VESUVIUS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£836k
-17.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£114m
+14.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£16m
+46.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £133,303,000 | £120,615,000 | £77,079,000 | -36.1% | |
| Operating profit | £10,176,000 | £6,765,000 | £10,369,000 | +53.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,021,000 | £10,684,000 | £15,672,000 | +46.7% | |
| Net profit | £15,164,000 | £9,240,000 | £14,717,000 | +59.3% | |
| Cash | £2,617,000 | £1,012,000 | £836,000 | -17.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £94,573,000 | £101,425,000 | £114,976,000 | +13.4% | |
| Net assets | £90,282,000 | £99,522,000 | £114,239,000 | +14.8% | |
| Equity | £90,282,000 | £99,522,000 | £114,239,000 | +14.8% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 113 | — | — | |
| Wages | £11,833,000 | £12,162,000 | £7,019,000 | -42.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £402,000 | £387,000 | £421,000 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £60,000 | £57,000 | £54,000 | -5.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £275,000 | £268,000 | £309,000 | +15.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 5.6% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 7.7% | 19.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | 6.7% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.0% | 1.9% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.69x | 1.92x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | 28.31x | 62.84x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- VESUVIUS UK LIMITED 2002-07-29 → present
- VESUVIUS-PREMIER REFRACTORIES LIMITED 2000-10-19 → 2002-07-29
- PREMIER REFRACTORIES LIMITED 1998-03-24 → 2000-10-19
- REFRACO (UK) LIMITED 1997-05-13 → 1998-03-24
- HEPWORTH REFRACTORIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1989-11-01 → 1997-05-13
- HEPWORTH REFRACTORIES LIMITED 1989-01-01 → 1989-11-01
- GR-STEIN REFRACTORIES LIMITED 1897-11-05 → 1989-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered current and forecast liquidity and have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- VESUVIUS UK LIMITED · parent
- Vesuvius Refractory India Private Limited 100%
- Vesuvius Ras Al Khaimah FZ-LLC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SATTERTHWAITE, Michael | Secretary | 2006-12-31 | — | British |
| KNOWLES, Henry James | Director | 2013-12-02 | Mar 1969 | British |
| LEWIS, Christopher | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| SATTERTHWAITE, Michael | Director | 2013-03-21 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALEY, Adrian John | Secretary | 1999-08-26 | 2004-09-20 |
| SHELTON, David | Secretary | 1992-02-17 | 1996-01-31 |
| STORK, Geoffrey | Secretary | 1991-11-01 | 1992-02-17 |
| SYKES, Richard Mark | Secretary | 2004-09-20 | 2006-12-31 |
| SYKES, Richard Mark | Secretary | 1997-10-09 | 1999-08-26 |
| SYKES, Richard Mark | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1997-04-15 |
| TEBBETT, Jeremy Richard | Secretary | — | 1991-10-31 |
| ANDERSON, John O'Neil | Director | 2000-11-30 | 2007-02-28 |
| BROOK, Roger Walker | Director | 1999-08-24 | 1999-11-15 |
| CARTER, John Douglas | Director | 1992-03-10 | 1997-04-15 |
| CASEWELL, John Frederick | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1998-05-13 |
| CASEWELL, John Frederick | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1997-04-15 |
| CASEY, James | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1999-04-30 |
| CASEY, James | Director | — | 1997-04-15 |
| CLARK, William Angus | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| COOPER, James | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1999-08-24 |
| COURTNEY, Timothy | Director | 1998-12-01 | 1999-08-24 |
| DE LA ROCHE, Michel Bernard Louis Cazenave | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-04-15 |
| ELBAUM, Steven Salomon | Director | 1997-04-15 | 1999-08-24 |
| ELLISTON, Bryan Richard | Director | 2007-08-08 | 2014-03-31 |
| EVANS, David Thomas | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1999-08-24 |
| FELL, Rachel Sara | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2013-03-21 |
| FLOOD, James | Director | — | 1993-02-05 |
| FRANKEN, Pierre Louis | Director | 1999-11-15 | 2000-11-30 |
| FRANKEN, Pierre Louis | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1999-08-24 |
| HARDY, Leon Kenneth | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HARRISON, Anthony James | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2014-12-31 |
| HUTCHINSON, Ian Graham | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1998-09-30 |
| HUTCHINSON, Ian Graham | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1997-04-15 |
| JOHNSON, Stephen Michael | Director | 1997-04-15 | 1999-08-24 |
| KEEN, Peter Clive, Dr | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| LAMBOURNE, Robert Ernest | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Ian James | Director | 2017-04-05 | 2019-10-31 |
| MALHERBE, Jean-Pierre | Director | 1999-08-24 | 2006-12-31 |
| MALTHOUSE, Richard Martin Hilary | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2013-12-02 |
| MASSANT, Bart Maria Helene Rene | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| MATHEI, Nicolas Dominique Marie-Cecile | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-09-07 |
| NOKERMAN, Yves | Director | 2006-12-31 | 2015-04-30 |
| PATTERSON, William Robertson | Director | 2015-05-11 | 2017-12-31 |
| PATTERSON, William Robertson | Director | 1999-08-24 | 2001-11-13 |
| PAUES, Staffan Johan Tedodor | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| PAUL, Julian Sibree | Director | 1995-02-28 | 1995-03-01 |
| SCHUT, Bragi Friso | Director | 1997-04-15 | 1999-08-24 |
| SHELTON, David | Director | 1992-02-17 | 1996-01-31 |
| SIOW, Kim Fong | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2016-12-21 |
| SYKES, Richard Mark | Director | 2006-12-31 | 2015-03-31 |
| SYKES, Richard Mark | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1999-08-26 |
| TEBBETT, Jeremy Richard | Director | — | 1991-10-31 |
| THOMSON, Frank Sinclair | Director | — | 1992-03-10 |
| THORNTON, Alan Woodburn Menzies | Director | 1998-05-15 | 1998-10-21 |
| VENKATRAMAN, Sunderrajan | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| WALKER, Robin Charles Andrew | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1999-08-24 |
| WHITELEY, Philip George, Dr | Director | — | 1996-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesuvius-Premier Refractories (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-10-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 271 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-27 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.