ALPEK POLYESTER UK LTD
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Cash
£6.7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£88M
Equity attributable
Employees
104
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£8.8M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £169,855,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£9,260,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,785,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£8,785,000 | — | |
| Cash | £6,700,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £88,018,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £87,916,000 | — | |
| Equity | £87,916,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 104 | — | |
| Wages | £7,068,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £714,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | -5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.56x | |
| Interest cover | -11.71x |
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
- ALPEK POLYESTER UK LTD 2020-01-02 → present
- LOTTE CHEMICAL UK LIMITED 2009-12-18 → 2020-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the cash position of the company and the expected cash flows the Directors conclude that the company is able to continue in operation for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approving the financial statements. In addition, the Directors have received commitment from the Company's parent undertaking, Alpek Polyester S.A.B. de C.V. that financial support would be provided if needed.”
Significant events
- “Annualised EU Imports totalled 1.27 M tonnes (+10%) vs prior year.”
- “In November Plastiverd- Spain had decided to shut down its plant permanently and Novapet- Spain decided to shut 1 line until further notice.”
- “Contractual volumes in UK was severely impacted in 2025 due to prior year's FM. We lost sole supply position from two main customers for 2025 and they introduced competition into UK.”
- “During the force majeure shutdown, APUK worked with the suppliers on implementing an emergency inventory management plan which ensured adequate inventory levels during and after the shutdown while lowering the detention and demurrages.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARCIA GARZA, Jorge Antonio | Secretary | 2020-01-03 | — | — |
| RAMIREZ BRIONES, Veronica | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| SOTO MORA, Larissa Carmina | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | — | — |
| GUTIERREZ TREVIÑO, Ricardo | Director | 2024-07-01 | Dec 1982 | Mexican |
| LLOVERA ZAMBRANO, Alejandro | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1962 | Mexican |
| MCINTYRE, Nigel | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-12-18 | 2009-12-18 |
| CHO, Sung Wook | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| CHUNG, Soon-Hyo | Director | 2012-04-10 | 2014-06-30 |
| CONROY, Gary Alan | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| GARZA MEDINA, Felipe De Jesus | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| HUH, Kwang Sik | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| HUH, Soo Young | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| HUH, Soo-Young | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-04-10 |
| HWANG, Dae Sik | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2018-06-30 |
| HWANG, Jinkoo | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-07-04 |
| HWANG, Min Jae | Director | 2018-08-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| JANG, Hye Sil | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| JUNG, Myung Chul | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-01-08 |
| KENRICK, Mark William | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| KIM, Chang-Gyou | Director | 2012-04-10 | 2014-12-31 |
| KIM, Jung Neon | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2019-01-08 |
| KIM, Yong-Ho | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| LEE, Hun Ki | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-04-10 |
| LEE, Kwan Ho | Director | 2015-04-10 | 2016-04-29 |
| LEE, Nak Yong | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2012-02-28 |
| LOZANO, Juan Pablo | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2020-01-02 |
| LOZANO MUÑOZ, Juan Pablo | Director | 2020-01-03 | 2024-07-01 |
| PONS DE LA GARZA, José Carlos | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| SEO, Dongbea | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| SEO, Seung Wook | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| SEONG, Naksun | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| TRENCHARD, Hugh, The Viscount Trenchard | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| VALDEZ SIMANCAS, José De Jesús | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2023-08-01 |
| VILLANUEVA DE EZKAURIATZA, Jorge Eugenio | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2024-07-01 |
| WESTON, Clive | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2009-12-18 |
| YOUNG CERECEDO, Jorge Pedro | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-02-03 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.