FERNO (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
-20% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
59
+3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.1M
+4.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | £17,915,640 | £16,275,174 | £17,543,533 | +7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,569,502 | £1,591,151 | £1,587,610 | -0.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,794,158 | £1,994,444 | £2,078,826 | +4.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,130,477 | £1,526,035 | £1,640,550 | +7.5% | |
| Cash | £2,230,817 | £1,619,035 | £1,295,333 | -20% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,890,064 | £15,323,071 | £16,411,085 | +7.1% | |
| Net assets | £12,744,423 | £14,565,309 | £14,941,506 | +2.6% | |
| Equity | £12,744,423 | £14,565,309 | £14,941,506 | +2.6% | |
| Average employees | 59 | 57 | 59 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £1,534,405 | £1,652,575 | £1,550,168 | -6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £340,113 | £308,753 | £151,986 | -50.8% |
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 | 14.3% | 9.8% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 9.4% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 10.4% | 9.7% | |
| Current ratio | 5.85x | 5.72x | 6.25x |
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
- FERNO (UK) LIMITED 1992-05-29 → present
- F.W.EQUIPMENT CO.LIMITED 1971-04-08 → 1992-05-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being the period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “FY2026 will see the launch of several new innovations from Ferno including the PX2/PF2 Cot & Fastener system which has been developed to eliminate Lift/Bend and Push/Pull which will be sold globally. In addition, we will be launching the VIPER2 Cot & VLS Loading system which includes many enhancements which customers have been looking for and this will be available from the start of the year. There are some other innovations that will be developed locally at the UK facility which will provide enhancements on an existing product including advanced technology.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOURGRAF, Joseph George | Director | 1999-12-11 | Nov 1960 | American |
| ELLIS, Jonathan Stewart, Mr. | Director | 2008-06-11 | Feb 1968 | British |
| GULLETTE, Rodney Benjamin | Director | 2021-12-23 | Jul 1968 | American |
| LAPINE, Gloria Renee | Director | 2019-10-16 | Nov 1955 | American |
| NOZYKOWSKA-MERKLE, Malgorzata Anna | Director | 2010-12-15 | Jul 1969 | Polish |
| RAMSEY, Dorothy Ann | Director | 2022-01-11 | Mar 1963 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWTON, Gail Margaret | Secretary | 1998-05-01 | 2008-06-11 |
| MORRISON, Ronald Robert | Secretary | — | 1998-05-01 |
| BOURGRAF, Elroy Edwin | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2021-07-14 |
| BOURGRAF, Elroy Edwin | Director | — | 1999-12-01 |
| DISANTO, James Michael | Director | 2019-06-18 | 2019-08-16 |
| EVANS, Elvin James | Director | — | 1992-01-06 |
| HARRIS, Peter William | Director | — | 1993-01-03 |
| HILES, Gary | Director | — | 2021-11-18 |
| LAWTON, Gail Margaret | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2008-06-11 |
| MORRISON, Ronald Robert | Director | — | 1998-05-01 |
| REID, Marshall | Director | 2022-01-04 | 2025-01-31 |
| RIORDAN, Paul Charles | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| WARD, Philip | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2008-06-11 |
| WILBY OSTJ, John Michael | Director | 1993-02-15 | 1994-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joseph George Bourgraf | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2017-01-01 |
| Mr Elroy Edwin Bourgraf, Jr | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Joseph George Bourgraf | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-02-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-02-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.