FIRST WATER RAMSBURY LIMITED
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Cash
£241k
-57.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.9m
-22.4% first positive since 2021
Employees
95
-2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£852k
-75.3% vs 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 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,915,000 | £5,165,000 | £6,560,000 | £10,452,000 | £10,747,964 | £10,961,135 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £136,000 | £171,000 | -£2,870,000 | £570,000 | -£456,556 | -£760,086 | -66.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £43,000 | £179,000 | -£2,774,000 | £521,000 | -£486,275 | -£852,297 | -75.3% | |
| Net profit | -£17,000 | £399,000 | -£2,497,000 | £297,000 | -£701,539 | -£852,297 | -21.5% | |
| Cash | £546,000 | £781,000 | £368,000 | £1,172,000 | £565,205 | £241,083 | -57.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,032,000 | £4,099,000 | — | — | £5,059,965 | £4,094,345 | -19.1% | |
| Net assets | -£311,000 | £4,099,000 | £1,602,000 | £1,899,000 | £3,798,800 | £2,946,503 | -22.4% | |
| Equity | -£311,000 | £4,099,000 | £1,602,000 | £1,899,000 | £3,798,800 | £2,946,503 | -22.4% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 80 | 77 | 84 | 97 | 95 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £2,077,000 | £1,537,000 | £2,168,000 | £2,644,000 | £3,521,874 | £3,948,178 | +12.1% | |
| 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 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 3.3% | -43.8% | 5.5% | -4.2% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | 7.7% | -38.1% | 2.8% | -6.5% | -7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | 4.2% | — | — | -9.0% | -18.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 104.3% | 44.2% | 71.8% | — | 51.0% | 67.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.22x | 1.74x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -15.36x | -8.24x |
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
- FIRST WATER RAMSBURY LIMITED 2002-05-15 → present
- OVAL (1726) LIMITED 2002-04-19 → 2002-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Gentell LLC has confirmed its intention to provide such financial support as is necessary to enable the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFORD, Michael Paul | Director | 2024-03-31 | Jan 1981 | American |
| NAVAZIO, David | Director | 2024-03-31 | Nov 1960 | American |
| QUILTY, Edward Joseph | Director | 2024-03-31 | Nov 1950 | American |
| SINGH, Rupinder | Director | 2024-03-31 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Wendy | Secretary | 2018-07-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| BARNES, Justin David Christian | Secretary | 2002-05-13 | 2015-02-27 |
| JACKSON, Travis Ryan | Secretary | 2024-01-18 | 2024-03-31 |
| SMITH, Rebecca Louise | Secretary | 2015-02-27 | 2016-11-03 |
| SURBEY, David Ronald | Secretary | 2021-04-26 | 2023-11-30 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-19 | 2002-05-13 |
| ANDREWS, Clifford John | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2015-02-27 |
| ANDREWS, Philip James | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2015-02-27 |
| BARNES, Justin David Christian | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2015-02-27 |
| BONTE, Lionel | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2024-03-11 |
| CARTER, Christopher Mark | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2018-07-12 |
| CULLEN, David Timothy | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| DICKINSON, Wendy | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| EDWARDS, Paul | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-04-30 |
| FOWLER, Matthew John | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-12-12 |
| HARDCASTLE, Graham Stuart | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| JOHNSON, Mark Weston | Director | 2024-03-11 | 2024-03-31 |
| PETREANU, John | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-02-01 |
| ZAHN, Oskar | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-04-15 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-19 | 2002-05-13 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-19 | 2002-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentell Snow Usa Holdco, Llc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-31 | Active |
| First Water Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.