NYLACAST LIMITED
Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nylacast Holdings Limited and backed by private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe, the company manufactures precision engineering polymers and plastic components for the automotive, energy, and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Cash
£3.6m
-28.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+3.8% vs 2024
Employees
17
-52.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-71.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-12.
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 | £13,640,000 | £11,356,000 | £6,490,000 | -42.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,944,000 | £5,077,000 | £1,328,000 | -73.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,944,000 | £5,077,000 | £1,425,000 | -71.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,082,000 | £3,731,000 | £612,000 | -83.6% | |
| Cash | £6,052,000 | £5,121,000 | £3,639,000 | -28.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,820,000 | £16,490,000 | £16,927,000 | +2.7% | |
| Net assets | £28,470,000 | £16,065,000 | £16,677,000 | +3.8% | |
| Equity | £28,470,000 | £16,065,000 | £16,677,000 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 36 | 17 | -52.8% | |
| Wages | £2,743,000 | £1,868,000 | £850,000 | -54.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £353,000 | £559,000 | £896,000 | +60.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £131,000 | £153,000 | £176,000 | +15% | |
| Highest paid director | £225,000 | £371,000 | £379,000 | +2.2% |
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 | 14.3% | 44.7% | 20.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 32.9% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | 30.8% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 13.2% | 9.1% | |
| Current ratio | 5.42x | 8.55x | 12.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 22.51x |
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
- NYLACAST LIMITED 2007-01-08 → present
- ENSCO 533 LIMITED 2006-09-28 → 2007-01-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these indications the directors believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the Company's financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NYLACAST LIMITED · parent
- Nylacast Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Nylacast Engineering Plastics (Changshu) Co. Ltd 100%
- Nylacast Automotive Polska Sp. z.o.o 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the group headed by Fusion Topco Limited undertook a restructuring exercise... separated into a new corporate group which is headed by a new ultimate parent entity, Bosworth Newco 1 Limited.”
- “During 2025 the final operational processes and manufacturing equipment in the UK were relocated to the Company's subsidiary in China and Poland...”
- “On 22 July 2025, Nylacast Technology Limited was dissolved.”
- “In February 2025, the Company announced the restructuring of its casting operations effective 31 March 2025. During the year, the casting operations contributed post-tax profits of £1,237k (2024: £3,520k).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-25 | — | — |
| GILSON, Adam Quincey | Director | 2019-12-19 | Mar 1970 | British |
| HARVEY, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2025-02-27 | Jun 1965 | British |
| MAHOMED, Mussa | Director | 2007-01-05 | Sep 1959 | British |
| YOUNG, Jane Simone | Director | 2025-02-27 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNY, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2007-04-12 | 2007-05-25 |
| HBJGW SECRETARIAL SUPPORT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-28 | 2007-04-12 |
| COWAN, Jonathan Brandon | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2012-08-23 |
| FOOKES, Melvyn | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2011-05-26 |
| HARWOOD-SMITH, Richard Martin | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2016-09-16 |
| MINTRIM, David Ross | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2019-12-18 |
| HBJGW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-09-28 | 2007-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nylacast Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-12 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-12 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.