FORTERRO UK ORDERWISE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
+33.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
-33.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
112
-11.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.5M
+27.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,293,865 | £16,462,469 | £18,774,971 | +14% | |
| Operating profit | £3,874,018 | £4,141,009 | £5,310,913 | +28.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,911,177 | £4,349,932 | £5,529,097 | +27.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,343,427 | £3,449,877 | £6,337,137 | +83.7% | |
| Cash | £222,126 | £1,551,205 | £2,072,560 | +33.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,397,312 | £3,668,779 | £2,491,966 | -32.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,202,343 | £3,452,220 | £2,289,357 | -33.7% | |
| Equity | £3,202,343 | £3,452,220 | £2,289,357 | -33.7% | |
| Average employees | 140 | 126 | 112 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £5,514,846 | £5,604,432 | £6,744,509 | +20.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £31,314 | £20,357 | -35% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.8% | 25.2% | 28.3% | |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 21.0% | 33.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 114.0% | 112.9% | 213.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 1.02x | 1.04x |
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
- FORTERRO UK ORDERWISE LIMITED 2024-11-13 → present
- WISE SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED 2003-01-10 → 2024-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the ability of the Company to continue to operate as a going concern based on cash held at the time of approving the financial statements combined with forecasts which reflect continuing strong trade performance, generating significant cash inflows. On the basis of their review the directors are satisfied that the Company will have adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future, accordingly they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORBES, Dean Anthony Edward | Director | 2022-07-29 | Oct 1978 | British |
| SMOLINSKI, Paul | Director | 2022-07-29 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLAM, Rachel | Secretary | 2003-01-10 | 2022-07-29 |
| ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-10 | 2003-01-10 |
| GARNER-JONES, Louise | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2021-12-17 |
| HALLAM, David Gerrard | Director | 2003-01-10 | 2022-07-29 |
| HALLAM, Rachel | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2022-07-29 |
| LIGGETT, Alex | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2022-07-29 |
| RIDGLEY, Steven Christopher Bennett | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2022-07-29 |
| ROBERTS, Jon Anthony | Director | 2021-10-14 | 2022-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forterro Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-29 | Active |
| Mr David Gerrard Hallam | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2017-02-04 | Ceased 2017-02-04 |
| Wise Technology Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-08-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2022-08-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company | |
| 2022-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2022-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.