FOREST GATE (CORBY) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-11 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£887K
+7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
78
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£109K
-40.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £23,267,021 | £18,998,285 | £27,236,333 | £24,743,336 | |
| Operating profit | — | £278,862 | £393,783 | £247,256 | £160,602 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £227,645 | £360,946 | £182,295 | £109,126 | |
| Net profit | — | £191,483 | £290,253 | £132,136 | £83,804 | |
| Cash | — | — | £463,722 | £150,239 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £629,219 | £1,200,257 | £992,414 | £962,258 | |
| Net assets | — | £592,899 | £773,152 | £828,966 | £887,154 | |
| Equity | £571,416 | £592,899 | £773,152 | £828,966 | £887,154 | |
| Average employees | — | 95 | 90 | 78 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | £2,620,113 | £2,390,161 | £2,543,218 | £2,522,240 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £40,239 | £33,196 | £134,255 | £147,714 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-9.2%
£27,236,333 £24,743,336
-
Cash
-100%
£150,239 £0
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+7%
£828,966 £887,154
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
78 78
-
Operating profit
-35%
£247,256 £160,602
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-40.1%
£182,295 £109,126
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-0.8%
£2,543,218 £2,522,240
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 44.3% | 32.8% | 24.9% | 16.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.44x | 11.97x | 3.81x | 3.12x |
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
- FOREST GATE (CORBY) LIMITED 2000-12-07 → present
- REPAIROPTION LIMITED 2000-08-23 → 2000-12-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or co”
Group structure
- FOREST GATE (CORBY) LIMITED · parent
- FG (Corby) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERTAGENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-11-17 | — | — |
| HORN, Rachael Louise | Director | 2022-05-10 | Mar 1980 | British |
| MASSON, Nicholas | Director | 2022-05-10 | Jan 1991 | British |
| MASSON, William John Ritchie | Director | 2000-10-06 | Nov 1955 | British |
| PARKER, Barry Stephen | Director | 2000-10-06 | Apr 1957 | British |
| PARKER, Shirley May | Director | 2013-07-25 | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER, Barry Stephen | Secretary | 2004-07-31 | 2004-11-17 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-06 | 2004-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-23 | 2000-10-06 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-08-23 | 2000-10-06 |
| MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-06 | 2004-07-31 |
| MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-06 | 2004-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Gate (Corby) Property Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-01 | Active |
| Mr William John Ritchie Masson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-14 |
| Mr Barry Stephen Parker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-14 |
| Mrs Shirley May Parker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.