FORESTDALE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Active
Company number 01221643Private limited companyIncorporated 1975

Key figures

£8,577,550+2.4%
Net assets 2024/25
+3.5%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
02.5 m5 m7.5 m10 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47190

Where the company stands among the 28,260 active companies whose first SIC code is 47190 (Other retail sale in non-specialised stores).

Turnover£10,807,459
Higher than 82% · median £182,552 among 521 that publish turnover
Net assets£8,577,550
Higher than 99% · median £3,877
Total assets£9,897,549
Higher than 99% · median £37,440
Cash£2,437,456
Higher than 98% · median £12,657
Employees36
Higher than 98% · median 1
Company age51.3 years
Older than 99% · median 3.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MARKS AND SPENCER P.L.C.£5.2bn
  2. MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C.£3.2bn
  3. JOHN LEWIS PLC£1.8bn
  4. T. J. MORRIS LIMITED£1.5bn
  5. SELFRIDGES RETAIL LIMITED£921.6m
  6. SREL RETAIL EUROPE LIMITED£520.9m
  7. ARGOS LIMITED£503.5m
  8. CARD FACTORY PLC£354.5m
  9. BOING ACQUISITIONS LIMITED£320m
  10. FENWICK,LIMITED£314.8m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 28,260. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: FORESTDALE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FORESTDALE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01221643. It was incorporated on 4 Aug 1975. Its status is active. The registered office is in Chatham (ME4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £10,807,459. Profit for the year was £372,352. Net assets were £8,577,550, up 2.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,437,456. The company had an average of 36 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 28,260 active companies whose first SIC code is 47190: By turnover it ranks higher than 82% of the 521 that publish turnover (median £182,552). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,877). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £37,440). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £12,657). By number of employees it ranks higher than 98% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2018. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £688k. Its most frequent buyer is ESPO (2 contracts). 6 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 May 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2024/25

Dividends paid in the financial year: £170,000 (46% of the profit for the year).

History
2024/25£170,000
2023/24£316,500
2020/21£85,000
2019/20£350,000
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Turnover7,499,209——11,963,07410,807,459
Profit for the year129,986——611,410372,352
Cash at bank and in hand1,324,0601,151,8451,523,0391,835,4872,437,456
Total assets7,987,2168,622,8569,280,4159,594,6019,897,549
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity7,265,2967,576,4378,080,2888,375,1988,577,550
Average number of employees4038373836
Average pay (per year)36,629——44,47149,139
Dividends paid85,000——316,500170,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

7 contracts

FORESTDALE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2018. The 1 contract awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £688k. 6 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
ESPO
2 contracts
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
1 contract · £688k
East Riding of Yorkshire
1 contract
Hertfordshire County Council - Resources
1 contract
London Borough of Haringey
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Water Hygiene Safety Planned Maintenance‡London Borough of Haringey · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £16,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  2. HCC Jan 2025 - The Provision of a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Generic and Branded Cleaning Chemicals, Wipes, Soaps and Sanitisers - AWARD‡Hertfordshire County Council - Resources · shared by 12 suppliers · runs until Aug 2029
  3. Cleaning Chemicals and Hardware Products‡East Riding of Yorkshire Council · £688,000
  4. 23_23 Cleaning Chemicals and Hand SoapsESPO · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £2,933,340 in total · 2 lots
  5. HCC 10/19 - Framework Agreement for the Supply of Cleaning Chemicals, Soaps and Sanitisers - AWARD‡Supply Hertfordshire · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £1,157,000 in total
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  1. 2261-19 Cleaning Chemicals and Hardware Products‡East Riding of Yorkshire · shared by 22 suppliers, up to £530,000 in total
  2. 23_19 - Supply of Cleaning Chemicals‡ESPO · shared by 12 suppliers, up to £7,200,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

History

12 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £10.8m, net assets £8.6m, 36 employees
  2. Mrs. Christina Maria Baker registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Christina Maria Baker registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mrs Christina Maria Baker ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £12m, net assets £8.4m, 38 employees
  6. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £8.1m, 37 employees
  7. Colin BAKER appointedDirector
  8. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £7.6m, 38 employees
Earlier events (4)
  1. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £7.5m, net assets £7.3m, 40 employees
  2. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £12.2m, net assets £7.2m, 44 employees
  3. Mr John William Baker registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.