WILSONART LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of the American engineered surfaces group Wilsonart LLC, the company manufactures and distributes high-pressure laminates, composite materials, and kitchen worktops.
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Cash
£2.6m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£41m
Equity attributable
Employees
124
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3.7m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £55,495,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £169,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,655,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,217,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,613,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £92,311,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £41,138,000 | — | |
| Equity | £41,138,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 124 | — | |
| Wages | £7,200,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £981,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £45,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £838,000 | — |
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 | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | 0.04x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the performance throughout 2025 and 2026, the Directors are confident that the Company has reserves and liquidity well in excess of those necessary to meet any unexpected setbacks in the next 12 months and, for this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILSONART LIMITED · parent
- Wilsonart Holdings GmbH 100%
- Polyrey SAS 100%
- Wilsonart Polska Trading Sp z.o.o 100%
- Bushboard Holdings Limited 100%
- Shore Laminates Limited 100%
- Mermaid Panels Limited 100%
- Polyrey Benelux BVBA 100%
- Resopal GmbH 100%
- Resopal Unterstutzungseinrichtung GmbH 100%
- Bushboard Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Additions in the year relate to the purchase of the entire issued share capital of Bushboard Limited for consideration of £14,234,000, as a result of the hive up of Bushboard Holdings Limited into Wilsonart Limited.”
- “During the year, Mermaid Panels Limited was also hived up into Wilsonart Limited. Wilsonart Limited's investment in Mermaid Panels Limited of £84,000 has been reclassified to goodwill, as Wilsonart has lost no value and continues to trade and sell the Mermaid brand wetwall products.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELKINS, Christopher John | Director | 2021-03-02 | Apr 1961 | British |
| KING, Frederick Gordon | Director | 2024-03-22 | Dec 1965 | American |
| PEARSON, Alan Timothy | Director | 2014-07-14 | Mar 1969 | British |
| RODGERS, David James | Director | 2022-04-08 | Oct 1970 | American |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON, Giles Matthew | Secretary | 2012-08-23 | 2012-11-01 |
| PEARSON, Alan Timothy | Secretary | 2012-09-18 | 2012-11-01 |
| ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh | Secretary | 2012-09-18 | 2014-01-01 |
| THESING, William Joseph | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2023-03-15 |
| BESSELING, Marco Frederikus Martinus | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2021-03-01 |
| HUDSON, Giles Matthew | Director | 2012-08-23 | 2012-11-01 |
| IRMITER, Wayne Francis | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-03-14 |
| LEE, Jeffrey Scott | Director | 2014-11-14 | 2019-06-14 |
| LEHMANN, Wolf Uwe | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-05-23 |
| O'BRIEN, Timothy John | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2024-03-22 |
| PEARSON, Alan Timothy | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2019-10-18 |
| ROBB, Jeffrey Hugh | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-01-01 |
| SPIEGEL, Maryann | Director | 2012-08-23 | 2012-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Gogel | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-08-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 77 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.