FORTERRO UK LTD
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Cash
£402k
-36.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.9m
+132% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
45
+36.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£956k
+89% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £571,815 | £3,195,733 | — | £11,211,012 | £16,925,845 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £42,894 | £185,662 | — | £517,463 | £157,928 | £689,210 | +336.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £42,896 | -£143,846 | — | -£7,443,288 | -£8,649,940 | -£955,806 | +89% | |
| Net profit | £34,865 | -£173,728 | — | -£7,428,052 | -£8,715,570 | -£944,540 | +89.2% | |
| Cash | £76,157 | £270,710 | £597,077 | £76,859 | £631,047 | £402,080 | -36.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £55,195 | -£77,285 | -£2,312,475 | -£9,755,763 | -£18,405,703 | £9,271,679 | +150.4% | |
| Net assets | £54,636 | -£119,092 | -£2,342,121 | -£9,770,173 | -£18,485,743 | £5,919,717 | +132% | |
| Equity | £54,636 | -£119,092 | -£2,342,121 | -£9,770,173 | -£18,485,743 | £5,919,717 | +132% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 45 | +36.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,594,797 | £5,625,574 | £6,869,300 | +22.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £582,731 | £578,700 | £597,293 | +3.2% |
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 | 7.5% | 5.8% | — | 4.6% | 0.9% | — | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | -5.4% | — | -66.3% | -51.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 77.7% | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 107.5% | 113.9% | 96.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.02x | 0.04x | 0.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.56x | — | 0.04x | 0.01x | 0.05x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- FORTERRO UK LTD · parent
- Forterro UK Orderwise Limited 100%
- Forterro UK 123 Insight Limited 100%
- BM Data Solutions Limited 100%
- BM Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Echo Digital Media Limited 100%
- Wise Robotics (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELDRIDGE, Fleur Polly Mary Rose | Director | 2020-06-02 | Mar 1980 | British |
| SMOLINSKI, Paul | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOGNONI, Corbin Russell | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2021-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gotham Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-14 | Active |
| Jeeves Information Systems Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-04-09 | Ceased 2019-04-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.