Annual accounts
Group accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 7 Wells Place, Gatton Park Business Centre, Wells Place Redhill, Surrey RH1 3DR
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77.29/1 - SIC 2007)Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods (77.29/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Group
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Stuart Martin Forbes as a person with significant control on 2026-04-09
- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Malcolm Donald Forbes as a person with significant control on 2026-04-09
- 15/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of a person with significant control statement
- 27/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-19 with no updates
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
02/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 19/12/2025Due 02/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 19/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 19/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£12.41M2025
1.09%vs 20242024: £12.27M
Total Assets
£28.02M2025
2.83%vs 20242024: £27.25M
Cash in Bank
£217.20K2025
-31.16%vs 20242024: £315.50K
Total Liabilities
£2.65M2025
12.45%vs 20242024: £2.36M
Employees
1122025
+7vs 20242024: 105
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 rose and 1 fell. Total assets moved furthest, up 2.83% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +1.3% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | +7 |
| 2024 | 105 | -5 |
| 2023 | 110 | -4 |
| 2021 | 114 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 114 in 2021 to 112 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/06/2008–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 17/01/2011–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 12/03/1999–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/03/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 01/09/1997–26/09/2025 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/07/2003–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 19/03/2025–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 22/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 15/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (4)Latest 15/04/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 27/01/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 17/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Stuart Martin Forbes as a person with significant control on 2026-04-09
- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Malcolm Donald Forbes as a person with significant control on 2026-04-09
- 15/04/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of a person with significant control statement
- 27/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-19 with no updates
- 17/12/2025View PDF (37 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 01/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Roger Webb as a director on 2025-09-26
- 06/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Miss Hannah Nicole Forbes as a director on 2025-03-19
- 06/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Malcolm Donald Forbes as a director on 2025-05-17
- 05/06/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Susan Jane Bushell as a director on 2025-03-01
- 08/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-19 with no updates
- 17/12/2024View PDF (38 pages)
Group of companies' accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 01/08/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Stuart Martin Forbes as a person with significant control on 2024-08-01
Showing 12 of 17 filings
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About F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 7 Wells Place, Gatton Park Business Centre, Wells Place Redhill, Surrey RH1 3DR. Companies House classifies its business as Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 65 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £12.41M and 112 employees.
F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment (77.29/1 - SIC 2007) and Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods (77.29/9 - SIC 2007).
F.DONALD FORBES & CO.LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/03/1961.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £12.41M, total assets of £28.02M, cash in bank of £217.20K and total liabilities of £2.65M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 15/04/2026: Cessation of Stuart Martin Forbes as a person with significant control on 2026-04-09, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 02/01/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (6 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.