FAULKS & COX LIMITED
Company number 04566788 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Faulks & Cox is a sub-£10m-turnover, 32-employee general merchandise distributor/agent (SIC 46190) whose 40% equity ratio, £1.18m net assets and near-zero bank debt place it well ahead of the highly-leveraged norm for small UK wholesalers, though a 1.36x current ratio and 0.79x quick ratio leave it unusually dependent on £1.16m of trade credit. Cash has fallen 58% since 2020 as working capital absorbed £160k in 2025, funded by a £110k increase in intra-group borrowing and a 63% jump in tax and social security creditors — the two items most deserving of scrutiny. Against a sector backdrop of NIC and wage inflation, inventory deflation and channel disintermediation, it is a resilient niche player rather than a scale competitor, best positioned for cash-generative stability or a trade sale than for aggressive expansion.
Shareholders' funds
£1,177,854
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-10-18
- Employees
- 32 (2025 accounts · was 33 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 21 Moat Way, Barwell, Leicestershire, LE9 8EY
- Postcode
- LE9 8EY
- Capital
- 134 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-18
- Next due by
- 2027-11-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46190 Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Officers 2 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by D&L COX LTD — since 2021-01-12
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
- Website
- faulks.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| RED GORILLA INTERNATIONAL LTD | 2017-01-20 |
| FAULKS & COX LIMITED | 2017-01-18 |
| FAULKS & CO LIMITED | 2011-10-04 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 157 similar companies in LE
The largest employer among its local peers (32 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.
No.3 of the largest agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods companies in Leicester →
Competitors Leicester
This company ranks 3 among agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods in Leicester.
The class of 2002
33%
of the 219 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 63% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.