FLEXIFORM BUSINESS FURNITURE LIMITED
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Cash
£558K
+372.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£482K
-15.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
134
+12.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£206K
+92.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,754,000 | £22,735,000 | £23,674,000 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | £77,000 | £156,000 | £277,000 | +77.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £52,000 | £107,000 | £206,000 | +92.5% | |
| Net profit | £52,000 | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £412,000 | £118,000 | £558,000 | +372.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,106,000 | £968,000 | £806,000 | -16.7% | |
| Net assets | £811,000 | £572,000 | £482,000 | -15.7% | |
| Equity | £811,000 | £572,000 | £482,000 | -15.7% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 119 | 134 | +12.6% | |
| Wages | £4,869,000 | £4,833,000 | £5,118,000 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £19,000 | £267,000 | £323,000 | +21% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 16.1% | 34.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.3% | 90.8% | 93.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 0.78x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | 3.08x | 3.18x | 3.90x |
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
- FLEXIFORM BUSINESS FURNITURE LIMITED 1992-06-19 → present
- DALESCRAFT OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED 1990-11-13 → 1992-06-19
- SOVSHELFCO (NO.81) LIMITED 1990-09-21 → 1990-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- M.T.Manley & Co. Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Directors are committed to continued investment in the business, both through significant sums spent on improvement activities, and also major investment in new plant & machinery.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNS, James Andrew Abbotson | Secretary | 2004-05-21 | — | British |
| DOWNS, James Andrew Abbotson | Director | 2003-01-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| HEWITT, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-04-24 | Jan 1968 | British |
| PARRISH, Mark | Director | 2023-08-25 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTRAM, Bernard Michael | Secretary | — | 1995-07-31 |
| ASH, Roderick Martin | Secretary | 1995-07-31 | 2000-02-29 |
| DOWNS, James Andrew Abbotson | Secretary | 2001-03-16 | 2003-07-15 |
| LAWTON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2000-02-29 | 2000-09-20 |
| MCMELLON, Christopher John | Secretary | 2000-09-20 | 2001-03-16 |
| CYBRUS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-10-27 | 2004-05-21 |
| MONTPELLIER GROUP NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-07-15 | 2003-10-27 |
| ANTRAM, Bernard Michael | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| ASH, Roderick Martin | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2000-02-29 |
| ASHTON, Geoffrey | Director | 1997-04-08 | 1999-02-24 |
| BOND, Gordon | Director | 1998-03-14 | 2001-03-20 |
| BONSEY, Colin Peter | Director | 2001-11-09 | 2003-12-31 |
| BORWICK, Luke Malise | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2003-11-05 |
| BOSWORTH, Richard Michael | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2010-02-25 |
| BOURDON, Richard Charles | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2018-04-19 |
| CURRAN, Hugh Anthony | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2002-02-11 |
| DARBYSHIRE, Ian Simpson | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1999-09-30 |
| EASTLAKE, David | Director | 1998-10-27 | 2000-11-29 |
| HARTHILL, Edward | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2000-12-07 |
| HETHERINGTON, Peter Ernest | Director | — | 1998-03-14 |
| HEWITT, Kenneth Anthony | Director | — | 1998-03-14 |
| KERSHAW, Stanley Inman | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| MCLELLAN, Hugh | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2004-05-21 |
| NELMES, Robert Speirs | Director | — | 1998-03-14 |
| OVEREND, Richard John | Director | 1998-03-14 | 1999-01-05 |
| PEARCE, Tracey | Director | 2023-08-25 | 2025-06-16 |
| PELHAM, Roy James | Director | 1998-03-14 | 1999-06-08 |
| PRESTON, Graham John | Director | 1999-03-17 | 2001-03-16 |
| SAUNDERS, Nick Vincent | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2020-05-15 |
| WHITEHEAD, Alan Robert | Director | — | 1998-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Info Supplier Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 363 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-01-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-29 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-09-16 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-09-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-09 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-09 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 12
- 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.