3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Operating as the British subsidiary of the NYSE-listed American conglomerate 3M Company, the business manufactures and supplies a vast range of industrial, safety, and consumer products including abrasives, adhesives, and well-known brands such as Scotch Tape and Post-it notes.
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Cash
£213K
-25.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£397M
+47.5% vs 2023
Employees
1,035
-32% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£156M
-7.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £575,816,000 | £462,820,000 | -19.6% | |
| Operating profit | £17,385,000 | £30,179,000 | +73.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £169,066,000 | £156,454,000 | -7.5% | |
| Net profit | £153,929,000 | £143,857,000 | -6.5% | |
| Cash | £287,000 | £213,000 | -25.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £286,831,000 | £408,985,000 | +42.6% | |
| Net assets | £269,388,000 | £397,229,000 | +47.5% | |
| Equity | £269,388,000 | £397,229,000 | +47.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,521 | 1,035 | -32% | |
| Wages | £110,143,000 | £73,111,000 | -33.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £919,000 | £997,000 | +8.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 26.7% | 31.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.1% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | 15.36x | 32.28x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-05-02 → present
- 3M MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1982-10-06 → 1989-05-02
- MMM (MANUFACTURING) LIMITED 1973-07-17 → 1982-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the position of the Company for the next 12 months and taking into account the performance of the Company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from when these financial statements are approved. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- 3M Health Care Limited 100%
- 3M Ireland Limited 100%
- Scott Health & Safety Limited 100%
- Infrared Systems Group Ltd 100%
- Capital Safety Group (Northern Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company paid interim dividends of £125,000k to its parent (3M Product Limited) on 16 January 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY, David James | Secretary | 2020-02-01 | — | — |
| BENNETT, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| MILLS, Benjamin Simon | Director | 2025-01-31 | Nov 1977 | British |
| OLIPHANT, Sophie | Director | 2023-12-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PARKS, Katherine Julia | Director | 2020-12-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| PLAATERUD, Lars Petter | Director | 2020-12-01 | Mar 1964 | Norwegian |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY, David James | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | 2015-05-01 |
| BROWN, Ian Richard | Secretary | 2018-04-30 | 2020-01-31 |
| JUBB, David Anthony | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| PIKETT, Christopher | Secretary | — | 2013-03-31 |
| BASARAN ZIHLI, Oznur | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2021-03-15 |
| BENSON, John Willard | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-02-28 |
| BIAGIONI, Ronald Christopher | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| BROWN, Wayne Walter | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2000-05-31 |
| BROWNLEE, Kenneth Arthur | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2011-04-29 |
| BRULLO, Robert Angelo | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| CARPENTER, John George David | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-06-30 |
| CHAMBERS, Michael | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| CLAPPER, James Stewart | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1995-06-30 |
| COX, Peter Alfred | Director | — | 1993-03-23 |
| DAVIES, Paul Muskett | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| DICKSON, Zoe Louisa | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2011-10-31 |
| ELLIS, Francis William | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| FISHER, Steven William | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2009-09-01 |
| FLEMING, Peter Barry | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| GRAVES, Robert Morgan | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| GRAY, Donald | Director | 2011-04-29 | 2015-01-19 |
| GRIGG, James Raymond | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| GRUEN, Christiane Bernhardine | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| HANSEID, Lars | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2023-12-01 |
| HEGARTY, Stella Maris, Dr | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| HOWELLS, John David Rollason, Dr | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| HUSBY, Paul Clarence | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Kenneth Bruce | Director | — | 1999-05-31 |
| JACOBS, Malcolm Frederick | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| JEPPS, Alan Frank | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| KEEL, Paul Andreas | Director | 2013-02-22 | 2014-12-01 |
| KNIGHT, Peter David | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| KUMMETH, Charles Robert | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-09-01 |
| LONGBOTTOM, Raymond Allan | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| MALIK, Mohammad Irfan | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| MASKAS, James John | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| MCGREW, Herbert | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| MCSHEFFREY, James Willard | Director | 2010-04-13 | 2013-02-22 |
| MITCHELL, Douglas | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| MUELLER, John James | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1997-11-30 |
| NORTHROP, Richard Wilson | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| PAWSON, David John | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| PERSOON, Christiaan Antoon | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2010-02-02 |
| PRING, Peter Ivor | Director | — | 1996-11-30 |
| SAUNDERS, Bernard Michael | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| SEMERCIYAN, Simla | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| SEMERCIYAN, Simla | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2021-01-31 |
| SKINNER, Jeffrey Robert Bruce | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2010-07-30 |
| SMITH, Michael Morrison | Director | — | 2001-02-28 |
| STAPLETON, Gary Michael | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| THALACKER, Bruce Albert | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| WARNE, Peter Richard | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul Martin | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Trevor | Director | 1993-02-01 | 1999-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3m Products Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 272 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.