FOTHERGILL POLYCOM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-01 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£165K
-15.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-30.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
72
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£896K
-68.7% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,696,757 | £16,916,980 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,951,785 | £2,018,128 | |
| Profit before tax | £703,814 | — | £2,862,617 | £896,093 | |
| Net profit | £451,115 | — | £2,173,329 | £788,553 | |
| Cash | £442,707 | — | £195,021 | £164,600 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,812,071 | — | £7,868,268 | £5,659,141 | |
| Net assets | £6,117,549 | — | £7,341,968 | £5,130,521 | |
| Equity | £6,117,549 | £8,168,639 | £7,341,968 | £5,130,521 | |
| Average employees | 65 | — | 67 | 72 | |
| Wages | £2,053,810 | — | £2,304,121 | £2,646,848 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £153,901 | — | £165,841 | £1,000,000 |
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-4.4%
£17,696,757 £16,916,980
-
Cash
-15.6%
£195,021 £164,600
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-30.1%
£7,341,968 £5,130,521
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.5%
67 72
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-31.6%
£2,951,785 £2,018,128
-
Profit before tax
-68.7%
£2,862,617 £896,093
-
Wages
+14.9%
£2,304,121 £2,646,848
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.7% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 12.3% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 37.5% | 35.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 38.6% | 55.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.27x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 33.10x | 16.54x |
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
- FOTHERGILL POLYCOM LIMITED 2013-10-14 → present
- FERGUSON POLYCOM LIMITED 2000-08-04 → 2013-10-14
- HALLCO 430 LIMITED 2000-04-19 → 2000-08-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- FOTHERGILL POLYCOM LIMITED · parent
- Alfred O'Ferguson & Company Limited 100%
- Polycom Limited 100%
- Firefly Training Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The most significant risk currently faced by the company is the worldwide economic downturn.”
- “The company will continue to focus on growth through investment in innovation, research, product development and quality control.”
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £3,000,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENNAN, Alison | Director | 2024-11-30 | Jun 1994 | Irish |
| BRENNAN, Mary | Director | 2024-11-30 | Oct 1985 | Irish |
| HOLLAND, James | Director | 2024-09-26 | Nov 1987 | Irish |
| HOLLAND, Yvonne | Director | 2024-09-26 | May 1987 | Irish |
| HOPSON, Trevor Alan | Director | 2011-03-14 | Dec 1962 | British |
| LAMB, Cheryl Mary | Director | 2011-06-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MIDANI, Nader Alan | Director | 2009-03-18 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOAM, Jackie | Secretary | 2003-09-12 | 2009-03-18 |
| BRIERLEY, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-03-18 | 2009-05-07 |
| O'GARA, Gabriel Peter | Secretary | 2000-07-24 | 2008-04-24 |
| HALLIWELLS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-19 | 2000-07-24 |
| BOAM, Jacqueline | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2018-08-03 |
| BRENNAN, Patrick Gerard | Director | 2000-07-24 | 2024-09-26 |
| BRENNAN, Veronica Anne | Director | 2008-04-24 | 2024-09-26 |
| BRIERLEY, Stephen | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2009-05-07 |
| CRAMB, Alison Michelle | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2011-03-14 |
| MORAN, John Vincent | Director | 2011-03-14 | 2016-02-12 |
| O'GARA, Gabriel Peter | Director | 2000-07-24 | 2008-04-24 |
| WHITWORTH, Matthew Christopher | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2011-06-28 |
| HALLIWELLS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-19 | 2000-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Gerard Brennan | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Brennan Enterprise Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-23 | 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
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