BUFA COMPOSITES UK LTD.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
37
+2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-35.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-11.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,921,886 | £41,657,291 | £40,813,033 | £40,673,151 | £35,507,575 | -12.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,448,158 | £3,851,137 | £2,735,340 | £2,613,997 | £1,697,566 | -35.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,449,232 | £3,851,256 | £2,758,247 | £2,642,457 | £1,693,260 | -35.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,161,250 | £3,171,831 | £2,130,094 | £1,989,839 | £1,271,380 | -36.1% | |
| Cash | £2,593,268 | £1,756,567 | £1,737,335 | £1,122,653 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,148,335 | £7,196,071 | £6,430,496 | £6,249,534 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,066,297 | £7,076,878 | £6,381,866 | £6,241,611 | — | — | |
| Equity | £5,066,297 | £7,076,878 | £6,381,866 | £6,241,611 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 32 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 37 | +2.8% | |
| Wages | £1,788,053 | £1,859,966 | £1,879,926 | £1,848,404 | £1,794,944 | -2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £379,691 | £460,134 | £326,021 | £354,424 | £350,085 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £19,504 | £21,363 | £22,135 | +3.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £194,178 | £198,353 | £203,367 | +2.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4.9% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.1% | 53.5% | 42.5% | 41.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.1% | 53.7% | 52.9% | 52.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.78x | 1.82x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 70.50x |
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 7 times since incorporation
- BUFA COMPOSITES UK LTD. 2020-03-11 → present
- AOC (UK) LTD 2010-04-30 → 2020-03-11
- COMPOSITE MATERIAL SUPPLIES LTD 2002-12-20 → 2010-04-30
- AOC (EUROPE) LIMITED 2001-05-01 → 2002-12-20
- AOC HAWK LIMITED 1998-12-02 → 2001-05-01
- HAWK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1993-08-04 → 1998-12-02
- HAWK MARINE & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LIMITED 1987-03-30 → 1993-08-04
- HAWK MARINE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LIMITED 1987-01-16 → 1987-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- 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”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-05-01 | — | — |
| BURROWS, Peter Stanley | Director | 2021-11-30 | Nov 1966 | British |
| KEMPF, Lothar | Director | 2021-11-30 | Mar 1965 | German |
| PUTWAIN, Edmund John | Director | 2020-03-03 | Jan 1969 | British |
| RAMKE, Ralf | Director | 2021-11-30 | May 1966 | German |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLLE, Laurie Frances | Secretary | — | 1994-01-28 |
| SNOW, Kenneth Charles | Secretary | 1994-01-28 | 1998-12-01 |
| BIRKETTS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-04-25 | 2020-03-03 |
| REYNOLDS PORTER CHAMBERLAIN | Corporate Secretary | 1998-12-01 | 2001-04-25 |
| BAKKER, Albert Jan | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2020-01-13 |
| BAYLESS, Michael Thomas | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2018-12-10 |
| BURROWS, Peter Stanley | Director | 2005-08-26 | 2011-08-15 |
| CHESHIRE, Peter Stephen | Director | 1994-02-08 | 2021-11-30 |
| COOK, John Frank | Director | 1994-02-08 | 2002-12-05 |
| GOVAERT, Michel Joseph Pierre | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2020-03-03 |
| GRIGGS, John William | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| NORMAN, Frederick | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2018-12-10 |
| OLLE, Stephen Charles | Director | — | 2002-12-05 |
| ORROCK, Peter John | Director | 1994-01-28 | 1998-12-01 |
| PARKER, Brian Tod | Director | 2011-08-05 | 2018-12-10 |
| PARKS, Paul Newton | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2002-10-01 |
| ROESLE, John August, Vice President | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2011-08-05 |
| SNOW, Kenneth Charles | Director | 1994-01-28 | 1998-12-01 |
| WATKINS, Matthew Mcdonald | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2018-12-10 |
| WHITE, Reginald James | Director | — | 1994-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-18 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.