F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED
Company number 00282893 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
F.Ball and Co. Limited is a financially robust, long-established manufacturer of flooring adhesives with an exceptionally strong balance sheet, minimal leverage, and significant cash reserves. The principal risks relate to a 5% revenue decline in the current period—offset by improving margins—and concentrated ownership under F Ball Enterprises Limited, which controls over 75% of shares and voting rights. Overall risk is assessed as LOW, though continued monitoring of revenue trajectory and capital allocation strategy is warranted.
Shareholders' funds
£86,991,203
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the group continued to be that of the manufacture of adhesive products for the flooring industry.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1933-12-21
- Employees
- 170 (2025 accounts · was 167 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Churnetside Business Park, Station Road, Cheddleton, Leek, Staffs.,, ST13 7RS
- Postcode
- ST13 7RS
- Capital
- 208,500 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 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
- 2025-11-13
- Next due by
- 2026-11-27
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by F BALL ENTERPRISES LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z5226305 (Tier 2), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BARNFIELDS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 5QH | 1993-07-05 |
| 94 96 EAST HILL, WANDSWORTH, LONDON SW18 2HF | 1989-10-11 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 147 similar companies in ST
2nd largest employer among its local peers (170 staff).
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1933.
No.1 of the largest other manufacturing not elsewhere classified companies in Stoke-On-Trent →
Competitors Stoke-On-Trent
This company ranks 1 among other manufacturing not elsewhere classified in Stoke-On-Trent.