How many employees does Ferven Limited have?

Ferven Limited reported an average of 3 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 08318878 · Incorporated 5 Dec 2012

Ferven Limited

Q: Is Ferven Limited profitable?

No — Ferven Limited reported a loss of £18k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Registered name: FERVEN LIMITED

Ferven Limited made a £18k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Ferven Limited reported a loss of £18k in the year to 31 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations” and is based in Pulford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 21200Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations

Status: Active
Location: Pulford, North West
Age: 13 yrs · since 2012
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

−£18k

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£6k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Operating profit	—	—	−£22	−£18k
Profit before tax	—	—	−£22	−£18k
Profit after tax	—	—	−£22	−£18k
Profit (best available)	—	—	−£22	−£18k
Employees (average)	4	3	3	3
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	—	−£7	−£6k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	▼25%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£78	£157	£135	£135
Net assets	−£115k	−£173k	−£173k	−£191k
Current assets	£55.2k	£28.1k	£28k	£28k
Debtors	£55.2k	£27.9k	£27.9k	£27.9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

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: −£6k; 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: —; Now −£191k
Cash at bank: 0%; Now £135
Headcount: 0%; Now 3
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Alterola Biotech Inc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Abti Pharma Limited75–100%
Ferven Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Phytotherapeutix LtdRev. — · Profit −£1.3k

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 Mar 2025 (profit −£18k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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