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ADDIS GROUP LIMITED

#03154819 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1996-02-02 (30y 8m) · Last filing 2026-09-11 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46499 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-02-16 (in 4 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£2.3m

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

-£2.2m

Equity attributable

Employees

101

Average over period

Profit before tax

£1.5m

Period ending 2023-12-31

Accounts

1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £38,812,441 —
Operating profit £2,187,606 —
Profit before tax £1,451,529 —
Net profit £1,086,316 —
Cash £2,331,745 —
Total assets less current liabilities £13,410,926 —
Net assets -£2,165,525 —
Equity -£2,165,525 —
Average employees 101 —
Wages £3,257,544 —
Directors' remuneration £422,708 —
Directors' pension contributions £119,679 —
Highest paid director £163,943 —

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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-31
Operating margin 5.6%
Net margin 2.8%
Return on capital employed 16.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 112.5%
Current ratio 4.09x
Interest cover 2.91x

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

  1. ADDIS GROUP LIMITED 1996-06-10 → present
  2. AMBERWORD LIMITED 1996-02-02 → 1996-06-10

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
JMT (Cowbridge) Ltd
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries and considering the factors outlined above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. ADDIS GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Addis Housewares Limited 99% · As per parent · Ordinary A
    2. Addis Commercial Limited 100% · As per parent · Ordinary
    3. EMSA (UK) Limited 100% · As per parent · Ordinary
    4. Addis France Limited 100% · As per parent · Ordinary
    5. Addis Germany 100% · As per parent · Ordinary
    6. Addis Limited 100% · As per parent · Ordinary
    7. JA & MF Engineering Limited 100% · As per parent · Ordinary
    8. Addis Housewares Pension Scheme Trustees Limited 100% · As per parent · Ordinary

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 20 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
TUCKER, Richard John Secretary 2000-12-13 — British
LEE SMITH, Martyn Director 2007-04-02 Jun 1964 British
TUCKER, Richard John Director 2005-03-16 Sep 1965 British
Show 20 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CHRISTOPHER, Allan John Secretary 1996-03-03 2000-12-12
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1996-02-02 1996-03-08
ANDREAS, Rolf Director 2003-12-22 2004-11-26
BARRELL, Jonathan Director 2006-05-08 2006-12-31
BEYEN, Hermann Josef, Herr Director 1999-10-14 2000-06-30
CHRISTOPHER, Allan John Director 1996-03-03 2001-04-02
CLARKE, Jonathan George Gough Director 1996-03-08 1999-10-14
GODFREY, Mark Simon Director 2007-01-02 2024-08-31
HODGE, Ralph Noel Director 1997-03-26 2000-06-30
JONES, William Richard Director 2006-05-08 2009-03-18
MESSINK, Alfred Director 2002-09-25 2005-03-31
MICHEL, Jurgen, Dr Director 2001-11-06 2002-12-06
NEWCOMB, John Robert Director 2000-03-20 2004-09-27
PAPADOPOULOS, Christos Director 1996-03-03 2000-01-31
SCHEPERS, Frank Director 2003-12-22 2007-03-30
SCOPES, Herman Marcus Director 1998-03-04 2000-06-30
SIEGELIN, Werner Director 2000-12-13 2001-10-29
SILK, Paul Martin Director 2006-05-08 2007-03-23
WULF, Franz Joerg Director 1999-10-14 2003-12-22
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1996-02-02 1996-03-08

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Franz Joerg Wulf Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 132 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-03-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-02-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-09-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-09-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-02-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-02-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-02-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2020-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2019-02-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2018-02-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2017-09-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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