MEDLOCK FRB LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
+106.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.4m
+4.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
64
-8.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£238k
-65.9% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,929,535 | £43,222,300 | £34,805,254 | £40,910,826 | £45,756,144 | £40,590,009 | -11.3% | |
| Operating profit | £52,731 | -£375,803 | £80,136 | £468,047 | £737,806 | £267,685 | -63.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £48,776 | -£379,617 | £79,114 | £427,960 | £699,198 | £238,168 | -65.9% | |
| Net profit | £30,785 | -£312,373 | £598,989 | £540,849 | £710,877 | £474,755 | -33.2% | |
| Cash | £2,517,516 | £3,113,537 | £540,126 | £1,923,643 | £1,495,739 | £3,093,222 | +106.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,903,900 | £1,597,573 | £2,396,486 | £2,591,337 | £2,731,061 | £2,761,569 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,621,607 | £1,420,736 | £1,929,725 | £2,245,574 | £2,323,998 | £2,433,952 | +4.7% | |
| Equity | £1,621,607 | £1,420,736 | £1,929,725 | £2,245,574 | £2,323,998 | £2,433,952 | +4.7% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 72 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 64 | -8.6% | |
| Wages | £2,639,460 | £3,078,164 | £2,985,130 | £3,020,428 | £3,515,419 | £3,258,013 | -7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £352,734 | £489,073 | £540,506 | £550,969 | £543,282 | £568,560 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £51,773 | £64,417 | £72,077 | +11.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £157,924 | £106,829 | £128,231 | +20% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | -0.9% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | -0.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | -23.5% | 3.3% | 18.1% | 27.0% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.7% | 90.1% | 79.7% | 78.9% | 80.3% | 78.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.20x | 1.19x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 11.61x | -98.53x | 14.80x | 11.68x | 19.11x | 8.90x |
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
- MEDLOCK FRB LIMITED 2012-03-28 → present
- MEDLOCK INTERIORS LIMITED 2006-11-16 → 2012-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- 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”
Significant events
- “with £100,000 (2024 - £Nil) of amounts owed to Medlock FRB Limited in relation to financial support written off upon dissolution of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRURY, Colin Thomas | Director | 2008-10-20 | May 1967 | British |
| EARL, William Roger | Director | 2025-04-14 | Dec 1986 | British |
| MCGUIRE, Darren Mark | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| PEDEN, Michael | Director | 2013-11-04 | May 1957 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRURY, Colin Thomas | Secretary | 2008-02-22 | 2014-05-30 |
| DRURY, Colin Thomas | Secretary | 2006-11-16 | 2007-05-01 |
| SHADDICK SMITH LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2008-02-22 |
| ADDY, Christopher | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-06-21 |
| CORFIELD, Neil | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| CROSTHWAITE, Stephen | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2022-11-04 |
| DUNSTER, Andrew | Director | 2006-11-16 | 2024-12-31 |
| HARRISON, James Andrew | Director | 2023-01-03 | 2025-12-23 |
| LEWIS, Daniel | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| NEWTON, Nigel Ernest | Director | 2024-04-01 | 2024-09-13 |
| THORNBORROW-JONES, Christopher | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| WHEELER, David Robert | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medlock Frb Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Colin Thomas Drury | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-13 |
| Mr Andrew Dunster | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-13 |
| Mr Michael Peden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.