FOSECO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£45m
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
-36.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.4m
-13.6% lowest 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 | £32,473,000 | £17,248,000 | £15,317,000 | -11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £19,509,000 | £6,227,000 | £4,979,000 | -20% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,804,000 | £8,581,000 | £7,416,000 | -13.6% | |
| Net profit | £19,281,000 | £7,691,000 | £6,621,000 | -13.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £38,815,000 | £45,424,000 | +17% | |
| Net assets | — | £38,800,000 | £45,421,000 | +17.1% | |
| Equity | £31,109,000 | £38,800,000 | £45,421,000 | +17.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 11 | 7 | -36.4% | |
| Wages | — | £1,290,000 | £984,000 | -23.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £179,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £24,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £179,000 | — | — |
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 | 60.1% | 36.1% | 32.5% | |
| Net margin | 59.4% | 44.6% | 43.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.0% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 15.8% | 2.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.71x | 5.84x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered current and forecast liquidity and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATTERTHWAITE, Michael | Secretary | 2008-07-31 | — | British |
| KNOWLES, Henry James | Director | 2013-12-02 | Mar 1969 | British |
| LEWIS, Christopher | Director | 2024-11-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| SATTERTHWAITE, Michael | Director | 2013-03-21 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSSON, Alan Paul | Secretary | 2000-08-22 | 2001-09-14 |
| LAMB, John Edward | Secretary | — | 1996-07-24 |
| PARKER, Edward Geoffrey | Secretary | 1996-07-24 | 1999-11-26 |
| ROBERTS, Sharon Mary | Secretary | 2001-09-14 | 2008-07-31 |
| SIN-FAI-LAM, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 1999-11-26 | 2000-08-22 |
| WEEDON, Rebecca Jayne | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2001-09-14 |
| BARWICK, Roger William | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| BRIGGS, John | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| CHATER, Alan Malcolm | Director | 1993-01-18 | 1998-02-01 |
| DEAN, Paul David | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2008-04-04 |
| DEARDEN, Michael Bailey | Director | — | 1997-05-09 |
| DEE, John Robert Land | Director | — | 1993-01-18 |
| DELANEY, Ian Neil | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| ELLIOTT, John | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| ELLISTON, Bryan Richard | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2014-03-31 |
| FELL, Rachel Sara | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2013-03-21 |
| GALLOWAY, Warren Ernest Inall | Director | 1995-06-08 | 1998-06-01 |
| GARNER, Peter John | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| HARRISON, Anthony James | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2014-12-31 |
| HOBBINS, David William | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| HUSSEY, David Gordon | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2008-04-04 |
| ISSOTT, Martin John | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| JOHNSON, Roland | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2011-10-31 |
| JONES, Martin Barry | Director | 1993-01-18 | 2001-09-14 |
| LAWSON, Ian James | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2019-10-31 |
| MALTHOUSE, Richard Martin Hilary | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2013-12-02 |
| MATHEI, Nicolas Dominique Marie-Cecile | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-09-07 |
| MILLAR, Gary, Dr | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2008-09-30 |
| MILLAR, Gary, Dr | Director | 2001-03-31 | 2006-09-26 |
| OWEN, Gerald Digby Torrington, Dr | Director | — | 1995-06-08 |
| PLUTSHACK, Lee | Director | 2006-05-04 | 2009-04-01 |
| ROBERTS, Sharon Mary | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2008-07-31 |
| SIOW, Kim Fong | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2016-12-21 |
| SLEIGHT, Anthony | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| SMITH, Garry | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2019-06-30 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-10-31 |
| SPENCE, Deryck Michael | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| STEAD, Andrew John | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2013-05-13 |
| SYKES, Richard Mark | Director | 2012-02-06 | 2015-03-31 |
| VENKATRAMAN, Sunderrajan | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| WATTON, Victor Charles | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesuvius Overseas Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-27 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-30 | 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.