DU PONT (U.K.) LIMITED
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Cash
£108m
+130.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£177m
+5.8% vs 2024
Employees
44
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£624k
-110.5% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £38,318,000 | £33,719,000 | £26,093,000 | -22.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,188,000 | -£1,109,000 | -£5,607,000 | -405.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,578,000 | £5,938,000 | -£624,000 | -110.5% | |
| Net profit | -£706,000 | £1,810,000 | -£412,000 | -122.8% | |
| Cash | £64,043,000 | £46,820,000 | £107,741,000 | +130.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £231,178,000 | £182,404,000 | £184,661,000 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | £215,125,000 | £167,456,000 | £177,093,000 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £215,125,000 | £167,456,000 | £177,093,000 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 45 | 44 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £4,084,000 | £3,715,000 | £4,050,000 | +9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £458,000 | £440,000 | £528,000 | +20% |
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 | -13.5% | -3.3% | -21.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.8% | 5.4% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | -0.6% | -3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.5% | 14.4% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 30.70x | 9.68x | 54.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | -50.41x | — |
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
- DU PONT (U.K.) LIMITED 2003-01-02 → present
- DU PONT (REMAINCO) LIMITED 2002-10-08 → 2003-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DU PONT (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Du Pont (U.K.) Industrial Limited 100%
- Du Pont de Nemours (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Du Pont (U.K.) Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2025, the group Dupont signed an agreement to sell the Aramids business to Arclin, a portfolio company of TJC LP. DuPont will retain about 17% of the combined business. The transaction was expected to close during first quarter 2026, contingent upon customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.”
- “The consideration received on April 1st 2026 was USD 42,028,800, resulting in a loss by £868,000, consequently an impairment by £868,000 has been reflected in 2025. The net balance of Asset held for sale is £31,132,000 at the end of 2025.”
- “The transaction was closed on April 1st 2026. As consequence of this transaction, the investment in DuPont (U.K.) Industrial Limited has been fully transferred to Arclin environment, therefore the immediate parent company has changed. Effective April 1st 2026, The new shareholder is Arclin UK Holdings Limited (note 15 and 24).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Owain Robert | Director | 2026-02-23 | Oct 1970 | British |
| WAGSTAFF, Mark | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jul 1980 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWORTH, Clare | Secretary | 2002-10-10 | 2003-02-12 |
| BAKER, Andrew | Secretary | 2005-10-06 | 2015-02-05 |
| CLEMENTS, Sarah Frances | Secretary | 2002-10-08 | 2005-10-06 |
| REEVE, Stephen | Secretary | 2015-02-05 | 2022-05-04 |
| BAKER, Andrew | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2015-02-05 |
| DAVIS, Michael Keith | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2013-01-24 |
| DESAULLES, Philippe Georges | Director | 2003-03-20 | 2004-06-07 |
| DOIG, Roger Ian, Dr | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2004-06-07 |
| GOUGH, Adrian Paul | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2019-04-01 |
| HORRY, Peter Francis | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2004-08-03 |
| MCGREGOR, Alan | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2008-01-09 |
| MCGREGOR, Alan | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2005-12-31 |
| NEWTON, Christopher | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2015-02-05 |
| OLIVER, Craig, Dr | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2015-06-29 |
| OLIVER, Lisa Marie | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2026-02-23 |
| PFEIFFER, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2005-12-31 | 2007-08-01 |
| REEVE, Stephen | Director | 2015-02-05 | 2022-05-04 |
| ROBBIATI, Luigi | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2015-02-05 |
| SCHRIBER, Patrick Stephan | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2020-07-08 |
| SPENCE, David Robert | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| TAYLOR, Michael John | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2008-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont De Nemours Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-01 | Active |
| E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | RP04PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-28 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-17 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-10-17 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-22 | RP04PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing change details of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.