THE FUTURE LABORATORY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-24
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-09 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-25
Watchouts
Cash
£526K
-31% vs 2022
Net assets
-£333K
-172% vs 2022
Employees
45
-2.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£211K
-454.3% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-24.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,133,092 | £4,624,369 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£25,004 | -£194,707 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£37,986 | -£210,561 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£58,735 | -£210,561 | |
| Cash | £740,385 | £355,101 | £77,663 | — | £763,195 | £526,477 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,323,770 | -£942,925 | -£472,341 | — | -£120,330 | -£164,703 | |
| Net assets | -£1,323,770 | -£988,758 | -£507,619 | — | -£122,440 | -£333,001 | |
| Equity | -£1,323,770 | -£988,758 | -£507,619 | -£636,961 | -£122,440 | -£333,001 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 51 | 51 | — | 46 | 45 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,605,988 | £2,635,994 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £471,666 | £425,069 |
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
-9.9%
£5,133,092 £4,624,369
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Cash
-31%
£763,195 £526,477
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Net assets
-172%
-£122,440 -£333,001
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Employees
-2.2%
46 45
lowest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-678.7%
-£25,004 -£194,707
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Profit before tax
-454.3%
-£37,986 -£210,561
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Wages
+1.2%
£2,605,988 £2,635,994
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -0.5% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.1% | -4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 20.8% | 118.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 105.6% | 117.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.84x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.39x | -11.17x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMOND, Martin John | Director | 2000-10-03 | Oct 1961 | British |
| SANDERSON, Christopher Graham | Director | 2000-10-03 | Dec 1968 | British |
| TOGETHER GROUP STUDIOS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2022-11-16 | — | — |
| TOGETHER GROUP VENTURES & PROJECTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2022-11-16 | — | — |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERSON, Christopher Graham | Secretary | 2000-10-03 | 2022-11-16 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-03 |
| BUNTING, Cliff | Director | 2020-05-18 | 2023-10-06 |
| HARDY, Trevor | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2018-03-31 |
| PILLOT DE CHENECEY, Sean Alexander Ross | Director | 2000-10-03 | 2001-01-01 |
| SAVIGAR, Tom | Director | 2007-04-27 | 2019-12-31 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tghb3 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-11-16 | Active |
| Mr Martin John Raymond | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Mr Christopher Graham Sanderson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2022-11-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.