FORBES SOLICITORS LLP
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-23 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-09
Watchouts
Cash
£13K
-42.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+2% vs 2024
Employees
346
-1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+33.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £22,915,921 | £25,629,322 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,345,396 | £6,018,808 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,673,128 | £6,232,922 | |
| Net profit | £4,337,224 | £3,589,391 | £4,805,019 | £4,673,128 | £6,232,922 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £21,795 | £12,502 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,773,735 | £7,713,870 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,400,672 | £7,551,387 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £7,400,672 | £7,551,387 | |
| Average employees | 302 | 319 | 335 | 350 | 346 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £11,510,574 | £12,249,150 | |
| 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+11.8%
£22,915,921 £25,629,322
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Cash
-42.6%
£21,795 £12,502
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Net assets
+2%
£7,400,672 £7,551,387
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Employees
-1.1%
350 346
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Operating profit
+38.5%
£4,345,396 £6,018,808
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Profit before tax
+33.4%
£4,673,128 £6,232,922
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Wages
+6.4%
£11,510,574 £12,249,150
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 19.0% | 23.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 20.4% | 24.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 55.9% | 78.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.94x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 35.65x | 34.34x |
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
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 LLP'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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
35 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLDEN, Jonathan Joseph | Llp Designated Member | 2021-04-28 | Aug 1980 | — |
| PENSWICK, Stuart | Llp Designated Member | 2020-09-10 | Mar 1977 | — |
| WILD, Pauline | Llp Designated Member | 2020-09-10 | Jan 1980 | — |
| BENNETT, John | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Aug 1966 | — |
| BICKERSTAFFE, Daniel Paul | Llp Member | 2026-02-28 | Mar 1975 | — |
| BOOTH, Chris | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Feb 1968 | — |
| BOWER, Elizabeth | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Mar 1967 | — |
| BOWER, Robin Murray | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Sep 1965 | — |
| BOWERS, Kella | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Feb 1977 | — |
| BROMLEY, Adam James | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Apr 1979 | — |
| BURBIDGE, Jane Wendy Abigail | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Feb 1972 | — |
| BURKE, Jenny | Llp Member | 2024-06-01 | Feb 1987 | — |
| CARR, Gill | Llp Member | 2021-06-18 | Feb 1975 | — |
| CLITHERO, Richard | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Jan 1980 | — |
| DAWSON, Steven | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Sep 1968 | — |
| FARAGHER, Shirley | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Sep 1978 | — |
| FILMER, David | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Sep 1978 | — |
| GILGUN, Carrie | Llp Member | 2023-05-01 | Jan 1982 | — |
| GILLESPIE, Alastair John | Llp Member | 2024-04-22 | Dec 1969 | — |
| LIVERSIDGE, Craig | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Dec 1978 | — |
| MACKENZIE, Craig William | Llp Member | 2025-05-01 | Apr 1982 | — |
| MARSH, Helen Louise | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Oct 1975 | — |
| MAYOR, David Laurence | Llp Member | 2024-06-01 | Apr 1980 | — |
| MCARDLE, Stephen Joseph | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Jan 1982 | — |
| MILLARD, Leonie | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Jun 1979 | — |
| MILNES, Daniel Robert | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Jan 1974 | — |
| OMAR, Ridwaan Anwar | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Dec 1973 | — |
| PARKIN, Shane | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Nov 1972 | — |
| PASSERINI, Paolo | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Aug 1965 | — |
| PICKERVANCE, John David | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Sep 1988 | — |
| PRICE, Gareth | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Jul 1976 | — |
| RULE-MULLEN, Ruth | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Oct 1975 | — |
| SMITH, Jennifer Alice | Llp Member | 2024-06-01 | Oct 1981 | — |
| SWAN, Emma Louise | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Apr 1979 | — |
| WIGNALL, Shirley | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | Aug 1970 | — |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Oliver James | Llp Designated Member | 2021-02-02 | 2021-04-28 |
| KING, Daniel | Llp Designated Member | 2021-03-29 | 2024-05-01 |
| CHAMBERS, Michael | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2023-02-24 |
| ELLIS, Andrew | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2025-05-31 |
| HARRIS, Lucy | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2023-09-14 |
| HOWARD, Ian Paul Richard | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2024-10-31 |
| HUNKINS, Justine | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2024-04-30 |
| MCLEAN, Lachlan | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2025-09-30 |
| SIALLAGAN, Annette | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Michelle | Llp Member | 2021-04-28 | 2025-03-29 |
| VARLEY, Kirsty | Llp Member | 2024-06-01 | 2026-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Pauline Wild | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2022-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Joseph Holden | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2022-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Daniel King | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2021-04-28 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
| Ms Pauline Rigby | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-limited-liability-partnership, right-to-share-surplus-assets-25-to-50-percent-limited-liability-partnership | 2020-09-10 | Ceased 2021-04-28 |
| Mr Stuart Penswick | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2020-09-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-02-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-31 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-21 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-02 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-05-13 | LLAD01 | address | Change registered office address limited liability partnership with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-13 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-09-23 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-09-23 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-09-23 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-06-05 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-05-31 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | LLPSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control limited liability partnership |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.