A.J. FORSTER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-29 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+56.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
13
-13.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+151.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,241,304 | £12,184,910 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £772,292 | £1,505,997 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £508,893 | £1,280,484 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,037,101 | £1,055,287 | |
| Cash | £124,024 | £591,867 | £1,360,122 | £1,333,001 | £1,271,676 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£130,998 | £5,787,926 | £5,844,456 | £6,038,904 | £6,933,014 | |
| Net assets | -£130,998 | -£52,088 | £367,712 | £1,599,629 | £2,504,916 | |
| Equity | -£130,998 | -£52,088 | £367,712 | £1,599,629 | £2,504,916 | |
| Average employees | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £302,273 | £352,268 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £20,466 | £27,288 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+8.4%
£11,241,304 £12,184,910
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Cash
-4.6%
£1,333,001 £1,271,676
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Net assets
+56.6%
£1,599,629 £2,504,916
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
-13.3%
15 13
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Operating profit
+95%
£772,292 £1,505,997
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Profit before tax
+151.6%
£508,893 £1,280,484
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Wages
+16.5%
£302,273 £352,268
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.9% | 12.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.2% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.8% | 21.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.69x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.77x | 5.99x |
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
- A.J. FORSTER LIMITED 2009-01-09 → present
- A.J. FORSTER HOLDINGS LIMITED 1999-09-10 → 2009-01-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors deem the company a going concern and in their opinion the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTER, Tracey Louise | Secretary | 2004-05-20 | — | British |
| FORSTER, Christopher James | Director | 2014-11-13 | Feb 1990 | British |
| FORSTER, Kayley Louise | Director | 2026-02-20 | Mar 1988 | British |
| FORSTER, Mark Andrew | Director | 1999-09-10 | Nov 1965 | British |
| FORSTER, Tracey Louise | Director | 2004-05-20 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSTER, Catherine May | Secretary | 2000-04-03 | 2004-03-20 |
| FORSTER, Roy David | Secretary | 1999-09-10 | 2000-04-03 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-10 | 1999-09-10 |
| FORSTER, Catherine May | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2007-10-11 |
| FORSTER, Roy David | Director | 1999-09-10 | 2004-05-20 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-09-10 | 1999-09-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Andrew Forster | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-10 | Ceased 2026-02-20 |
| Mrs Tracey Louise Forster | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-10 | Ceased 2026-02-20 |
| Mr Christopher James Forster | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.