FUCHS LUBRICANTS (UK) PLC
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Cash
£16m
+69.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£73m
+1.7% vs 2024
Employees
352
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
+4.9% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy 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 | £181,213,000 | £167,862,000 | £173,897,000 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £15,003,000 | £13,118,000 | £13,599,000 | +3.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,828,000 | £13,417,000 | £14,073,000 | +4.9% | |
| Net profit | £10,626,000 | £9,202,000 | £9,690,000 | +5.3% | |
| Cash | £11,595,000 | £9,338,000 | £15,854,000 | +69.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £76,157,000 | £74,748,000 | £76,468,000 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £73,296,000 | £71,601,000 | £72,852,000 | +1.7% | |
| Equity | £73,296,000 | £71,601,000 | £72,852,000 | +1.7% | |
| Average employees | 328 | 341 | 352 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £17,066,000 | £17,846,000 | £18,783,000 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £956,000 | £977,000 | £1,398,000 | +43.1% |
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 | 8.3% | 7.8% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 17.5% | 17.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.2% | 24.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 3.01x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | 28.15x | 82.50x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FUCHS LUBRICANTS (UK) PLC 2008-01-02 → present
- FUCHS (UK) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-09-21 → 2008-01-02
- MARKLAUNCH PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1989-08-10 → 1989-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- FUCHS LUBRICANTS (UK) PLC · parent
- Century Oils International Limited 100%
- Fuchs Lubritech International Ltd 100%
- Fuchs Lubritech (UK) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Fuchs Lubricants introduced a salary sacrifice EV scheme that allows employees to lease an electric vehicle through their employer using pre-tax salary, reducing overall costs compared to a private lease.”
- “Fuchs Lubricants undertakes annual surveys of its compressed air and steam distribution systems. These surveys are used to identify inefficiencies such as leaks, pressure losses, and sub-optimal system performance, enabling targeted maintenance and optimisation actions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTTON, Carl Patrick | Secretary | 2025-07-18 | — | — |
| PALM, Jonas Lars | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jul 1965 | Swedish |
| RHEINBOLDT, Ralph, Dr | Director | 2001-01-12 | Jul 1967 | German |
| ROGERS, Richard William | Director | 2025-03-31 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, John Martin | Secretary | 2020-07-20 | 2025-07-18 |
| GREENHALGH, Alan | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| HALHEAD, Richard John | Secretary | 1998-11-12 | 2020-07-20 |
| KOST, Michael Bernd Christian, Dr | Secretary | 1997-07-31 | 1998-11-11 |
| MASTERS, Katharine | Secretary | — | 1996-04-12 |
| BALL, Charles Irwin, Sir | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| DICKINSON, John Martin | Director | 2020-07-07 | 2025-07-18 |
| FUCHS, Manfred, Dr | Director | — | 2001-01-12 |
| FUCHS, Stefan | Director | 2001-01-12 | 2006-08-31 |
| GREENHALGH, Alan | Director | 1994-07-22 | 1997-07-31 |
| HALHEAD, Richard John | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| KOST, Michael Bernd Christian, Dr | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2001-01-12 |
| PARSONS, Adrian James | Director | — | 2000-08-01 |
| PAULER, Ingo | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2001-01-12 |
| SELENT, Alexander, Dr | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2001-01-12 |
| VOGEL, Gerhard, Dr | Director | — | 1999-05-06 |
| WOOD, Robert William | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2020-07-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuchs Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-08-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.