FELLOWES LTD
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Cash
£19m
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£50m
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
395
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
-27% 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 | £114,389,433 | £117,557,099 | £105,394,401 | -10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,078,251 | £7,264,325 | £4,818,387 | -33.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,503,275 | £8,111,876 | £5,925,444 | -27% | |
| Net profit | £5,615,732 | £5,901,531 | £4,402,543 | -25.4% | |
| Cash | £18,239,428 | £17,036,985 | £18,953,868 | +11.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,325,947 | £50,494,657 | £52,920,923 | +4.8% | |
| Net assets | £42,755,946 | £46,970,227 | £50,318,723 | +7.1% | |
| Equity | £42,755,946 | £46,970,227 | £50,318,723 | +7.1% | |
| Average employees | 402 | 411 | 395 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £17,170,301 | £17,768,841 | £17,360,953 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £248,348 | £253,418 | £240,685 | -5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,159 | £13,019 | £53,799 | +313.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £248,348 | £240,399 | — | — |
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 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.3% | 14.4% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.9% | 40.3% | 33.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.43x | 2.31x | 2.75x | |
| Interest cover | 11.10x | 24.45x | 41.19x |
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
- FELLOWES LTD 2001-11-15 → present
- FELLOWES MANUFACTURING (U.K.) LIMITED 1965-11-30 → 2001-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the group's current cash position, forecast operating cash flows, and the results of the downside analysis performed, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months...”
Group structure
- FELLOWES LTD · parent
- Fellowes Iberica SL 100%
- Fellowes Poland SA 100%
- Fellowes Leonardi SpA 100%
- Fellowes Australia PTY 99.9%
- Crossjin Limited 60.6%
- Fellowes Korea Limited 70%
- Posturite Limited 100%
- Fellowes Russia 60.6%
Significant events
- “On 7 May 2025 Fellowes Ltd purchased the remaining shares in Fellowes Poland SA, representing 4.97% of their share capital.”
- “On 13 June 2025 Fellowes Ltd purchased the remaining shares in Fellowes Leonardi SpA, representing 10% of their share capital.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARGREAVES, James Paul | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | — | — |
| EISENMENGER, Jameson Lee | Director | 2022-11-08 | Apr 1977 | American |
| FELLOWES, James | Director | — | Jun 1946 | American |
| FELLOWES, John Everett | Director | 2012-10-24 | Apr 1978 | American |
| HARGREAVES, James Paul | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLINGHAM, Stephen George | Secretary | — | 1993-09-29 |
| TOON, Andrew John | Secretary | 1993-09-29 | 2022-04-01 |
| BELLINGHAM, Stephen George | Director | — | 2002-08-31 |
| CARSON, Steven Leroy | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2022-10-31 |
| CARSON, Steven Leroy | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-15 |
| CARSON, Steven Leroy | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-15 |
| CLARK, Raymond | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| CLEUGH, John Norman | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-04-06 |
| DAVIS, Andrea Jayne | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2012-05-31 |
| FELLOWES, John Everett | Director | — | 2005-12-06 |
| FELLOWES, Peter | Director | 2002-08-09 | 2005-05-06 |
| KOCH, Joseph Thompson | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2012-01-31 |
| TOON, Andrew John | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2022-04-01 |
| VAN BEEK, Michele Cornelis Gerardus | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2012-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowes Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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
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