ALFAPLAS LIMITED
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Cash
£419K
+1,259.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£3.1M
+9.2% vs 2023
Employees
142
-0.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-42.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,144,484 | £27,423,344 | -5.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£70,132 | -£307,757 | -338.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£720,909 | -£1,029,797 | -42.8% | |
| Net profit | -£599,135 | -£838,861 | -40% | |
| Cash | £30,811 | £418,759 | +1,259.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,731,749 | £10,186,981 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,828,104 | £3,089,243 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £2,828,104 | £3,089,243 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 143 | 142 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £4,968,130 | £5,131,812 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £287,000 | £277,000 | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.2% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.7% | -3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.9% | 86.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | -0.11x | -0.43x |
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
- ALFAPLAS LIMITED 1997-04-29 → present
- ALFAPAC LIMITED 1996-03-12 → 1997-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALFAPLAS LIMITED · parent
- Sarpak Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In order to streamline operations, the Company decided to concentrate its Extrusion activity exclusively on the Port Talbot site, with the Hereford site dedicated to excellence in printing and related activities. These changes led to one-off costs of £100k included within the Operating loss.”
- “To strengthen the Company position on the 3rd June 2025 Alfaplas received a cash capital increase of £2.5m from its immediate parent company Sphere Consolidated Holdings UK Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON SMITH & PUXON (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-18 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, Malcolm Phillip | Director | 2015-02-02 | Jul 1968 | British |
| GALLET, Jean Francois | Director | 2015-02-02 | Oct 1961 | French |
| LE GALL, Jean-Yves Christophe | Director | 2025-06-12 | Oct 1969 | French |
| MACSWEENEY, Kieran Finbarr | Director | 2021-03-26 | Aug 1968 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Beatrice Wenefryde | Secretary | 1996-03-12 | 2007-05-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-12 | 1996-03-12 |
| BERGAMO, Christophe | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2018-03-02 |
| CHAUVIN, Antoine Jean Michel | Director | 1996-03-12 | 2012-12-31 |
| DUMESTE, Alain Regis | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2010-10-18 |
| EVANS, Beatrice Wenefryde | Director | 1996-03-12 | 2007-05-31 |
| LUSTMAN, Francis Paul | Director | 1996-03-12 | 1999-03-31 |
| PERSENDA, Marie Jose | Director | 1996-03-12 | 2021-03-22 |
| PUNTER, James | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2026-03-31 |
| SHACKSON, Lee | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2026-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Lewis | Director | 2015-02-02 | 2015-03-06 |
| WESTON SMITH, Hugh John Fraser | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2025-06-12 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Joseph | Director | 1997-11-28 | 2021-05-06 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-12 | 1996-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphere Consolidated Holdings U.K Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-03 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-22 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.