PERSPEX DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
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Cash
£4M
-4.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1M
-46.1% vs 2024
Employees
118
-3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.7M
-19% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £59,000,000 | £56,500,000 | £53,800,000 | -4.8% | |
| Operating profit | £8,900,000 | £6,600,000 | £5,500,000 | -16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,300,000 | £5,800,000 | £4,700,000 | -19% | |
| Net profit | £6,600,000 | £4,400,000 | £3,500,000 | -20.5% | |
| Cash | £2,400,000 | £4,200,000 | £4,000,000 | -4.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,400,000 | £13,900,000 | £9,400,000 | -32.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,200,000 | £7,600,000 | £4,100,000 | -46.1% | |
| Equity | £3,200,000 | £7,600,000 | £4,100,000 | -46.1% | |
| Average employees | 114 | 122 | 118 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | £5,200,000 | £5,600,000 | £5,700,000 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 | 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 | 15.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.2% | 7.8% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 139.1% | 47.5% | 58.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.1% | 72.0% | 83.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.46x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 14.83x | 8.25x | 6.88x |
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
- PERSPEX DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2003-02-25 → present
- EVER 1985 LIMITED 2002-12-24 → 2003-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the Company is well placed to manage the challenges ahead. They consider that the financial resources available, together with the contingency planning measures in place, are sufficient to support the Company's continued operation as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DODSON, Craig Darren | Director | 2011-03-15 | Apr 1971 | English |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUTHILL, Colin Neil | Secretary | 2017-12-08 | 2018-12-28 |
| LAMBERT, Ian Robin | Secretary | 2003-02-24 | 2003-06-16 |
| VEERMAN, Annie Sophia | Secretary | 2003-06-16 | 2017-12-08 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-24 | 2003-02-24 |
| BAILEY, Philip James | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2018-12-28 |
| BURKARD, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2024-07-12 | 2025-10-10 |
| CUTHILL, Colin Neil | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2018-12-28 |
| DAVIDSON, Scott | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2003-03-21 |
| HENDERSON, Andrew Paul | Director | 2003-03-28 | 2006-05-31 |
| LAMBERT, Ian Robin | Director | 2003-02-24 | 2015-08-20 |
| PIGGOTT, Keith | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| SAYERS, Neil Lawson | Director | 2003-03-28 | 2014-06-30 |
| VEERMAN, Annie Sophia | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2017-12-08 |
| WERNER, Joachim, Dr | Director | 2018-12-28 | 2024-07-13 |
| EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-12-24 | 2003-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweiter Technologies Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-28 | Active |
| Lucite International Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-10-12 | Ceased 2018-12-28 |
| Lucite International Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-11 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-27 | 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
- 1
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.