FUTURE FORWARDING COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6m
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.8m
+13.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
43
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£989k
+74.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,804,397 | £31,175,254 | £35,435,557 | £33,592,658 | £31,098,682 | £35,780,836 | +15.1% | |
| Operating profit | £562,597 | £1,439,294 | £1,914,112 | £1,209,165 | £441,470 | £891,537 | +101.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £552,407 | £1,437,698 | £1,913,166 | £1,265,081 | £566,891 | £988,588 | +74.4% | |
| Net profit | £442,999 | £1,159,462 | £1,538,433 | £950,228 | £430,014 | £723,707 | +68.3% | |
| Cash | £1,388,759 | £2,019,868 | £3,899,276 | £4,433,493 | £4,563,721 | £4,649,981 | +1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £776,818 | £1,959,061 | £3,501,959 | £3,896,637 | £4,216,141 | £4,797,358 | +13.8% | |
| Net assets | £763,612 | £1,923,074 | £3,461,507 | £3,851,735 | £4,171,752 | £4,750,459 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £763,612 | £1,923,074 | £3,461,507 | £3,851,735 | £4,171,752 | £4,750,459 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,160,476 | £1,151,959 | £1,305,354 | £1,638,909 | £1,623,585 | £1,749,993 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £189,156 | £160,083 | £100,709 | £116,182 | £171,296 | £123,658 | -27.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £1 | — | — |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.4% | 73.5% | 54.7% | 31.0% | 10.5% | 18.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.2% | 76.8% | 60.5% | 44.5% | 50.7% | 49.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.22x | 1.92x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 55.21x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- Richard Smedley Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors are confident the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- FUTURE FORWARDING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Future Forwarding Glasgow Limited
- Future Forwarding Farnborough Limited
Significant events
- “In November 2025, the group established Future Forwarding Farnborough Limited, extending its geographic coverage into the South of England and enhancing its ability to support customers on a nationwide basis.”
- “Future Forwarding Glasgow Limited delivered a significantly improved financial performance during the year, moving from a loss before tax of £166k in its first year of trading to a profit before tax of £144k in 2025.”
- “The group also continued to invest in technology, systems and people to support future growth. This was largely in the implementation of artificial intelligence ("AI") solutions designed to improve operational efficiency and enhance customer service.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWFORD, Richard James | Director | 2021-02-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| SMITH, Colin Geoffrey | Director | 2010-04-15 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND, David William | Secretary | — | 2021-05-17 |
| BIGGIN, David John | Director | 1993-03-29 | 2021-08-26 |
| BROWN, Pamela | Director | 2014-02-19 | 2022-06-24 |
| DAINES, Steven Richard | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2005-09-01 |
| HOLLAND, David William | Director | — | 2021-05-17 |
| HOLLAND, Peter John | Director | — | 2017-04-30 |
| MCKINNA, Anthony | Director | 1994-04-19 | 2007-09-14 |
| THORNTON, Stuart Graham | Director | — | 2009-11-10 |
| TOUNSEND, Timothy Gareth | Director | — | 2002-10-22 |
| TURNER, Alan | Director | — | 2014-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Geoffrey Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-04-16 | Active |
| Future Forwarding ( Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-07 | Ceased 2020-04-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.