KINGSPAN INSULATION LIMITED
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Cash
£7.8m
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£58m
+14.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
664
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.8m
-47.1% first positive since 2023
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 | £186,396,952 | £186,240,340 | £167,821,043 | -9.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,682,208 | £15,471,006 | £8,084,080 | -47.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,751,592 | £14,694,434 | £7,767,284 | -47.1% | |
| Net profit | -£7,518,775 | £12,840,250 | £6,487,462 | -49.5% | |
| Cash | £311,038 | £7,459,169 | £7,753,453 | +3.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,934,798 | £64,170,693 | £68,791,476 | +7.2% | |
| Net assets | £36,831,514 | £50,679,444 | £58,059,698 | +14.6% | |
| Equity | £36,831,514 | £50,679,444 | £58,059,698 | +14.6% | |
| Average employees | 676 | 680 | 664 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £29,909,251 | £31,628,190 | £32,986,549 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £123,347 | £413,605 | £526,776 | +27.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,212 | £30,210 | £52,877 | +75% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £147,423 | £265,232 | +79.9% |
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 | -3.0% | 8.3% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.0% | 6.9% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.4% | 24.1% | 11.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.7% | 60.6% | 54.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.75x | 0.92x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | -81.90x | 19.92x | 25.50x |
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
- KINGSPAN INSULATION LIMITED 1991-12-06 → present
- SHELTER-PLASCHEM LIMITED 1990-06-20 → 1991-12-06
- SHELTER INSULATIONS LIMITED 1986-10-15 → 1990-06-20
- TRACEHEAT LIMITED 1985-04-24 → 1986-10-15
- TRACEHEATH LIMITED 1985-02-04 → 1985-04-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. For this reason, the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis”
Significant events
- “On 14 June 2017, there was a fire at Grenfell Tower... The Company has not recognised a provision for any liabilities that may arise on the basis that a present obligation does not exist. Any potential liabilities cannot be measured with sufficient reliability...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSPAN GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-09-22 | — | — |
| CONNOR, Mark | Director | 2025-10-01 | Dec 1986 | Irish |
| HILLMAN, Carina Elizabeth | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jun 1993 | British |
| MCMAHON, David | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1977 | Irish |
| O'DWYER, Siobhan | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1970 | Irish |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIMES, Luci | Secretary | 2000-09-15 | 2002-10-01 |
| MCMANUS, Amanda | Secretary | 2002-10-01 | 2003-09-22 |
| MURPHY, Gordon Andrew | Secretary | 2000-05-18 | 2000-09-15 |
| O'HAGAN, Sean | Secretary | — | 1996-07-01 |
| TREANOR, John Francis | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 2000-05-18 |
| CARPENTER, Andrew | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2021-01-31 |
| CARPENTER, Andrew | Director | 2000-08-04 | 2015-05-13 |
| FITZMAURICE, Frank | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-10-31 |
| GALVIN, Michael | Director | 1994-07-21 | 1995-12-21 |
| GARBUTT, John Martin | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2021-01-31 |
| GARBUTT, John Martin | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2015-05-13 |
| GUEST, Chris | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2018-06-30 |
| GUEST, Chris | Director | 2006-02-24 | 2015-05-13 |
| HEWITT BURNLEY, Richard | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2019-01-01 |
| HUGHES, Graham Nigel | Director | 1997-01-31 | 2002-02-22 |
| KEARNEY, Aiveen | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2024-05-01 |
| KIDNEY, Kevin | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1994-12-31 |
| LAWLOR, Alan | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2024-12-01 |
| LAWLOR, Alan | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2018-09-01 |
| MANNION, Ralph | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2022-05-16 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ian | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2025-10-01 |
| MCCARTHY, Eoin | Director | — | 2002-02-22 |
| MULVIHILL, Dermot | Director | — | 2009-03-03 |
| MURTAGH, Brendan | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| MURTAGH, Eugene Michael | Director | 1997-01-31 | 1998-05-01 |
| MURTAGH, Eugene | Director | — | 2005-06-24 |
| MURTAGH, Spencer | Director | 2015-05-13 | 2019-12-31 |
| MURTAGH, Spencer | Director | 2005-01-28 | 2015-05-13 |
| OHAGAN, Sean | Director | — | 1994-06-24 |
| PAUL, James Norval | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-02-22 |
| QUARRELL, Lwana | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2021-10-01 |
| ROCHEFORT, Malcolm Paul | Director | 1995-02-15 | 2014-12-31 |
| TREANOR, John Francis | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| WILSON, Peter Charles | Director | 1993-08-03 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingspan Holdings (Insulation) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.