | £4,141,000 | £4,929,000 | £5,138,000 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £279,000 | £256,000 | £242,000 | -5.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £279,000 | £256,000 | £242,000 | -5.5% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 9.4% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 5.5% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.0% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 12.46x | 8.02x | 12.30x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FERNOX LIMITED 2019-10-15 → present
- ALPHA ASSEMBLY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2016-10-28 → 2019-10-15
- ALPHA FRY LIMITED 1995-12-22 → 2016-10-28
- FRY'S METALS LIMITED 1925-09-01 → 1995-12-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have considered forecasts of trading and cash flows for the company, which are subject to a group cash pooling process which are available on call to the company, and have determined that the company has, or can expect to have, sufficient working capital for its needs for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. This was supported by a letter of support from the ultimate parent company, Element Solutions Inc. ... The directors consider this to have no impact on the going concern assessment and therefore consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FERNOX LIMITED · parent
- Alent Brazil Soldas Ltda 1%
- Cookson India Private Limited 1%
- Alpha Metals Mexico SA de CV 0.2%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DORMAN, Carey James | Director | 2025-11-01 | Jan 1989 | American |
| LIND, Caroline Simonne | Director | 2025-02-01 | May 1973 | American |
| MARAIS, Charel Petrus | Director | 2024-01-15 | Apr 1971 | Dutch |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen | Secretary | 2015-06-12 | 2016-02-24 |
| LAKE, David John | Secretary | 2004-01-30 | 2010-02-18 |
| MURRAY, Daniel James | Secretary | 2013-11-07 | 2015-06-12 |
| NADESAN, Vasantha | Secretary | 1997-11-11 | 2002-07-18 |
| PATEL, Bharat Kumar | Secretary | 1993-11-15 | 1997-05-30 |
| POOLE, Simon Robert | Secretary | 2010-02-18 | 2013-11-07 |
| POWELL, Rufus | Secretary | 2002-07-18 | 2004-01-30 |
| WARNER, Andrew Simon | Secretary | 1997-05-30 | 1997-11-11 |
| WILSON, Hugh Clement | Secretary | — | 1993-11-15 |
| ASHWORTH, Paul Antony | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2017-11-09 |
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-02-10 |
| BEDDER, Rodney Charles | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| BILHAM, Roger | Director | — | 1998-10-30 |
| BOWMAN, Thomas Ian | Director | 1994-08-16 | 2000-03-08 |
| BROOKER CAREY, Brian | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| BROWN, Keith Burdon | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Gerard Peter, Mr. | Director | 2005-03-24 | 2007-11-01 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2023-02-15 | 2025-11-01 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-10-18 |
| CONNOLLY, John Patrick | Director | 2017-04-07 | 2017-11-09 |
| COPE, James Campbell Findlay | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1996-08-31 |
| CORRIGAN, Edward Charles | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1999-09-17 |
| CRIMP, David John | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2016-02-10 |
| CRIMP, David John | Director | 1999-04-23 | 2003-06-30 |
| DAVEY, Andrew Stephen | Director | — | 1994-11-15 |
| DRAISEY, Robin | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| ELLISTON, Bryan Richard | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-11-07 |
| ERICSON, Thaddeus Scott | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-03-31 |
| ERTMANN, Richard John | Director | 2003-08-03 | 2007-11-01 |
| FELL, Rachel Sara | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-03-21 |
| GIBBENS, Mark Gordon | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2018-02-16 |
| JACOBOSKI, David Allen | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2016-11-21 |
| MALTHOUSE, Richard Martin Hilary | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2013-11-07 |
| MCDONALD, Ernest Colin | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2025-10-15 |
| MCDONALD, Ernest Colin | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2016-02-10 |
| MERCALLI, Filippo | Director | 2019-03-31 | 2023-02-15 |
| MOLOZNIK, Bruce | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2016-02-10 |
| MONTEIRO, Frank Joseph | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2017-04-07 |
| O'HARA, Simon Andrew | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2015-02-27 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Warren Arthur | Director | 1994-01-07 | 1998-07-31 |
| PASCOE, Graham | Director | — | 1996-11-01 |
| POOLE, Simon Robert | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2016-02-10 |
| RAISHBROOK, Neil | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2016-02-10 |
| ROBINS, Martine Antoinette | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2014-01-31 |
| SHARPE, Raymond Paul | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1999-08-20 |
| SIEGMUND, Michael Jerome | Director | 2018-02-16 | 2019-03-31 |
| STEAD, Andrew John | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2006-09-04 |
| VAN VELTHOVEN, Valentijn | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-03-31 |
| WILSON, Hugh Clement | Director | — | 1993-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alent Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.