BARENTZ UK LIMITED
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Cash
£859k
-79.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.5m
-19.1% vs 2024
Employees
61
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.5m
-26.8% 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 | £39,391,987 | £39,377,465 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £3,542,483 | £3,525,089 | -0.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,121,207 | £4,478,475 | -26.8% | |
| Net profit | £5,945,081 | £4,148,315 | -30.2% | |
| Cash | £4,147,194 | £859,447 | -79.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,577,502 | £4,538,996 | -18.6% | |
| Net assets | £5,550,952 | £4,492,996 | -19.1% | |
| Equity | £5,550,952 | £4,492,996 | -19.1% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 61 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £3,435,164 | £3,877,959 | +12.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £356,113 | £420,963 | +18.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £17,967 | £20,038 | +11.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £240,019 | £282,807 | +17.8% |
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 | 9.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 63.5% | 77.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.7% | 56.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 13.47x | 11.70x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BARENTZ UK LIMITED 2019-09-06 → present
- FORUM PRODUCTS LIMITED 1995-11-01 → 2019-09-06
- FORUM CHEMICALS LIMITED 1984-04-05 → 1995-11-01
- BRUTONCRETE LIMITED 1983-10-19 → 1984-04-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore (South) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BARENTZ UK LIMITED · parent
- Barentz Ireland Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During August 2026, the company paid dividends to the value of £4,526,318 to Forum Products Holdings Limited and received dividends of £1,026,318 from Barentz Ireland Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPP, Neill | Secretary | 2008-09-23 | — | British |
| COPP, Neill John | Director | 2019-12-16 | Aug 1974 | British |
| VENINGA, Esther Stefanie | Director | 2026-07-21 | Jun 1980 | Dutch |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSHAW, John Robert | Secretary | 2006-03-22 | 2007-09-20 |
| PEFFERS, Douglas Watson | Secretary | 2004-04-29 | 2006-03-22 |
| SHEPARD, John Anthony | Secretary | — | 2004-04-29 |
| WRIGHT, Philip John | Secretary | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| BALLARD, Peter Gavin | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| BLOOR, Christopher | Director | 2008-03-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| BLOOR, Christopher John | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-09-20 |
| BROUGH, Miles Alan | Director | — | 2004-01-31 |
| BURNS, Suzanne | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| CONN, Helen | Director | — | 2007-03-30 |
| CULLIN, Andrew William Rous | Director | — | 2005-02-07 |
| DUCKWORTH, Alexander James | Director | 2001-10-10 | 2006-03-16 |
| DUCKWORTH, Peter Edgar | Director | — | 2007-09-20 |
| FLEMING, Niall Patrick | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| FORD, Cora Anne | Director | — | 2007-09-20 |
| FULLARTON, Peter James | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| FULLARTON, Peter James | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2007-09-20 |
| GODBER, Stephen Alison | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| HANLON, James Anthony | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| KEGL, Lazlo | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| KENYON, Robert Fletcher | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2005-06-30 |
| LITCHFIELD, Anthony James | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2026-06-30 |
| LITCHFIELD, Anthony James | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| MAYAHARA, Ichiro | Director | 1997-08-29 | 1997-08-29 |
| O'DONNELL, Kay | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2005-05-27 |
| O'RIORDAN, Rory Walter | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| PEFFERS, Douglas Watson | Director | — | 2007-09-20 |
| SLEGERS, Luc Maurice Godelieva | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| VAN DER LINDEN, Joseph Marie Theodoor Wilhelmus | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2019-12-16 |
| VAN DER WAL, Hidde | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2019-12-16 |
| WHITNEY, Angela Margaret | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| WHITNEY, Angela | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2007-09-20 |
| WRIGHT, Philip John | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forum Products Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-12 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.