MYLAR SPECIALTY FILMS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1M
-46.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£44M
-8.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
185
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.4M
+2,707.6% highest 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 Basic Materials 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 | £71,230,000 | £73,711,000 | £73,350,000 | -0.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£27,850,000 | £152,000 | £6,917,000 | +4,450.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£27,478,000 | £262,000 | £7,356,000 | +2,707.6% | |
| Net profit | -£22,272,000 | £697,000 | £5,404,000 | +675.3% | |
| Cash | £7,825,000 | £9,495,000 | £5,112,000 | -46.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £47,940,000 | £48,662,000 | £44,616,000 | -8.3% | |
| Net assets | £47,471,000 | £48,168,000 | £44,072,000 | -8.5% | |
| Equity | £47,471,000 | £48,168,000 | £44,072,000 | -8.5% | |
| Average employees | 212 | 188 | 185 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £9,599,000 | £9,185,000 | £8,409,000 | -8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 | -39.1% | 0.2% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | -31.3% | 0.9% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -58.1% | 0.3% | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 20.3% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | 4.10x | 3.85x | 4.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.45x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MYLAR SPECIALTY FILMS UK LIMITED 2024-02-01 → present
- DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS U.K. LIMITED 1999-10-28 → 2024-02-01
- DUPONT-TEIJIN FILMS U.K. LIMITED 1999-07-06 → 1999-10-28
- FORAY 1226 LIMITED 1999-05-25 → 1999-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In March 2026 Celanese Mercury Holdings UK Limited sold its interest in the Company to Celanese Worldwide Holdings 3 Corporation (incorporated in Delaware, USA).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHICK, Nicole | Secretary | 2024-09-26 | — | — |
| BADARUDIN, Mohd Rashed Bin | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1974 | Singaporean |
| GENDREAU, Steven Conrad | Director | 2023-05-01 | Sep 1965 | American |
| JAPKE, Karola Elisabeth Else Inge | Director | 2023-04-01 | May 1964 | German |
| KRUG, Alexander | Director | 2024-07-26 | Aug 1973 | German |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHFORD, Emma | Secretary | 2023-05-15 | 2024-09-26 |
| CLARKE, Joanna Lindsey | Secretary | 1999-05-25 | 1999-09-01 |
| EVELEIGH, David Charles | Secretary | 1999-09-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| FERGUSON, Neil Alexander | Secretary | 2022-08-01 | 2023-05-14 |
| JENKINS, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2005-10-21 | 2022-08-01 |
| WOOTTON, Barry Eric | Secretary | 1999-12-09 | 2005-10-21 |
| AOYAGI, Teruo | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| AZOULAY, Jean Philippe | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2008-01-11 |
| CHEESEMAN SHAW, Francine, Chairman & Co-Ceo Designate | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2001-10-11 |
| CLARKE, Joanna Lindsey | Director | 1999-05-25 | 1999-09-01 |
| COLE MILLER, John | Director | 2008-01-11 | 2019-09-01 |
| DILEO, Michael, Chief Financial Officer | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2000-02-28 |
| ERICKSON, John Stanley | Director | 2008-06-16 | 2012-09-06 |
| ETCHU, Masami | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2002-03-29 |
| EVELEIGH, David Charles | Director | 1999-09-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| FISHER, Jacqueline | Nominee Director | 1999-05-25 | 1999-09-01 |
| FOLLINGS, Jan | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| GAUSS, Michael, Dr | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2005-01-24 |
| GROVES, John | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2008-06-16 |
| HOJO, Masaaki | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2010-04-01 |
| IDA, Tomohide | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| IRVINE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2012-09-06 | 2015-09-01 |
| ITO, Takeshi | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| IWABUCHI, Yukihiro | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-04-11 |
| IWAI, Osamu | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2019-04-01 |
| KANETA, Yukio | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2013-07-01 |
| KATAYAMA, Takayuki | Director | 2002-03-29 | 2004-04-01 |
| KATAYAMA, Takayuki | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2000-02-28 |
| KIKUCHI, Kenichi | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| MARUYAMA, Yuji | Director | 2012-04-11 | 2014-04-01 |
| MARUYAMA, Yuji | Director | 2002-03-29 | 2004-02-24 |
| MUROOKA, Hirofumi | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| NOMI, Yoshihiro | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-08-09 |
| OHNO, Shuhei | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-08-01 |
| ROBBIATI, Luigi Egidio | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2003-06-02 |
| SCHROEDER, Marc Francois Elisabeth Marie | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| SUBRAMANIAN, Chandrasekaran | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-25 |
| TAKAHASHI, Takashi | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-04-11 |
| VOIGT, Henry Bernard | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2006-11-17 |
| WARD, John William | Director | 1999-09-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| WATANABE, Shunsuke | Director | 2004-02-24 | 2009-01-01 |
| WEIGAND, James | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2019-01-31 |
| WONG, Hok Hoh | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2023-05-01 |
| WOOTTON, Barry Eric | Director | 2005-03-11 | 2005-10-21 |
| YAMAGISHI, Takashi | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-04-01 |
| YAMAGISHI, Takashi | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2002-03-29 |
| YAMAMOTO, Michio | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| ZIMMERMANN, Reinhold | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celanese Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-03-31 | Active |
| Celanese Mercury Holdings Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
| Teijin Holdings Europe B.V | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.