FOREL UK & IRELAND LTD
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Cash
£67K
-58.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£255K
-105.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
9
+12.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£174K
-69.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,073,821 | £1,269,730 | +18.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£97,615 | -£168,426 | -72.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£102,757 | -£174,032 | -69.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£76,345 | -£130,814 | -71.3% | |
| Cash | £45,987 | £109,501 | £234,551 | £160,369 | £66,542 | -58.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£20,159 | £86,745 | £74,903 | -£34,268 | -£195,082 | -469.3% | |
| Net assets | -£70,159 | -£63,255 | -£47,923 | -£124,268 | -£255,082 | -105.3% | |
| Equity | -£70,159 | -£63,255 | -£47,923 | -£124,268 | -£255,082 | -105.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -9.1% | -13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -7.1% | -10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 120.4% | 138.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.92x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -18.98x | -30.04x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risk successfully. Directors have reasonable expectation company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for foreseeable future, adopting going concern basis. Financial support by Forel Spa Unipersonale confirmed for not less than 12 months from signing date.”
Significant events
- “On 15 February 2026, armed conflict commenced in Iran following regional military escalation and this has had a significant impact on the world economy. The Company's operations are predominantly based in the United Kingdom and it has no direct trading activities or physical presence in Iran. The event is classified as a non-adjusting event under FRS 102.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDONALD, Brian | Director | 2023-08-14 | Dec 1967 | British |
| VIANELLO, Riccardo | Director | 2021-06-03 | Jun 1981 | Italian |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Vianello | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2026-01-07 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-05-23 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-05-23 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.