FINE-CAST FOUNDRY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£745K
-59.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-26.7% vs 2024
Employees
46
-23.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13K
-98.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,106,472 | £5,643,178 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,066,372 | -£32,303 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,029,875 | £12,768 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £993,623 | £23,634 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,857,924 | £744,729 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,662,951 | £4,799,476 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,911,521 | £4,331,057 | |
| Equity | £5,292,116 | — | — | — | — | £5,911,521 | £4,331,057 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 46 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,077,852 | £1,570,113 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £19,975 | £19,760 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-38%
£9,106,472 £5,643,178
-
Cash
-59.9%
£1,857,924 £744,729
-
Net assets
-26.7%
£5,911,521 £4,331,057
-
Employees
-23.3%
60 46
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Operating profit
-103%
£1,066,372 -£32,303
-
Profit before tax
-98.8%
£1,029,875 £12,768
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Wages
-24.4%
£2,077,852 £1,570,113
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.9% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 16.0% | -0.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.71x | 4.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 28.14x | -1.14x |
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
- PHH Accountancy 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The company has invested a significant amount of time and resources into new and existing market sectors during the year, with a heavy emphasis on research and development to ensure the future success of the company.”
- “The company continues to invest in its R&D program to ensure that its in-house expertise and processing techniques are industry leading and it can continue to remain competitive and offer services to a global market. To achieve this the company has budgeted to spend in excess of £1m on R&D projects in the next twelve months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRATTON HEATLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2002-09-10 | Jul 1960 | British |
| GRATTON-HEATLEY, David | Director | 2010-04-26 | Jul 1984 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRATTON HEATLEY, Carolyn Patricia | Secretary | 2002-09-14 | 2025-01-21 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-06 | 2002-09-11 |
| GANDER, Anthony Ian | Director | 2013-09-26 | 2018-02-28 |
| NICHOLS, Brian David | Director | 2002-09-10 | 2007-12-07 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-09-06 | 2002-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Cast Assets Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2020-03-11 | Active |
| Mr David Gratton-Heatley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-03-18 | Active |
| Mr Christopher John Gratton Heatley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.