LOFTHOUSE OF FLEETWOOD LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2027-09-30 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-14 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-01-31

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£18M

-14.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£107M

+10.5% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

344

+7.8% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£14M

+93.5% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

LOFTHOUSE OF FLEETWOOD LIMITED·Consumer Staples median · n=819

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Turnover	—	—	£33,120,744	—	—	£64,849,343	£79,151,665
Operating profit	—	—	-£5,116,727	—	—	£5,643,910	£12,142,289
Profit before tax	—	—	-£5,061,965	—	—	£7,022,556	£13,588,770
Net profit	—	—	-£4,712,467	—	—	£5,201,159	£10,154,225
Cash	—	—	£32,159,136	—	—	£21,563,765	£18,366,418
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	£89,413,632	—	—	£102,837,244	£112,926,790
Net assets	—	—	£85,865,201	—	—	£96,762,122	£106,915,847
Equity	£87,598,279	£90,579,668	£85,865,201	£87,932,799	£91,561,463	£96,762,122	£106,915,847
Average employees	—	—	334	—	—	319	344
Wages	—	—	£10,475,629	—	—	£11,934,768	£13,217,693
Directors' remuneration	—	—	£45,184	—	—	£342,625	£423,500

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31

Turnover

+22.1%

£64,849,343 £79,151,665

highest in 3 filed years
Cash

-14.8%

£21,563,765 £18,366,418

lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets

+10.5%

£96,762,122 £106,915,847

highest in 3 filed years
Employees

+7.8%

319 344

highest in 3 filed years
Operating profit

+115.1%

£5,643,910 £12,142,289

highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax

+93.5%

£7,022,556 £13,588,770

highest in 3 filed years
Wages

+10.7%

£11,934,768 £13,217,693

highest in 3 filed years

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	-15.4%	—	—	8.7%	15.3%
Net margin	—	—	-14.2%	—	—	8.0%	12.8%
Return on capital employed	—	—	-5.7%	—	—	5.5%	10.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	—	10.3%	13.7%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	11.78x	7.01x

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

LOFTHOUSE OF FLEETWOOD LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
LOFTHOUSE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED 1963-11-18 → 1977-12-31

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis: FRS 102
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: Xeinadin Audit Limited
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The company has at it's disposal a lengthy and consistent record of strong cash generation which is more than sufficient to meet it's day-to-day working capital requirements. The directors have reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future and for at least 12 months from the date that these financial statements are approved. Therefore, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

“2025 delivered a step-change in performance for the company. Record quarterly sales were achieved, and sustained improvements in manufacturing profit.”
“The company exits 2025 with high morale, tight cost control, and clear growth levers for 2026.”
“extensive capital expenditure during the previous two financial years which in the main relates to new production facilities and upgraded machinery.”
“Fisherman's Friend continues to be a key player in the global throat lozenges market and with technological innovation and advancement will further optimise the performance of production and products.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 4 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
LOFTHOUSE, Duncan Charles	Secretary	—	—	British
LOFTHOUSE, Duncan Charles	Director	—	Nov 1951	British
LOFTHOUSE, Linda Mary	Director	2021-09-29	Jul 1952	British

Show 4 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
LOFTHOUSE, Alan Frederick	Director	—	1994-09-26
LOFTHOUSE, Doreen Wilson	Director	—	2021-03-31
LOFTHOUSE, James Anthony	Director	—	2018-01-26
LOFTHOUSE, James William	Director	—	2001-05-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Mrs Doreen Wilson Lofthouse Obe	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Ceased 2021-03-31
Mr James Anthony Lofthouse	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Ceased 2018-01-26
Mr Duncan Charles Lofthouse	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 112 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-21	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2026-02-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-04-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-01-31	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-05-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-01-31	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-05-10	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-02-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2022-09-05	SH06	capital	Capital cancellation shares
2022-09-05	SH03	capital	Capital return purchase own shares
2022-04-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-02-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2021-09-30	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2021-07-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-04-07	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2021-04-06	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2021-02-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2020-04-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2020-02-03	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2019-04-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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