KNAUF CEILING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,404,000 | £18,017,000 | £16,517,000 | £15,378,000 | -6.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,874,000 | -£7,105,000 | -£3,399,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,223,000 | -£7,898,000 | -£3,973,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£5,223,000 | -£7,898,000 | -£3,973,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £5,000 | £5,000 | £5,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£2,728,000 | -£12,997,000 | -£4,188,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£6,147,000 | -£14,045,000 | -£7,118,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£6,147,000 | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 94 | 78 | 50 | — | — | |
| Wages | £5,355,000 | £4,526,000 | £4,642,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £636,000 | £353,000 | £691,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £50,000 | £46,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £219,000 | £540,000 | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
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| Operating margin | -31.6% | -39.4% | -20.6% | — | |
| Net margin | -33.9% | -43.8% | -24.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 172.1% | 350.3% | 253.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.24x | 0.50x | — | |
| Interest cover | -14.73x | -8.96x | -5.74x | — |
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
- KNAUF CEILING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2021-01-08 → present
- ARMSTRONG METAL CEILINGS LIMITED 2000-08-02 → 2021-01-08
- ARMSTRONG HUNTER DOUGLAS LIMITED 1997-04-09 → 2000-08-02
- ARMSTRONG METAL CEILINGS LIMITED 1995-10-12 → 1997-04-09
- EQUIRULE LIMITED 1995-07-19 → 1995-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-02-21 | — | — |
| WILLIS-JONES, William Mark | Director | 2019-12-20 | Sep 1957 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGNELL, Michael James | Secretary | 2016-05-12 | 2025-02-21 |
| HEWITSON, Melanie Jayne | Secretary | 2002-07-12 | 2011-10-31 |
| MCEVOY, Thomas Merritt | Secretary | 1995-09-22 | 1998-01-26 |
| MIDHA, Rohit Kumar | Secretary | 2011-10-31 | 2016-05-12 |
| TURNBULL, James Robert | Secretary | 1999-07-08 | 2002-07-12 |
| WAITE, Robert Willoughby | Secretary | 1998-01-26 | 1999-07-08 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-07-19 | 1995-09-15 |
| BUCKINGHAM, Nicholas John | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2009-08-07 |
| COOKSON, David Scott | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2008-05-23 |
| DE WOLF, Eduard Godefridus Antonius | Director | 2013-11-12 | 2015-10-21 |
| GERBER, Rudolf Markus | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2008-02-08 |
| GLENN, Gerard Loy | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2000-12-31 |
| GOODWIN, Torquil John William | Director | 2002-07-12 | 2016-01-07 |
| HERR, Robin | Director | 1997-03-26 | 1998-01-26 |
| LAIKIN, Mark Alan | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2025-12-15 |
| MCEVOY, Thomas Merritt | Director | 1995-09-22 | 1998-01-26 |
| MIDDEL, Willem Antonius | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2020-06-30 |
| MITCHELL JR, Albert Russell | Director | 2008-05-23 | 2013-11-12 |
| POST, Willem | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-05-11 |
| RANDICH, David Michael | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2002-07-12 |
| SONNENBERG, David Henry | Director | 1998-02-12 | 2000-05-11 |
| SONNENBERG, Ralph | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1998-02-12 |
| THIERRY, Serge Gerard Marcel Lucien | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2002-07-12 |
| THIERRY, Serge Gerard Marcel Lucien | Director | 1995-09-22 | 1997-03-27 |
| TURNBULL, James Robert | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2002-07-12 |
| WAITE, Robert Willoughby | Director | 1998-01-26 | 1999-07-08 |
| WILLIS-JONES, William Mark | Director | 1996-02-20 | 1997-03-27 |
| WILLIS-JONES, William Mark | Director | 1995-11-02 | 1995-11-04 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-07-19 | 1995-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong (U.K.) Investments | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-04 | Active |
| Armstrong World Industries Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-10-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-26 | RP04PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-03-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.