CLAUDE FENTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.7M
-32.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£36M
+3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
84
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-32% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £19,105,000 | £15,678,000 | £14,854,000 | -5.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,653,000 | £2,595,000 | £1,977,000 | -23.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,490,000 | £2,964,000 | £2,016,000 | -32% | |
| Net profit | £1,336,000 | £2,293,000 | £1,273,000 | £1,832,000 | £2,090,000 | £1,625,000 | -22.2% | |
| Cash | £4,077,000 | £4,242,000 | £4,835,000 | £3,894,000 | £4,012,000 | £2,691,000 | -32.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,474,000 | £35,787,000 | £36,221,000 | £39,619,000 | £39,984,000 | £43,213,000 | +8.1% | |
| Net assets | £23,164,000 | £26,354,000 | £27,833,000 | £33,820,000 | £35,275,000 | £36,349,000 | +3% | |
| Equity | £23,164,000 | £26,354,000 | £27,833,000 | £33,820,000 | £35,275,000 | £36,349,000 | +3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 84 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,250,000 | £4,366,000 | £4,310,000 | -1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £602,000 | £523,000 | £550,000 | +5.2% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 13.9% | 16.6% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.6% | 13.3% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 6.7% | 6.5% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.56x | 1.65x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 7.23x | 12.13x | 9.84x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- 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 Group's or the Parent 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.”
Group structure
- CLAUDE FENTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Alan Hadley Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton (Plant Hire) Limited 100%
- Fenton Technology Solutions Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton (Construction) Limited 100%
- Arrowhead Hire Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton (Plant) Limited 100%
- Claw Scaffold Limited 100%
- Fenton Hadley Contracts Limited 100%
- Hill Industrial Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton (BM) Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton Manufacturing Limited 100%
- Sheerhire Limited* 100%
- Southern Hoist Services Limited 100%
- Claude Fenton Estates Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The construction sector was already struggling with the impact of high material cost increases, planning delays and high interest rates and this has been exacerbated by the effect of government taxation increase which have further slowed the economy. The group has also absorbed significant increases in staff employment costs and business rates. Between September 2024 and September 2025 headcount has been reduced by over 5%. The group has also reduced or delayed capital expenditure wherever possible.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, Matthew | Secretary | 2004-06-22 | — | British |
| FENTON, Matthew Robert Paul | Director | 2004-09-23 | Oct 1978 | British |
| FENTON, Paul Robert | Director | — | Dec 1941 | British |
| HARPER, Anthony John | Director | 1995-06-22 | Jul 1956 | British |
| RAYNS, Chris | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENTON, James Stuart | Secretary | 1995-06-22 | 2004-06-22 |
| SEAL, Raymond Colin | Secretary | 1991-05-14 | 1995-03-04 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Secretary | 1995-03-07 | 1995-05-31 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Secretary | — | 1991-05-14 |
| FENTON, James Stuart | Director | 1995-06-22 | 2004-07-15 |
| GAMMER, David Burnett | Director | — | 2019-08-30 |
| GRAY, Douglas Allan | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
| WILSON, Alan Victor | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.