ALAN FIRMIN LIMITED
Trading as Firmin, the Kent-based company provides road haulage and freight transport services alongside commercial property letting.
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Cash
£220K
-85.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£66M
+8.5% vs 2024
Employees
109
-9.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.2M
+549% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,528,323 | £19,963,306 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £810,336 | £8,326,996 | +927.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,371,502 | £6,158,082 | +549% | |
| Net profit | -£1,117,129 | £4,459,007 | +499.1% | |
| Cash | £1,502,227 | £219,955 | -85.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £89,407,323 | £95,171,538 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £61,200,927 | £66,376,184 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £61,200,927 | £66,376,184 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 109 | -9.2% | |
| Wages | £5,606,164 | £5,168,390 | -7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,365,746 | £1,318,176 | -3.5% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 41.7% | |
| Net margin | -5.7% | 22.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 0.37x | 3.80x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ALAN FIRMIN LIMITED 2000-07-10 → present
- ALAN FIRMIN (LINTON) LIMITED 1957-02-25 → 2000-07-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves LLP
- 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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRMIN, Michael Paul | Secretary | 2005-12-26 | — | British |
| DENYER, Paul Keith | Director | 2007-12-21 | Oct 1974 | British |
| FIRMIN, Michael Paul | Director | 2000-09-28 | Jul 1970 | British |
| FIRMIN, Paul Alan | Director | — | Jul 1944 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIRMIN, Maurice Alan | Secretary | — | 2005-12-26 |
| FIRMIN, Ian Maurice | Director | — | 2019-04-30 |
| FIRMIN, Maurice Alan | Director | — | 2005-12-26 |
| MARTIN, David Alfred | Director | — | 1996-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Paul Firmin | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Significant influence | 2017-07-29 | Active |
| Mr Paul Keith Denyer | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-29 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Kaj Gunnar Eriksson-Lee | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2017-07-29 | Active |
| Mr Ian Maurice Firmin | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
| Mr Paul Alan Firmin | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.