F. R. F. BRIDGEND LIMITED
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Cash
£374k
+49.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6m
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
27
+8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£20k
+117.8% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,062,864 | £18,644,975 | £21,883,629 | £25,561,939 | £24,557,227 | £24,652,521 | +0.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,501 | -£169,088 | -£27,361 | +83.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£139,092 | £82,989 | £27,408 | £50,961 | -£114,117 | £20,322 | +117.8% | |
| Net profit | -£166,214 | £33,598 | -£22,251 | -£8,519 | -£107,771 | £28,131 | +126.1% | |
| Cash | £761,671 | £2,081,171 | £618 | £60 | £250,655 | £374,435 | +49.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,493,678 | £4,987,490 | £4,999,535 | £5,023,113 | £4,907,586 | £4,927,908 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,480,551 | £4,684,093 | £4,661,842 | £4,653,323 | £4,545,552 | £4,573,683 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £4,480,551 | £4,684,093 | £4,661,842 | £4,653,323 | £4,545,552 | £4,573,683 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 27 | +8% | |
| Wages | £765,251 | £981,717 | £1,112,683 | £1,042,610 | £1,098,259 | £1,267,486 | +15.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.0% | -0.7% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | 0.2% | -0.1% | -0.0% | -0.4% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.4% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.5% | 36.6% | 26.7% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 33.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.12x | 2.47x | 2.32x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the shares held by G Francis the ultimate controlling party of the Group, were transferred. As a result, control of the Group passed from G Francis to B Francis and H Francis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, Gareth Jeremy | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | — | British |
| FRANCIS, Gareth Jeremy | Director | 2000-01-21 | May 1949 | British |
| WATKINS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2009-12-01 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RADCLIFFE, John Stuart | Secretary | 2000-01-21 | 2009-03-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-01-21 | 2000-01-21 |
| GUMMER, Harold John | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2019-03-31 |
| RADCLIFFE, John Stuart | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2009-03-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-01-21 | 2000-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frf Motors Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.