How many employees does Ferns Surfacing Limited have?

Ferns Surfacing Limited reported an average of 123 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Ferns Surfacing Limited profitable?

Yes — Ferns Surfacing Limited reported a profit of £1.1m in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 03193093 · Incorporated 1 May 1996

Ferns Surfacing Limited

Registered name: FERNS SURFACING LIMITED

Ferns Surfacing Limited made £1.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Ferns Surfacing Limited reported £1.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025, up 38% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 123 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Maidstone; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection F · ConstructionSIC 42110Construction of roads and motorways SIC 42220Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications SIC 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Maidstone, South East
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The Company's immediate and ultimate parent company is Ferns Group Limited. This entity is incorporated in England and Wales and has the following registered office address:”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£1.1m

Growth ▲38.2%

Profit margin

—

Employees

123

Change ▼22.1%

Profit / employee

£8.7k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2022	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£50.6m	£61.2m	£75.9m	—
Cost of sales	£42.5m	£52.5m	£65m	£63.4m
Gross profit	£8.1m	£8.7m	£10.8m	—
Operating profit	£1.7m	£2.4m	£2m	—
Profit before tax	£1.6m	£2.2m	£1.5m	£1.4m
Profit after tax	£1.4m	£1.9m	£770k	£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	£1.9m	£770k	£1.1m
Staff costs	£6.3m	£6.8m	£7.3m	£7.2m
Employees (average)	131	122	158	123
Ratios
Profit margin	2.7%	3.1%	1%	—
Gross margin	16%	14.3%	14.3%	—
Revenue per employee	£386k	£502k	£480k	—
Profit per employee	£10.5k	£15.3k	£4.9k	£8.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲21%	▲23.9%	—
Profit growth	—	▲35.5%	▼58.8%	▲38.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.9%	▲29.5%	▼22.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£15.4k	−£205k	£1.7m	£266k
Net assets	£15m	£16.9m	£17.5m	£18.5m
Fixed assets	£9.5m	£16.8m	£19.1m	£17.6m
Current assets	£17.1m	£20.7m	£22.4m	£20.4m
Debtors	£5.2m	£5.4m	£6.9m	£4.8m
Deferred income	£1.7m	£1.7m	£830k	£1.3m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲5%; Now £18.5m
Cash at bank: ▼84%; Now £266k
Headcount: ▼22%; Now 123
Deferred income: ▲52%; Now £1.3m
Fixed assets: ▼8%; Now £17.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ferns Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ferns Surfacing Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (4)

Forefront Utilities LimitedRev. £54.1m · Profit £1.7m
Bpe Specialised Drillings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Ferns Forestry LimitedFigures not disclosed
Ferns Infrastructure LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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