MAPA SPONTEX UK LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+48% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.6m
+21.1% vs 2024
Employees
20
-20% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3m
-26.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £32,620,000 | £29,675,000 | £28,574,000 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,909,000 | £1,391,000 | £1,039,000 | -25.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,061,000 | £1,778,000 | £1,301,000 | -26.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,347,000 | £1,303,000 | £976,000 | -25.1% | |
| Cash | £6,631,000 | £6,742,000 | £9,980,000 | +48% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,749,000 | £4,617,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,749,000 | £4,617,000 | £5,593,000 | +21.1% | |
| Equity | £6,749,000 | £4,617,000 | £5,593,000 | +21.1% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 25 | 20 | -20% | |
| Wages | £1,588,000 | £1,376,000 | £1,229,000 | -10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £168,000 | £169,000 | £222,000 | +31.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 4.4% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.1% | 30.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.5% | 72.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 1.39x | 1.38x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- MAPA SPONTEX UK LIMITED 2000-12-29 → present
- SPONTEX LIMITED 1990-10-22 → 2000-12-29
- SPONTEX HOLDINGS LIMITED 1990-01-15 → 1990-10-22
- PRICEL (U.K.) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1990-01-15
- GHANDIN LIMITED 1978-06-12 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Forecasts of profitability and cash flow have been reviewed by the management of the Company and these support a conclusion that the Company is a going concern. The Company has also received an official letter of support from the Group confirming that it intends to support the Company for at least 12 months after these financial statements are signed.”
Significant events
- “The directors have made the decision to transfer the trade and assets of the Company to Newell Brands UK Limited as a going concern on the 1 October 2026. The motivation is to simplify the legal entity structure within the Group. There are no proposed operational changes; activities will continue in a different legal entity. The directors expect that the total consideration to be received by the Company will be in excess of the net balance sheet values of the assets and liabilities being transferred. The Company will be liquidated in due course.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKSTROM, Sean Charles, Mr. | Director | 2018-02-19 | Dec 1967 | American |
| MATTHEWS, Marc | Director | 2017-04-30 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEALES, Martine Fernande Catherine | Secretary | 2007-05-14 | 2009-03-31 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | 2009-08-30 | 2017-04-30 |
| RANDALL, Eric William | Secretary | — | 1992-07-31 |
| RUDDOCK, Geoffrey John | Secretary | 1997-07-07 | 2007-05-14 |
| SAGOT, Philippe Bertrand Bruno | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2009-08-30 |
| WANLESS, Barry | Secretary | 1992-07-31 | 1992-11-18 |
| WILKINSON, Peter Joseph | Secretary | 1992-11-18 | 1997-06-13 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2009-08-30 | 2017-04-30 |
| CAPPS, John Edward | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2016-04-18 |
| DAVID, Patrick Alain | Director | 2010-08-30 | 2017-04-30 |
| GIBBONS, Robert David | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2017-04-30 |
| GIMENO-TERRAZA, Ramon | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2010-08-30 |
| KERSHAW, Frederick | Director | 1997-07-24 | 2001-11-23 |
| LIMOUZINEAU, Alain | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| OULTRAM, Kenneth | Director | 1993-02-11 | 1995-01-31 |
| PERROT, Eric Emile Noel | Director | 1998-07-31 | 2010-05-11 |
| PRESTON, Benjamin Randolph | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2017-12-31 |
| RANDALL, Eric William | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| ROUDOT, Michele | Director | — | 2005-02-23 |
| RUDDOCK, Geoffrey John | Director | 1997-07-07 | 2007-05-14 |
| SAGOT, Philippe Bertrand Bruno | Director | 2005-02-23 | 2010-05-11 |
| SANSONE, Richard Todd | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2017-04-30 |
| SHALLCROSS, Ralph William Owen Henry | Director | — | 2007-05-31 |
| SINGH, Amitabh | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2017-10-31 |
| WANLESS, Barry | Director | — | 1997-08-15 |
| WILKINSON, Peter Joseph | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1997-06-13 |
| WOOLDRIDGE, David Andrew | Director | 1992-11-18 | 1998-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Rubbermaid Uk Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-12 | Active |
| Brk Brands Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-06 | Ceased 2019-12-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2020-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-01-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.