NORTON FOLGATE MARKETING LTD
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Cash
£756K
-6.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.5M
+8.7% vs 2024
Employees
14
-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£267K
-51.1% first positive since 2023
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 | £18,430,000 | £21,794,000 | £21,173,000 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£546,000 | £500,000 | £202,000 | -59.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£438,000 | £546,000 | £267,000 | -51.1% | |
| Net profit | -£347,000 | £417,000 | £200,000 | -52% | |
| Cash | £625,000 | £811,000 | £756,000 | -6.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,680,000 | £2,723,000 | £2,497,000 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £2,680,000 | £2,297,000 | £2,497,000 | +8.7% | |
| Equity | £2,680,000 | £2,297,000 | £2,497,000 | +8.7% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 15 | 14 | -6.7% | |
| Wages | £1,074,000 | £1,130,000 | £893,000 | -21% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £228,000 | £288,000 | £256,000 | -11.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.0% | 2.3% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | -1.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.4% | 18.4% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 61.3% | 52.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 1.81x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | -23.74x | 13.51x | 50.50x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- 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
- “Turnover decreased in 2025 by 2.9% to £21.2 million (2024: £21.8 million) due to loss of some customer programmes, alongside an unfavourable climate impact on the cherry season.”
- “The food supply chain is currently experiencing inflationary pressures driven by both global and national factors.”
- “The Company is part of an Argent Foods Group cash pooling arrangement.”
- “All assets are held as collateral for bank facilities advanced to Group members. The facilities are secured under an all assets debenture dated 18 September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CULLEY, Anthony Mark | Director | 2024-04-04 | Apr 1961 | British |
| FALLOWFIELD-SMITH, James | Director | 2021-06-14 | May 1987 | English |
| GRAY, David John | Director | 2007-11-09 | Apr 1959 | British |
| WALKER, Christopher Frank | Director | 2024-04-04 | Mar 1963 | British |
| WATERMAN, Thomas | Director | 2025-01-24 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Andrew John | Secretary | 2007-11-09 | 2008-05-20 |
| LLOYD, Michael James | Secretary | 2006-11-14 | 2007-11-09 |
| LLOYD, Terri Carolyn | Secretary | 1997-01-16 | 2006-12-14 |
| BARNES, Andrew John | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2019-01-16 |
| DAWSON, Robin Charles Alfred | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2024-03-28 |
| FORBES, Duncan Robert | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2016-12-15 |
| HANCOCK, Matthew Charles | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2024-10-31 |
| LLOYD, Michael James | Director | 1997-01-16 | 2007-11-09 |
| OLDCORN, John | Director | 2018-06-20 | 2021-06-14 |
| OLINS, Adam Lewis | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2016-09-27 |
| OLINS, Laurence Stephen | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2016-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Folgate Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.