ENGINEERED FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
-67.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£17m
+112.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
199
-13.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.5m
+193% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,756,000 | £44,589,000 | £45,843,000 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £461,000 | -£6,039,000 | -£1,349,000 | +77.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£990,000 | -£8,112,000 | £7,542,000 | +193% | |
| Net profit | -£471,000 | -£7,483,000 | £9,013,000 | +220.4% | |
| Cash | £1,265,000 | £5,018,000 | £1,624,000 | -67.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,222,000 | £11,286,000 | £19,841,000 | +75.8% | |
| Net assets | £15,511,000 | £8,028,000 | £17,041,000 | +112.3% | |
| Equity | £15,511,000 | £8,028,000 | £17,041,000 | +112.3% | |
| Average employees | 263 | 231 | 199 | -13.9% | |
| Wages | £9,054,000 | £8,680,000 | £8,447,000 | -2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £559,000 | £632,000 | £600,000 | -5.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £274,080 | £243,000 | £302,000 | +24.3% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | -13.5% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | -1.1% | -16.8% | 19.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | -53.5% | -6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.5% | 87.1% | 70.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.49x | 0.24x | 0.23x | |
| Interest cover | 0.32x | -2.91x | -0.50x |
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
- ENGINEERED FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED 2020-03-02 → present
- DS SMITH FOAMS UK LIMITED 2018-06-14 → 2020-03-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ENGINEERED FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Brand New Co (444) Limited 100%
- Springvale EPS Limited
- Ecobead Limited
- Springvale Property Limited
- Springvale EPS Southern Limited
Significant events
- “On 24th August 2026, the Company completed the £20m acquisition of Cordek Limited, a UK based EPS manufacturer which creates a business that offers a stronger, more comprehensive service for the construction industry.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHMIDT, Henry Walter | Secretary | 2020-02-27 | — | — |
| VALLANCE, David | Director | 2018-11-20 | Jan 1969 | British |
| WILSON, Timothy Scott | Director | 2021-05-28 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE, Anne | Secretary | 2018-06-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| STONE, Zillah Wendy | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | 2020-02-27 |
| HAMILTON, Adam | Director | 2020-02-27 | 2026-02-16 |
| HICKS, William Beverley | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2020-02-27 |
| STEELE, Anne | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2018-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lb Uk Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-27 | Active |
| Ds Smith Plastics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-04-30 | Ceased 2020-02-27 |
| Ds Smith (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-14 | Ceased 2020-02-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-09-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-29 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-09-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-09-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.