NIFCO UK LIMITED
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Cash
£6.5m
+25.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£34m
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
409
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+3.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £51,328,000 | £51,883,000 | £52,489,000 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,480,000 | £2,358,000 | £2,522,000 | +7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,422,000 | £2,296,000 | £2,378,000 | +3.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,767,000 | £1,722,000 | £1,741,000 | +1.1% | |
| Cash | £6,941,000 | £5,147,000 | £6,451,000 | +25.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,677,000 | £36,873,000 | £38,018,000 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £31,054,000 | £32,375,000 | £33,790,000 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £31,054,000 | £32,375,000 | £33,790,000 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 434 | 424 | 409 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £13,529,000 | £13,910,000 | £13,762,000 | -1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £357,000 | £449,000 | £477,000 | +6.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £208,000 | £285,000 | £232,000 | -18.6% |
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 | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 6.4% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.1% | 26.0% | 27.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.27x | 3.86x | 3.50x | |
| Interest cover | 9.54x | 10.92x | 10.60x |
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
- NIFCO UK LIMITED 2001-10-09 → present
- ELTA PLASTICS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 2001-10-09
- FUTURETENSE LIMITED 1978-10-06 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company successfully converted £7.3m of additional business in 2025 during a year of low overall OEM nomination activity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Gary | Secretary | 2018-04-17 | — | — |
| CASEY, James | Director | 2019-06-04 | Dec 1968 | British |
| CLARK, Gary | Director | 2020-02-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
| MATSUDA, Yoshihiro | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1970 | Japanese |
| OLIVERAS COBO, Juan Maria | Director | 2022-03-28 | Apr 1969 | Spanish |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINBRIDGE, Ian William | Secretary | 2005-04-22 | 2006-08-11 |
| BINKS, Douglas William | Secretary | 2006-08-11 | 2018-03-16 |
| CAINE, Jeffrey | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 2001-11-23 |
| FIRTH, David Stephen | Secretary | 1993-03-19 | 1994-07-28 |
| HAWKINS, Richard Geoffrey | Secretary | 1995-02-17 | 1996-04-01 |
| OCONNOR, Jeremy Michael | Secretary | — | 1992-09-30 |
| SAYER, Brian Nicholas | Secretary | 2001-12-03 | 2005-04-22 |
| SIDGWICK, Colin | Secretary | 1994-07-28 | 1995-02-17 |
| SIDGWICK, Colin | Secretary | 1992-10-01 | 1993-03-19 |
| BINKS, Douglas William | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2018-03-16 |
| BURNISTON, Paul | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2026-02-17 |
| ERICKSON, David Alfred | Director | 1995-02-28 | 1997-12-16 |
| FINCH, Derek William | Director | — | 1993-01-29 |
| FUKAWA, Kiyohiko | Director | 2004-07-23 | 2016-06-24 |
| GILLINGHAM, Peter Leslie | Director | 1995-02-17 | 1997-12-16 |
| HAYASAKI, Satoru | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| HAYES, Malcolm Michael | Director | 2002-01-07 | 2003-10-03 |
| HILMER, Marcel Erris | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| IKEHARA, Toshiro | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-05-16 |
| IWASAKI, Fukuo | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2023-06-01 |
| KAWAGUCHI, Mitsuyoshi | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| LORD, Leslie James | Director | 1998-02-26 | 2009-12-31 |
| MANNARI, Tsutomu | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Michael | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2019-01-25 |
| NAGANAWA, Tsukasa | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-11-20 |
| NAGAOKA, Masaya | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| NAKAMURA, Akira | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| NOMURA, Shu | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-07-01 |
| O'CONNOR, Thomas Joseph | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| OGASAWARA, Mitsutaka | Director | 1998-02-26 | 2016-06-24 |
| OGASAWARA, Toshiaki | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| OKI, Shinsuke | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2018-04-13 |
| SHIBAO, Masaharu | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2026-02-17 |
| SHORT, John William | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2018-06-26 |
| SIBSON, John Keith | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| SIDGWICK, Colin | Director | — | 1995-05-31 |
| SUZUISHI, Eiji | Director | 2006-08-11 | 2013-01-15 |
| TAKEUCHI, Tsuneteru | Director | — | 1997-02-17 |
| TANAKA, Masafumi | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| TANAKA, Toshie | Director | 2002-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| UKAI, Takashi | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2016-06-24 |
| WATANABE, Koji | Director | 2000-08-18 | 2001-07-20 |
| WATANABE, Ryuji | Director | — | 2000-08-18 |
| YAMAMOTO, Toshiyuki | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2023-06-01 |
| YAUCHI, Toshiki | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| YOSHIHI, Kazutoshi | Director | 1997-02-17 | 1998-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nifco Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-02-17 | Active |
| Mr Masaharu Shibao | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2023-06-01 | Ceased 2026-02-17 |
| Mr Toshiyuki Yamamoto | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.