ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+48.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22m
+4.3% vs 2024
Employees
28
+3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+145.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £78,222,000 | £54,037,000 | £43,712,000 | -19.1% | |
| Operating profit | £820,000 | £763,000 | £828,000 | +8.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £410,000 | £474,000 | £1,162,000 | +145.1% | |
| Net profit | £284,000 | £333,000 | £898,000 | +169.7% | |
| Cash | £8,068,000 | £6,726,000 | £10,016,000 | +48.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,888,000 | £21,038,000 | £21,901,000 | +4.1% | |
| Net assets | £24,690,000 | £20,812,000 | £21,710,000 | +4.3% | |
| Equity | £24,690,000 | £20,812,000 | £21,710,000 | +4.3% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 27 | 28 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £1,047,000 | £998,000 | £1,185,000 | +18.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £111,000 | £115,000 | £119,000 | +3.5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 3.6% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.9% | 47.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.23x | 1.96x | 2.78x | |
| Interest cover | 2.00x | 2.06x | 10.10x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED 1995-09-15 → present
- INGLEBY (829) LIMITED 1995-05-15 → 1995-09-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is financed through its cash at bank and in hand. The directors are confident that the Company will still be profitable in the forthcoming 12 months and beyond, mainly due to Transfer Pricing Policies in place with its parent company. The directors have considered and factored in plausible but severe downside scenarios and are satisfied that the Company can continue to meet its debts as they fall due given the company's strong cash position.”
Significant events
- “A significant accomplishment for Acerinox (U.K.) Limited in 2025 was the successful acquisition of ISO19443 accreditation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo | Director | 2026-03-23 | Sep 1974 | British |
| ECCLES, Adam James | Director | 2025-04-14 | Dec 1977 | British |
| FERRANDIS TORRES, Miguel | Director | 1995-09-15 | May 1956 | Spanish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro | Secretary | 1995-09-15 | 2005-06-15 |
| CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo | Secretary | 2015-05-13 | 2021-03-01 |
| HAMMOND, David | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | 2025-04-14 |
| VALENCIA, Jose Carlos | Secretary | 2005-06-15 | 2015-05-13 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-15 | 1995-09-15 |
| ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro | Director | 1995-09-15 | 2005-06-15 |
| CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| COLLAR ARTECHE, Gabriel Gervasio | Director | 2000-06-23 | 2005-06-30 |
| DE QUIROS, Jorge Ibanez Bernaldo | Director | 1995-09-15 | 2000-06-23 |
| GIMENO VALLEDOR, Luis | Director | 2009-01-19 | 2026-03-23 |
| HAMMOND, David | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-04-14 |
| MUNOZ CAMOS, Victoriano | Director | 1995-09-15 | 2008-12-15 |
| VALENCIA, Jose Carlos | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2014-12-19 |
| WOLFE GOMEZ, Oswaldo | Director | 1995-05-15 | 2014-12-19 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-15 | 1995-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acerinox S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.