FRAMESTORE LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£7.3m
+413.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£5.5m
-0.8% vs 2024
Employees
1,259
-2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
-55.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £123,202,000 | £130,462,000 | £129,013,000 | -1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,218,000 | -£58,000 | £496,000 | +955.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £625,000 | -£815,000 | -£1,269,000 | -55.7% | |
| Net profit | -£724,000 | £597,000 | -£45,000 | -107.5% | |
| Cash | £2,556,000 | £1,430,000 | £7,349,000 | +413.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,129,000 | £33,562,000 | £39,440,000 | +17.5% | |
| Net assets | -£6,082,000 | -£5,485,000 | -£5,530,000 | -0.8% | |
| Equity | -£6,082,000 | -£5,485,000 | -£5,530,000 | -0.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,206 | 1,287 | 1,259 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £77,072,000 | £83,881,000 | £83,547,000 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,325,000 | £1,363,000 | £1,217,000 | -10.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £5,000 | £7,000 | +40% | |
| Highest paid director | £518,000 | £471,000 | £439,000 | -6.8% |
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 | 1.0% | -0.0% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.6% | 0.5% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.6% | -0.2% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 109.2% | 107.4% | 107.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.55x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | 0.68x | -0.03x | 0.16x |
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
- FRAMESTORE LIMITED(THE) 1986-10-01 → present
- BERMASKA LIMITED 1985-12-17 → 1986-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “These cashflow forecasts reflect the repayment of existing debt obligations which occurred on 1 April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGEE, Michael John | Director | — | May 1962 | British |
| SARGENT, William Desmond | Director | — | Aug 1956 | Irish |
| SULLIVAN, Melanie | Director | 2007-04-02 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WEBBER, Timothy John, Mr. | Director | 1993-11-25 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTON, Sally Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-03-10 | 2006-06-28 |
| KEMP, Joanna | Secretary | 2000-12-07 | 2005-03-10 |
| REED, Sharon Margaret | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| SULLIVAN, Melanie | Secretary | 2006-06-28 | 2025-11-14 |
| CITY GROUP PLC | Corporate Secretary | 1998-01-30 | 2000-12-07 |
| BAPTISTE, Elivs | Director | 1996-08-16 | 1996-08-23 |
| BARCLAY, Alastair Robert Christopher | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2000-12-07 |
| DOCHERTY, John Paul | Director | — | 1992-03-30 |
| GLYNN, Richard Ian | Director | 1998-10-27 | 2000-04-01 |
| GREENE, Martha | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2000-12-07 |
| KINGMAN, John | Director | 2004-03-03 | 2006-01-17 |
| LEWIS, Steven | Director | 1998-10-27 | 2000-08-16 |
| MILNE, Anthony Michael | Director | 1995-04-26 | 2016-12-11 |
| PARKER, Christopher John | Director | 1993-11-24 | 1998-10-12 |
| REED, Sharon Margaret | Director | — | 2016-12-11 |
| SPEARMAN, John Litting | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2016-12-11 |
| WHITTAKER, Adam Roy | Director | — | 2000-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidedraw Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.