FORENSIC ARCHIVE LTD
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Cash
£1.1M
+82.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£25K
+147.2% vs 2024
Employees
12
+9.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.1M
+27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,636,000 | £1,788,000 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£365,000 | £82,000 | +122.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,552,000 | -£1,127,000 | +27.4% | |
| Net profit | -£1,552,000 | -£1,127,000 | +27.4% | |
| Cash | £582,000 | £1,061,000 | +82.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,653,000 | £2,368,000 | -10.7% | |
| Net assets | -£53,000 | £25,000 | +147.2% | |
| Equity | -£53,000 | £25,000 | +147.2% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 12 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £445,000 | £458,000 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £105,000 | £108,000 | +2.9% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -22.3% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | -94.9% | -63.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.8% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 101.2% | 99.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | -0.31x | 0.07x |
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
- FORENSIC ARCHIVE LTD 2012-10-01 → present
- FORENSIC SCIENCE SERVICE LTD. 2005-10-31 → 2012-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have therefore continued to be prepared on a going concern basis. The Service Level Agreement in place between FAL and the Home Office for the provision of an archive service, which currently runs until Autumn 2027; The annual running costs and infrastructure of the archive are funded by the Home Office as set out in the SLA; The Home Office has repeatedly and regularly confirmed its assurances to the board of directors that it will provide sufficient liquidation aid to meet the company's long-term liabilities, including the full wind down costs.”
Group structure
- FORENSIC ARCHIVE LTD · parent
- Forensic Science Service Ltd 100%
- Forensic8 Limited 100%
- JFK Audio Visual & Photographic Services Limited 100%
- Iforensic Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The saga of the sale of FAL's last remaining freehold property, a carpark in central Birmingham, continues to drag on. Planning permission has now been granted, subject to the satisfactory conclusion of the s.106 agreement between Birmingham City Council and the developer. However, capacity issues within the Council have delayed negotiations, and a putative completion date is not currently clear.”
- “After CMA approval, Eurofins bought out financially troubled Cellmark Forensics last year, preventing its collapse and meaning that FAL were not called upon as the Archive of Last Resort.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEWHURST, Jason Peter | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
| FENDLEY, Alison Denise | Director | 2012-10-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| PRINCE, Christophe Rupert Iain Martin | Director | 2018-07-11 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY, Roderick James | Secretary | 2005-12-06 | 2006-01-19 |
| NAGPAL, Charu | Secretary | 2005-10-31 | 2005-12-06 |
| STRACHAN, Jeremy Alan Watkin | Secretary | 2006-01-19 | 2012-04-30 |
| ANTHONY, Roderick James | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2006-04-30 |
| BALDWIN, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2012-04-30 |
| BENNETT, Simon David, Dr | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BLOXHAM, Anthony | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2012-04-30 |
| BOYLE, Anthony Mark | Director | 2008-12-17 | 2010-10-18 |
| CLARKE, David Michael | Director | 2005-12-22 | 2012-09-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Martin James | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2005-12-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, William Reginald | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2012-09-30 |
| HADKISS, Christopher | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2012-03-31 |
| HAY-PLUMB, Paula Maria | Director | 2006-11-27 | 2012-09-30 |
| HEWITT-JONES, Richard Francis | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2012-09-30 |
| HOBBS, Peter Thomas Goddard | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2006-04-25 |
| HOWITT, Trevor Harry | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2006-12-31 |
| LOVELAND, Michael Robert | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2006-09-25 |
| MACDONALD, Alexander Bruce, Dr | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2018-07-16 |
| NAGPAL, Chanu | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2005-12-06 |
| PALMER, Neil Richard | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2005-12-06 |
| PRATT, Alan Palaic | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2019-09-18 |
| REVILL, Ian | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2009-12-31 |
| STEWART, Jennifer Lucy Claire | Director | 2019-09-18 | 2021-09-01 |
| TURNER, Mark | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2010-12-31 |
| WEBB, Stephen Francis | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| WERRETT, David John, Dr | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2007-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasury Solicitor | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.