ULTRA FINISHING LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
+94.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.8m
+192.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
151
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-9.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £62,012,000 | £64,683,000 | £76,178,000 | +17.8% | |
| Operating profit | £5,262,000 | £3,824,000 | £5,794,000 | +51.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,676,000 | £3,674,000 | £3,313,000 | -9.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,531,000 | £3,508,000 | £3,179,000 | -9.4% | |
| Cash | £1,745,000 | £1,158,000 | £2,252,000 | +94.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,686,000 | £1,950,000 | £5,353,000 | +174.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,646,000 | £1,654,000 | £4,833,000 | +192.2% | |
| Equity | £1,646,000 | £1,654,000 | £4,833,000 | +192.2% | |
| Average employees | 130 | 141 | 151 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £4,989,000 | £5,144,000 | £5,941,000 | +15.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £419,000 | £362,000 | £380,000 | +5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £94,000 | £38,000 | £32,000 | -15.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £219,000 | £212,000 | £214,000 | +0.9% |
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 | 8.5% | 5.9% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 5.4% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 312.1% | 196.1% | 108.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.4% | 96.0% | 88.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.01x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 8.98x | 25.49x | 21.95x |
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
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on Group forecasts and available facilities, the directors have a reasonable expectation that financial support will continue throughout the going concern period and therefore the Company will have adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group entered into an Amendment Agreement with NatWest Bank plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUGGLEBY, Michael | Director | 2006-10-17 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MCQUEEN, David Stuart | Director | 2025-10-30 | Oct 1969 | British |
| WOOD, Antony | Director | 2012-07-31 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAN, Alex Nicholas John | Secretary | 2008-01-21 | 2014-01-24 |
| HEYS, Jaqueline Ann | Secretary | — | 1996-08-21 |
| HEYS, Stephen | Secretary | 1996-08-22 | 2004-01-01 |
| HOSKER, Nicholas Robert | Secretary | 2004-01-03 | 2008-01-18 |
| CRAN, Alex Nicholas John | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2014-01-24 |
| CULLEN, David Ian | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2023-07-05 |
| GOYMER, Ian Frederick | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| HEYS, Jaqueline Ann | Director | — | 1996-08-21 |
| HEYS, Keith | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2015-01-27 |
| HEYS, Stephen | Director | — | 2017-01-11 |
| HOSKER, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2008-01-22 |
| JONES, Ian Gary | Director | 2016-05-16 | 2025-03-31 |
| LALOR, Colm | Director | 2000-12-12 | 2015-01-27 |
| LAMPRECHT, Linda | Director | 1996-08-22 | 2015-01-27 |
| PRICE, Mark Ford | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2010-10-31 |
| WADEY, Nicholas Christopher | Director | 2015-01-27 | 2015-11-27 |
| WHITE, Philip Charles | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2016-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxor Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-08-10 | Active |
| Shul Co 007 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-26 | Ceased 2017-08-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.