ARK FMS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-06 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
4
Average over period
Profit before tax
£143K
Period ending 2025-01-31
Profit before tax
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £95,715 | £1,213,026 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £6,572 | £144,488 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £6,572 | £142,861 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £5,323 | £106,739 | |
| Cash | — | — | £70,000 | £13,590 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | £55,323 | £162,062 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
| Wages | — | — | £0 | £209,400 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.9% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.6% | 8.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.31x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 88.81x |
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
- ARK FMS PLC 2023-02-22 → present
- ARK CLAD PLC 2021-10-21 → 2023-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- HJS Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Our forward order book current stands at approximately £2.0 million for the next 12 months, this is a again an increase to last year and provides a solid base from which to build our forecast growth for 2025/2026.”
- “We have nearly doubled the number of engineers we are employing and are actively recruiting for commercial and operational staff to be match ready for new opportunities in the pipe line.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANTON, Alan | Secretary | 2021-10-21 | — | — |
| COLLINGE, Andrew John | Director | 2024-09-03 | Jun 1970 | British |
| FINLAY, Michael Joseph | Director | 2021-10-21 | Jan 1964 | British |
| STANTON, Alan | Director | 2021-10-21 | Jun 1944 | British |
| THOMAS, Desmond Francis | Director | 2024-09-03 | Aug 1960 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Joseph Finlay | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 14 of 14 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-02-22 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-02-22 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-21 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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.