W.L. GORE AND ASSOCIATES (U.K.) LIMITED
The company is the UK subsidiary of the global W. L. Gore & Associates materials science group, manufacturing technical textiles, medical implants, and electronic cables, including products under the Gore-Tex brand.
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Cash
£0
-100% vs 2024
Net assets
£48M
-16.3% vs 2024
Employees
251
-4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
+29.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,471,000 | £74,837,000 | +14.3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,629,000 | £9,796,000 | +28.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,486,000 | £10,967,000 | +29.2% | |
| Net profit | £8,411,000 | £8,080,000 | -3.9% | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £60,127,000 | £49,966,000 | -16.9% | |
| Net assets | £57,526,000 | £48,163,000 | -16.3% | |
| Equity | £57,526,000 | £48,163,000 | -16.3% | |
| Average employees | 262 | 251 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £16,962,000 | £14,718,000 | -13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £29,000 | £28,000 | -3.4% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | 19.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.1% | 21.7% | |
| Current ratio | 5.27x | 4.78x | |
| Interest cover | 22.44x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In assessing the going concern basis of preparation the directors have concluded that a letter of support is required from the Company's parent, W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. The directors have received a written letter of support from W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. confirming that it will continue to provide financial support to the Company, to the extent that it is required, for the period up to 31 December 2026.”
Significant events
- “On 1 November 2025, the medical division of Gore UK was transferred to Gore UK Medical Ltd for net assets of £19,197,776. On 2 November 2025, a dividend of £14,899,479 was declared to W.L. Gore & Associates (UK) Holding Company Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-01-08 | — | — |
| BARLOW, Sheona Christine Margaret | Director | 2022-11-28 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MCARDLE, Paul William | Director | 2025-01-29 | Nov 1983 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINGS, John Christopher | Secretary | — | 2015-09-03 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2015-09-03 | 2018-01-08 |
| ARNOLD, Howard William | Director | — | 2000-01-20 |
| CHASE, Arthur Burton | Director | — | 2003-03-01 |
| DOAK, Robert | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| FLIK, Heinrich | Director | — | 2003-03-01 |
| GORE, Genevieve Walton | Director | — | 2003-03-01 |
| GORE, Robert Walton | Director | — | 2003-03-01 |
| HILL, Arthur Ronald | Director | — | 2000-01-20 |
| KENNEDY, John Crichton | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| KLEIS, Rudolf | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| MCCOLLAM, Francis Michael John | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2025-01-29 |
| PHEELY, Rodger Aitken White | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.L. Gore And Associates (Uk) Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-01 | Active |
| Robert W. Gore | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-07-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-07-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2019-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.