FORTICRETE LIMITED
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Cash
£318K
+412.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£26M
-3.7% vs 2023
Employees
272
-23.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
+48% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £42,827,000 | £35,639,000 | -16.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,566,000 | -£1,339,000 | +47.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,586,000 | -£1,344,000 | +48% | |
| Net profit | -£2,015,000 | -£1,032,000 | +48.8% | |
| Cash | £62,000 | £318,000 | +412.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,529,000 | £29,075,000 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £27,100,000 | £26,101,000 | -3.7% | |
| Equity | £27,100,000 | £26,101,000 | -3.7% | |
| Average employees | 357 | 272 | -23.8% | |
| Wages | £14,974,000 | £11,396,000 | -23.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £258,000 | £287,000 | +11.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.0% | -3.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.7% | -4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.16x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that it is reasonable to adopt a going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. This is based on an expectation that the Company and its ultimate parent group ('the Group') have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company invested £3m in automated plant at our South Yorkshire Walling factory that will enable sigificant levels of operational efficiency, tangible enhancements in product quality, whilst also supporting improvements in safety.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2024-07-31 | — | — |
| HICKS, William David | Director | 2019-11-25 | May 1979 | British |
| HOLLAND, Craig | Director | 2019-11-21 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HUDSON, Joseph Henry | Director | 2018-04-04 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS, Robert | Secretary | 2016-04-22 | 2019-11-08 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2019-11-08 | 2023-01-27 |
| HARDY, Stephen Philip | Secretary | 2009-01-30 | 2014-12-11 |
| JONES, Philip | Secretary | — | 2009-01-30 |
| KHALFEY, Shamshad | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2016-04-22 |
| PARKER, Rebecca Anne | Secretary | 2023-01-27 | 2024-07-31 |
| BARRY, Anthony Dermot | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| BENNION, Angus William | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2017-05-24 |
| BODDY, Frederick John Richard | Director | — | 1995-12-12 |
| BRIND, Mark Derek | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2019-02-26 |
| BULL, Geoffrey Ronald | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2011-04-08 |
| BURNS, Brian David | Director | — | 1996-05-24 |
| COGHLAN, John Matthew Patrick | Director | — | 1995-11-08 |
| DAVEY, Peter | Director | 2008-02-20 | 2015-04-23 |
| FURLONG, Christopher Nathaniel | Director | — | 1995-12-12 |
| GODSON, Daniel John | Director | 1994-12-08 | 1999-12-31 |
| GRAY, Shaun | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2009-09-23 |
| HARDY, Stephen | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2014-12-11 |
| HOUGHTON, Mark Whitfield | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-04-19 |
| HUGHES, Liam Patrick | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2006-07-11 |
| LAMBERT, John | Director | 2001-04-09 | 2018-12-31 |
| MAHONY, Christopher James | Director | — | 1996-03-01 |
| MCCANN, Rossa | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2000-02-21 |
| MCLEISH, Christopher Mark | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2025-10-10 |
| O'BRIEN, Richard James | Director | 1996-04-15 | 2000-02-21 |
| OBRIEN, John Francis | Director | 2001-04-09 | 2010-10-28 |
| OMAHONY, William Ignatius | Director | — | 1995-06-13 |
| RICHMOND, Mark | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| SHEPPARD, Wayne Martin | Director | 2006-07-11 | 2018-04-04 |
| SHEPPARD, Wayne Martin | Director | 1995-04-05 | 2002-12-31 |
| SIMS, Kevin John | Director | — | 2019-08-31 |
| TENCH, Lesley Owen | Director | — | 2000-02-21 |
| TICHIAS, Ian Alan | Director | 2017-05-24 | 2020-02-29 |
| VAN STRATEN, Kees | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| WATERS, Darren Andrew | Director | 2021-05-04 | 2023-03-24 |
| WRIGHT, Timothy William | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2024-09-30 |
| YATES, Mark John | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2019-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibstock Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.