FENCE STORES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6M
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.3M
+8.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
75
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.5M
+12% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,819,446 | £15,823,030 | £17,075,243 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £935,016 | £1,263,599 | £1,385,015 | +9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £941,226 | £1,299,986 | £1,456,542 | +12% | |
| Net profit | £728,181 | £964,902 | £1,088,467 | +12.8% | |
| Cash | £2,916,124 | £2,780,489 | £2,632,938 | -5.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,493,587 | £6,095,092 | £6,756,806 | +10.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,245,198 | £5,748,370 | £6,254,021 | +8.8% | |
| Equity | £5,245,198 | £5,748,370 | £6,254,021 | +8.8% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 73 | 75 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £2,022,638 | £2,165,008 | £2,312,556 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £24,492 | £110,108 | £204,068 | +85.3% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 8.0% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 6.1% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 20.7% | 20.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.66x | 3.46x | 3.70x | |
| Interest cover | 37.68x | 71.39x | 52.80x |
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
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- 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.”
Group structure
- FENCE STORES LIMITED · parent
- Fence Stores Projects Limited
Significant events
- “Sold two houses, with further property developments near completion.”
- “Shareholders incorporated Fence Stores Projects Limited for building projects.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDALL, Steven Sidney | Secretary | 2001-03-31 | — | British |
| LAYMAN, Matthew | Director | 2026-05-05 | Feb 1979 | British |
| RANDALL, Lee Robert | Director | 2024-11-14 | Aug 1986 | British |
| RANDALL, Lewis John | Director | 2024-03-20 | Jun 1992 | British |
| RANDALL, Steven Sidney | Director | 1996-02-21 | Mar 1963 | British |
| ROSSITER, Keith James | Director | 2026-05-05 | Dec 1978 | British |
| ROSSITER, Mark George | Director | 2009-08-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
| TOOMER, Steven Mark Andrew | Director | 1997-04-17 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSSITER, Mark George | Secretary | 2009-08-01 | 2010-02-20 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-21 | 1996-02-21 |
| MILLSTREAM ACCOUNTING SERVICES | Corporate Secretary | 1996-02-21 | 2001-03-21 |
| THOMPSON, Miles Henry | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2022-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Randall | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-07-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2022-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.