ROBUST UK LIMITED
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Cash
£564k
-31% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.6m
-30.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
-15% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
-11.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £19,016,663 | £16,086,692 | £15,691,955 | -2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £683,821 | -£2,295,329 | -£2,515,351 | -9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £714,988 | -£2,252,910 | -£2,515,351 | -11.6% | |
| Net profit | £488,988 | -£1,696,910 | -£2,467,350 | -45.4% | |
| Cash | £811,590 | £817,536 | £563,825 | -31% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,405,710 | £8,152,800 | £5,900,750 | -27.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,801,709 | £8,104,799 | £5,637,449 | -30.4% | |
| Equity | £9,801,709 | £8,104,799 | £5,637,449 | -30.4% | |
| Average employees | 154 | 147 | 125 | -15% | |
| Wages | £4,935,723 | £5,553,958 | £4,603,662 | -17.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £293,828 | £318,827 | £112,747 | -64.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,500 | £31,883 | £11,275 | -64.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £185,240 | £198,209 | — | — |
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 | 3.6% | -14.3% | -16.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | -10.5% | -15.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | -28.2% | -42.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.1% | 44.6% | 59.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 0.93x | 0.69x |
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
- ROBUST UK LIMITED 2000-01-24 → present
- LOOKOUT SECURITY LIMITED 1997-05-06 → 2000-01-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have taken note of the guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council on Going Concern Assessments in determining that this is the appropriate basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, John | Director | 2025-01-06 | Feb 1978 | British |
| HULSMANN, Jan | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1984 | German |
| MAETING, Corina | Director | 2024-08-15 | Apr 1977 | German |
| WILLIAMS, Paul John | Director | 2013-07-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOWES, David William | Secretary | 2003-05-15 | 2006-06-22 |
| LYCETT, Michael Frank | Secretary | 1997-08-29 | 2003-05-14 |
| PLANT, Michelle | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-06 | 1997-08-29 |
| GOODWILLE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-06-22 | 2009-06-30 |
| BAILEY, David Anthony | Director | 2024-04-08 | 2024-07-12 |
| BAKER, Jeremy Patrick Scott | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-06-30 |
| BAKER, Robin Leslie | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-08-15 |
| BERGHEL, Fredrik | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-12-22 |
| CRAIGEN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| ERIKSSON, Hans Olov, Ceo | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2010-05-06 |
| ERIKSSON, Hans Olov, Ceo | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2012-01-01 |
| HELGEVALL, Per Mikael | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| HOLMSTROM, Kjell-Roger | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2009-06-29 |
| ISIK, Moses Musa | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| JOHNS, Ian David Lawrence | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| JULLE, Anders | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2003-09-26 |
| KARLSSON, Anna Lena | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2010-12-09 |
| LYCETT, David Paul | Director | 1997-08-29 | 2023-12-31 |
| LYCETT, Michael Frank | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2003-05-14 |
| SONTUM, Christian | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2019-05-17 |
| CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-05-06 | 1997-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novoferm Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-25 | Active |
| Robust Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
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