ESSITY OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£427k
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£348k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £1,813,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£322,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£348,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£264,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,998,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £427,000 | — | |
| Equity | £427,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — |
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 | -17.8% | |
| Net margin | -14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.64x | |
| Interest cover | -8.94x |
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
- ESSITY OPERATIONS LIMITED 2018-01-02 → present
- SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS TISSUE LIMITED 2012-04-17 → 2018-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2012-04-17 | — | — |
| DOHERTY, Lee Anthony | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jun 1980 | British |
| JORDAN, Anita Cecilia | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2024-07-12 |
| BARKER, Sally Anne | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2017-03-03 |
| HALL, David | Director | 2024-06-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| RICHARDS, Antony Darren | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2024-06-10 |
| STARR, Kevin John | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essity Holding Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-07-18 | Active |
| Mr Kevin John Starr | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-08 | Ceased 2024-07-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.