WEPA UK LTD
A wholly-owned subsidiary of the German WEPA Industrieholding SE group, the company operates a paper mill in Wales manufacturing household hygiene and sanitary paper products.
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Cash
£7M
+8% vs 2023
Net assets
£95M
+14.2% vs 2023
Employees
388
+2.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£17M
+2.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £225,923,000 | £202,024,000 | -10.6% | |
| Operating profit | £23,006,000 | £21,988,000 | -4.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,632,000 | £17,089,000 | +2.7% | |
| Net profit | £12,419,000 | £11,751,000 | -5.4% | |
| Cash | £6,494,000 | £7,015,000 | +8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £136,306,000 | £138,137,000 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £82,796,000 | £94,547,000 | +14.2% | |
| Equity | £82,796,000 | £94,547,000 | +14.2% | |
| Average employees | 379 | 388 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £16,367,000 | £16,165,000 | -1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £351,000 | £312,000 | -11.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | 3.61x | 4.49x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WEPA UK LTD 2018-07-05 → present
- NORTHWOOD & WEPA LIMITED 2013-03-28 → 2018-07-05
- NP WEPA LIMITED 2013-01-04 → 2013-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the Company is in a good position to react flexibly but ultimately acknowledge that they cannot rule out the possibility of further negative effects from the current volatility seen in the World. Nevertheless, having reviewed the budget and forecasts for the foreseeable future, we are confident that the Company has adequate financial resources available to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In early 2024, the business lost approximately 40% of its finished goods stock holding at an external warehouse fire.”
- “Our insurance claim was finalised during 2024, and all expected proceeds have been received.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIHLMANN, Ralph | Director | 2025-04-30 | Sep 1969 | Austrian |
| O'REILLY, David John | Director | 2023-10-26 | Oct 1977 | British |
| TRAVE, Jordi Goma-Camps | Director | 2022-12-09 | Jul 1982 | Spanish |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Paul | Secretary | 2013-01-04 | 2018-07-05 |
| CURTIS, Anthony | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2022-12-06 |
| DEICHMANN, Carsten | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2016-05-18 |
| DIHLMANN, Ralph | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2018-07-05 |
| DOCKER, Michael Bruce | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2023-01-01 |
| ENTWISTLE, David Paul | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-12-02 |
| FECHER, Adam Scott | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2018-07-05 |
| FECHER, Marc Darren | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2018-07-05 |
| FECHER, Paul | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2018-07-05 |
| HIRNER, Walter Ludwig | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2018-07-05 |
| HUGHES, Loraine | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2023-10-26 |
| KING, Paul Edward | Director | 2013-01-04 | 2018-07-05 |
| KRENGEL, Andreas Martin Franz | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2021-01-25 |
| KRENGEL, Joachim Paul Peter | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2014-08-15 |
| KRENGEL, Martin Winfried Otto | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2018-07-05 |
| MCGRAA, Robert George | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2018-12-21 |
| MITCHELL, Carl John | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2023-01-01 |
| OOSTERHOFF, Menno | Director | 2022-09-14 | 2025-04-30 |
| OTTO, Hendrik, Dr | Director | 2019-02-19 | 2022-09-14 |
| OTTO, Hendrik, Dr | Director | 2016-05-18 | 2018-07-05 |
| REDFERN, Michael John | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2019-11-29 |
| REID, Deborah | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2017-03-31 |
| SELBY, Andrew Charles | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2014-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wepa Hygieneprodukte Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-07-05 | Ceased 2024-11-05 |
| Mr Andreas Martin Franz Krengel | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.