BOBST UK & IRELAND LTD
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Cash
£1.6m
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
68
+4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£623k
-17.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £24,316,000 | £23,245,000 | £24,520,000 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £942,000 | £755,000 | £523,000 | -30.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £942,000 | £755,000 | £623,000 | -17.5% | |
| Net profit | £925,000 | £749,000 | £623,000 | -16.8% | |
| Cash | £2,003,000 | £1,660,000 | £1,632,000 | -1.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,756,000 | £9,505,000 | £10,128,000 | +6.6% | |
| Net assets | £8,756,000 | £9,505,000 | £10,128,000 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £8,756,000 | £9,505,000 | £10,128,000 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 65 | 68 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £4,314,000 | £4,201,000 | £4,664,000 | +11% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 3.9% | 3.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.8% | 7.9% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.5% | — | 25.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.95x | 3.86x | 3.87x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- BOBST UK & IRELAND LTD 2012-04-25 → present
- BOBST REDDITCH LTD 2012-03-29 → 2012-04-25
- BOBST GROUP (UK & IRELAND) LIMITED 2003-01-07 → 2012-03-29
- BOBST GROUP LIMITED 2000-04-28 → 2003-01-07
- FRIEDHEIM CONVERTING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1999-06-28 → 2000-04-28
- FRIEDHEIM CONVERTING MACHINERY LIMITED 1999-02-25 → 1999-06-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- 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 a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements. Further the directors have received a letter of support confirming that the parent company will continue to support the company for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, as a result, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDLOFF, Nancy | Secretary | 2026-02-18 | — | — |
| INDERMÜHLE, Raphaël | Director | 2022-01-07 | Feb 1966 | Swiss |
| MORAN, Craig James | Director | 2026-02-26 | Oct 1966 | British |
| PULIGNY, Jennifer Laura | Director | 2026-04-15 | Jul 1985 | Swiss |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey | Secretary | 2008-05-19 | 2010-07-31 |
| DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Secretary | 1999-02-25 | 1999-02-25 |
| JONES, Neil Eric | Secretary | 2010-07-31 | 2026-02-18 |
| MILNES, David John | Secretary | 2006-04-30 | 2008-05-19 |
| BUDRY, Christian | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2011-09-01 |
| CREASEY, Steven | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| CURRAT, Claude | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2002-08-01 |
| DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey | Director | 2008-02-29 | 2010-07-31 |
| DARLINGTON, Stephen Jeffrey | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| DARRICOTTE, Geoffrey Crosland | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2002-08-01 |
| DE PREUX, Philippe | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2002-08-01 |
| DOYLE, Betty June | Nominee Director | 1999-02-25 | 1999-02-25 |
| DWYER, Daniel John | Nominee Director | 1999-02-25 | 1999-02-25 |
| HAENER, Alexandra | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2016-01-04 |
| HARDT, Jean Gabriel Josef | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2011-09-01 |
| JOURDAN, Daniel | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2002-08-01 |
| LARAN, Julien Georges Andre | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| MAERZ, Stephan | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2019-01-01 |
| MICHEL, Philippe | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-02-28 |
| ZBINDEN, Eric | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2026-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobst Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Neil Eric Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.