TRUCK-LITE EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.5M
+27.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.7M
+128% vs 2024
Employees
205
-3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.7M
+956.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,466,000 | £30,716,000 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | £357,000 | £10,867,000 | +2,944% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,020,000 | £8,739,000 | +956.8% | |
| Net profit | £935,000 | £8,220,000 | +779.1% | |
| Cash | £1,962,000 | £2,494,000 | +27.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,320,000 | £41,346,000 | -4.6% | |
| Net assets | -£13,040,000 | £3,653,000 | +128% | |
| Equity | -£13,040,000 | £3,653,000 | +128% | |
| Average employees | 212 | 205 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £7,324,000 | £7,146,000 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £217,000 | £409,000 | +88.5% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 35.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 26.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 26.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 126.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.01x | 3.99x | |
| Interest cover | 0.39x | 5.03x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- TRUCK-LITE EUROPE LIMITED 2007-02-19 → present
- FLEXIBLE LAMPS LIMITED 1924-01-31 → 2007-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- TRUCK-LITE EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Rubbolite Industries Limited 100%
- Flexible Lamps (Wuxi) CV. Parts Co. Limited 100%
- Lab-Craft Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Karen Audrey | Secretary | 2019-12-16 | — | — |
| KUPCHELLA, Brian Michael | Director | 2007-07-16 | Apr 1967 | American |
| LUCCHI, Paul | Director | 2020-11-11 | Aug 1968 | British |
| WILLING, Robert | Director | 2023-06-26 | Apr 1968 | American |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNING, Dennis Walter | Secretary | 2006-12-20 | 2009-02-01 |
| HALLIWELL, Philip Neville | Secretary | 2001-04-10 | 2006-12-21 |
| SAUNDERS, Zoe Suzanna | Secretary | 2018-12-06 | 2019-12-16 |
| SPEED, Mark James | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2018-12-06 |
| SWAINSBURY, Kenneth John Leslie | Secretary | — | 2001-04-10 |
| ARRIGO, Joseph | Director | — | 2003-10-09 |
| BAKER, Lynne Kathleen | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2009-07-24 |
| CHATER, David Alan | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2009-02-05 |
| CUNNING, Dennis Walter | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2009-02-01 |
| DICKSON, Charles | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-12-05 |
| FINK, Scott | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2014-12-01 |
| GROVES, Robert Leslie | Director | — | 2005-04-29 |
| HAMILTON, John Henry | Director | 2009-10-22 | 2011-09-30 |
| LEBENSFIELD, Harry | Director | — | 1994-06-26 |
| LLOYD, Adrian Joseph | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2019-06-28 |
| PFINGSTEN, Stephan | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2012-04-02 |
| PIETRINI, Andrew | Director | — | 2003-10-09 |
| RYLANCE, Aaron | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2017-10-20 |
| SHANAHAN, Germaine Rosalie | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2009-03-19 |
| SIBLEY, Neil Edward | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2020-06-24 |
| SPENCER, Melvin | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
| SWAINSBURY, Kenneth John Leslie | Director | — | 2001-06-10 |
| TURNER, Duncan | Director | 2010-03-25 | 2012-04-27 |
| WALTON, Trevor | Director | — | 2002-04-05 |
| WALZ, Ludwig | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2013-01-01 |
| ZORICH, Bruce | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarience Technologies Llc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2020-12-31 | Ceased 2022-06-15 |
| Truck-Lite Co Llc | Corporate entity | Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.