THE FURNISHING SERVICE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-04 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-20
Watchouts
Cash
£160K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
199
Average over period
Profit before tax
£353K
first positive since 2023
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.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,209,574 | £21,360,630 | £29,308,124 | — | £38,047,966 | £48,174,435 | |
| Operating profit | £257,105 | -£791,466 | £955,893 | — | -£259,743 | £628,736 | |
| Profit before tax | £214,810 | -£839,167 | £910,913 | — | -£451,065 | £353,359 | |
| Net profit | £179,564 | -£759,339 | £746,288 | — | -£437,486 | £355,418 | |
| Cash | £35,403 | £135,000 | £78,296 | — | £704,235 | £160,152 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,094,901 | £1,345,330 | £2,513,485 | — | £2,244,288 | £2,444,963 | |
| Net assets | £2,070,501 | £1,311,162 | £2,057,450 | — | £1,923,365 | £2,278,783 | |
| Equity | £2,070,501 | £1,311,162 | £2,057,450 | — | £1,923,365 | £2,278,783 | |
| Average employees | 191 | 203 | 188 | — | 233 | 199 | |
| Wages | £3,916,074 | £4,235,762 | £4,012,927 | — | £5,159,190 | £6,271,333 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £195,379 | £186,960 | £187,621 | — | £214,991 | £289,574 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-07-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | -3.7% | 3.3% | — | -0.7% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | -3.6% | 2.5% | — | -1.1% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | -58.8% | 38.0% | — | -11.6% | 25.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 83.8% | 76.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | 6.08x | -16.59x | 21.25x | — | -1.36x | 2.28x |
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
- THE FURNISHING SERVICE LIMITED 1995-05-23 → present
- RANDOTTE (NO. 374) LIMITED 1995-04-20 → 1995-05-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomson Cooper
- 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. The directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The company earned a profit of £353k for the 16-month period to 30 November in comparison to a loss of £451k for the 12-month period to 31 July 2023, representing an increase in profits of £804k. The profit was earned after a significant restructuring exercise was undertaken in the early 2024 to stem ongoing losses.”
- “The directors chose to extend the financial year to align the trading period with the expected renewal of the Scotland XL tender which was due to end in November 2024. However, we have subsequently learned that it has been extended by a further six months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEASTALL, Richard Hedley | Director | 2025-11-28 | Apr 1975 | British |
| DRUMMOND, John Edward | Director | 2025-11-28 | May 1985 | British |
| MCNEILL, Mark James | Director | 2025-11-28 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MCNEILL, Scott Alexander | Director | 2026-03-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORRESTER, Brian Ray | Secretary | 1995-06-12 | 2016-10-31 |
| MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell | Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-20 | 1995-06-12 |
| WILSON, Veronica | Secretary | 2020-01-06 | 2025-11-28 |
| ELLIOTT, Alison Ann | Director | 1995-06-12 | 1996-06-20 |
| FORRESTER, Brian Ray | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2016-10-31 |
| GORMAN, George | Director | 1995-09-20 | 1996-03-11 |
| MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell | Nominee Director | 1995-04-20 | 1995-06-12 |
| MORRIS, Alexander | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2015-09-30 |
| MORRIS, Ian | Director | 2015-07-28 | 2016-10-31 |
| SWANSON, John Ford | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2016-10-31 |
| WILL, James Robert | Nominee Director | 1995-04-20 | 1995-06-12 |
| WILSON, Alan Neil | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2025-11-28 |
| WILSON, Gwendolin | Director | 2023-12-15 | 2025-11-28 |
| WILSON, Gwendolin | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| WILSON, Randle | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2025-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Furnishing Service Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-12-15 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-12-06 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.