ESKO GRAPHICS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
+19.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
65
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1m
+123.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £8,277,508 | £8,350,028 | £9,664,517 | +15.7% | |
| Operating profit | £746,539 | £379,180 | £942,472 | +148.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £791,913 | £464,523 | £1,038,980 | +123.7% | |
| Net profit | £748,266 | £398,173 | £1,031,553 | +159.1% | |
| Cash | £2,075,931 | £2,617,443 | £2,997,781 | +14.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,009,410 | £5,351,003 | £6,412,901 | +19.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,783,103 | £5,179,720 | £6,211,813 | +19.9% | |
| Equity | £4,783,103 | £5,179,720 | £6,211,813 | +19.9% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 61 | 65 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £5,587,344 | £5,857,466 | £6,311,758 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £185,000 | £279,826 | — | — |
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 | 9.0% | 4.5% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 4.8% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.9% | 7.1% | 14.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.7% | 23.5% | 20.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.91x | 4.54x | 5.24x | |
| Interest cover | 20.46x | 9.07x | 27.52x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ESKO GRAPHICS UK LIMITED 2008-01-30 → present
- ARTWORK SYSTEMS, LTD. 1999-02-17 → 2008-01-30
- VIEWLEASE LIMITED 1999-01-05 → 1999-02-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2026, the Company acquired the business operations, related net assets and employees of Esko Stonecube Ltd and TraceGains (UK) Ltd, both fellow group undertakings.”
- “On the 12 March 2026, the Company also acquired the entire issued share capital of VL UK Holdings Limited ("VLUKH").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVEEN, Stefaan | Director | 2021-12-17 | Apr 1982 | Belgian |
| MASON, James William | Director | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1980 | British |
| MINOODT, Jeroen | Director | 2016-11-28 | Sep 1976 | Belgian |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMEULENEERE, Kurt | Secretary | 2007-12-10 | 2011-11-22 |
| DENOO, Peter | Secretary | 1999-03-22 | 2007-09-21 |
| TUNLEY, David William | Secretary | 2011-06-07 | 2012-06-29 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-19 | 2008-05-23 |
| QUAYSECO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-06-01 | 2011-11-22 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-05 | 1999-01-19 |
| BROUWER, Reitze Egbert | Director | 2016-11-28 | 2017-12-31 |
| DENOO, Peter | Director | 1999-02-19 | 2007-08-09 |
| HORNICEK, Felix Francois | Director | 2020-01-15 | 2021-12-17 |
| MCFADEN, Frank Talbot, Mr. | Director | 2011-03-22 | 2014-03-19 |
| MICHIELS, Peter | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2016-11-28 |
| ROTH, Richard Matthew | Director | 2023-08-30 | 2025-05-01 |
| RUYSSCHAERT, Jan Richard Raymond | Director | 2007-08-09 | 2011-03-22 |
| TOSELAND, Stephen | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2023-08-30 |
| VAES, Bruno | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2016-11-28 |
| VAN DER SCHUEREN, Guido | Director | 1999-02-19 | 2007-08-09 |
| WARD, Keith Graham | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2020-10-19 |
| WOWRO, Aleksander Tomasz | Director | 2017-12-31 | 2020-01-15 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-19 | 1999-02-19 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-19 | 1999-02-19 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-05 | 1999-01-19 |
| LUTINI BVBA | Corporate Director | 2011-03-22 | 2013-03-25 |
| QUETZAL CONSULTING BVBA | Corporate Director | 2007-08-09 | 2007-12-03 |
| STYLAR BVBA | Corporate Director | 2007-12-03 | 2012-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veralto Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-09-30 | Active |
| Danaher Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-08 | Ceased 2023-09-30 |
| Downin Five Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-14 | Ceased 2019-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.