ANCALA FORNIA HOLDCO LIMITED
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Cash
£29k
-46.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£66k
-25% vs 2025
Employees
390
+18.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£13k
+19.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,919,000 | £49,596 | £60,122 | +21.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,440,000 | £1,813 | £6,275 | +246.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£20,341,000 | -£16,297 | -£13,159 | +19.3% | |
| Net profit | -£19,905,000 | -£17,408 | -£14,965 | +14% | |
| Cash | £30,036,000 | £53,771 | £28,837 | -46.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £459,152,000 | £454,441 | £535,488 | +17.8% | |
| Net assets | -£36,456,000 | -£53,053 | -£66,292 | -25% | |
| Equity | -£36,456,000 | -£53,053 | -£66,292 | -25% | |
| Average employees | 298 | 330 | 390 | +18.2% | |
| Wages | £12,942,000 | £16,681 | £21,504 | +28.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £605,000 | £1,262 | £1,275 | +1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £73,000 | £50 | £33 | -34% | |
| Highest paid director | £293,000 | £740 | £689 | -6.9% |
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 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 3.7% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | -41.5% | -35.1% | -24.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 107.2% | 110.3% | 110.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.00x | 1.17x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | 0.09x | 0.08x | 0.30x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Group and the Company's financial position means that this is realistic.”
Group structure
- ANCALA FORNIA HOLDCO LIMITED · parent
- Ancala Fornia Midco Limited 100%
- Ancala Fornia Limited 100%
- Brockhampton Solutions Limited 100%
- South Downs Capital Limited 100%
- South Downs Limited 100%
- Brockhampton Property Investments Limited 100%
- Brockhampton Holdings Limited 100%
- Portsmouth Water Holdings Limited 100%
- Portsmouth Water Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025, scheme funds were used to purchase a further insurance policy covering members not covered by an original insurance policy which was put in place in 2018.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEWSON, Hayley Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-09-26 | — | — |
| LOUGHLIN, Christopher | Director | 2022-07-01 | Aug 1952 | British |
| MELLOR, Lee Stephen | Director | 2017-12-08 | Jan 1984 | British |
| NIXON, Duncan Mckenzie | Director | 2026-03-12 | Jan 1998 | Irish |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDYMAN, Christopher Neil | Secretary | 2019-03-01 | 2025-09-25 |
| BURKE, James Philip Alexander | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2024-03-28 |
| CLUNIE, Spence Matthew | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2017-12-08 |
| HOUGH, Ashley Patrick Roderick | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2021-04-12 |
| OWENS, David William | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2021-04-12 |
| PAPAIACOVOU, Michael | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2022-07-01 |
| POWER, Timothy Michael | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2020-10-05 |
| SCHWENGBER, Sebastian | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2026-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancala Essential Growth Infrastructure Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-03 | Ceased 2026-03-02 |
| Ancala Fornia Topco Pte Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-01-23 | Active |
| Ancala Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-11-03 | Ceased 2023-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.