UNIFILLER SYSTEMS UK LTD
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Cash
£159K
-53.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.6M
+29.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
6
-25% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£360K
+34.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,613,532 | £2,612,361 | £2,515,936 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £191,643 | £262,493 | £345,496 | +31.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £191,643 | £267,865 | £360,187 | +34.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £146,639 | £268,031 | £366,273 | +36.7% | |
| Cash | £120,095 | £295,339 | £223,770 | £193,553 | £345,235 | £159,399 | -53.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £522,666 | £631,277 | £847,291 | £998,112 | £1,265,977 | £1,630,650 | +28.8% | |
| Net assets | £517,689 | £625,790 | £840,601 | £987,237 | £1,255,268 | £1,621,541 | +29.2% | |
| Equity | £517,689 | £625,790 | £840,601 | £987,237 | £1,255,268 | £1,621,541 | +29.2% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | -25% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 11.9% | 10.0% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.1% | 10.3% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 19.2% | 20.7% | 21.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.39x | 3.10x | 5.57x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditors concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate and identified no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.”
Group structure
- UNIFILLER SYSTEMS UK LTD · parent
- Unifiller Systems ULC
- Hillenbrand Inc.
- LSF12 Helix Investments, GP, LLC
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 10 February 2026, Hillenbrand, Inc. was acquired by an affiliate of Lone Star Funds and ceased to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As a result of this transaction, the Company is now under the ultimate control of investment funds as advised by Lone Star; the ultimate controlling party is LSF12 Helix Investments, GP, LLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLARD, Clint | Secretary | 2015-10-21 | — | — |
| MURPHY, Martin James | Director | 2021-12-01 | Aug 1961 | Canadian |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCHER, Benno Alois Lukas | Secretary | 2012-07-13 | 2015-10-21 |
| BALLARD, Clint | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2025-03-18 |
| BUCHER, Benno Alois Lukas | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2016-10-24 |
| KURSCHNER, Kuno | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2016-10-24 |
| MACPHERSON, Stewart | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2016-10-26 |
| SOARES, Mark | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2020-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillenbrand Inc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-10-06 | Active |
| Unifiller Systems Inc. | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2020-05-08 | Ceased 2022-10-06 |
| Mr Benno Alois Lukas Bucher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
| Mr Stewart Macpherson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
| Mr Kuno Kurschner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.