THE FEMALE HEALTH COMPANY (UK) PLC
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Cash
£1.8m
USD 2,373,000
+110.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7m
USD 9,457,000
-46.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
167
-3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£117k
USD 157,000
-85.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,488,543 | £10,146,411 | £7,445,114 | -26.6% | |
| Operating profit | £711,129 | £819,452 | £110,144 | -86.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £711,948 | £819,452 | £116,842 | -85.7% | |
| Net profit | £496,727 | -£347,352 | -£359,455 | -3.5% | |
| Cash | £539,280 | £840,368 | £1,766,019 | +110.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,067,921 | £15,879,585 | £7,038,029 | -55.7% | |
| Net assets | £14,067,921 | £13,156,047 | — | — | |
| Equity | £14,067,921 | £15,879,585 | £7,038,029 | -55.7% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 173 | 167 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £807,692 | £1,844,327 | £1,817,370 | -1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.744 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 8.1% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | -3.4% | -4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 5.2% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.3% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 31.76x | 6.46x | 4.68x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE FEMALE HEALTH COMPANY (UK) PLC 1997-07-25 → present
- CHARTEX INTERNATIONAL PLC 1989-12-20 → 1997-07-25
- TESTHOUR PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-11-03 → 1989-12-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE FEMALE HEALTH COMPANY (UK) PLC · parent
- The Female Health Company (M) Sdn Bhd 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 June 2026, The Female Health Company (UK) Plc entered into a £500,000 overdraft facility with HSBC Malaysia.”
- “On 24 June 2026, a subsidiary undertaking, FHC Malaysia, entered into trade financing facilities of RM10,000,000 and an overdraft facility of RM2,000,000 with HSBC Malaysia.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARNETT, Irene | Secretary | 2022-08-01 | — | — |
| SHEMMER, Yadin Aharon Bar | Director | 2024-12-30 | Sep 1975 | American |
| TATZ, Kyle | Director | 2024-12-30 | Apr 1990 | American |
| TAYLER, Martin Clifford | Director | 2014-09-15 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIELSEN, Poul | Secretary | — | 1996-07-31 |
| PUTTICK, Nicholas Anthony | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 2017-04-20 |
| TAYLER, Martin Clifford | Secretary | 2020-01-07 | 2022-08-01 |
| BURKE, John Vernon | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1996-02-13 |
| FELCH, Donna | Director | 2007-01-12 | 2013-09-25 |
| FRANTZEN, Valdemar | Director | — | 1996-02-01 |
| GILBERT, Kevin John | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2019-01-04 |
| GRECO, Michele | Director | 2019-05-10 | 2024-12-30 |
| GRECO, Michele | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2016-11-21 |
| KING, Karen Louise | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2015-07-10 |
| LEEPER, Mary Ann | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| NIELSEN, Poul | Director | — | 1996-07-31 |
| PAGAC, Karl Heinz | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| PARRISH, Overton Burgin | Director | 1996-02-01 | 2014-05-07 |
| POPE, Michael | Director | 1995-01-20 | 2014-09-15 |
| PUTTICK, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2007-01-12 | 2017-04-20 |
| SHIRE, Martin Robert | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| STEINER, Mitchell Shuster, Dr | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2024-12-30 |
| TODD, Charles Thomas | Director | 2019-01-04 | 2019-05-10 |
| WAIN, Denis Walter | Director | 1995-01-20 | 1997-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Future Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-12-30 | Active |
| The Female Health Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-10 | 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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.