UMICORE COATING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£500k
+12.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
+9.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
33
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£308k
-50.2% first positive since 2021
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,014,364 | £3,915,025 | £5,627,604 | £5,400,141 | £5,613,918 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | -£228,605 | £22,521 | £1,244,084 | £620,314 | £320,651 | -48.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£229,673 | £16,218 | £1,237,991 | £618,255 | £307,725 | -50.2% | |
| Net profit | -£175,348 | £48,367 | £1,006,285 | £510,744 | £280,011 | -45.2% | |
| Cash | £115,304 | £120,683 | £159,823 | £445,067 | £500,345 | +12.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,661,290 | £1,666,008 | £2,883,629 | £3,599,558 | £3,901,927 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,518,826 | £1,567,193 | £2,573,478 | £3,084,222 | £3,364,233 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £1,518,826 | £1,567,193 | £2,573,478 | £3,084,222 | £3,364,233 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,133,593 | £1,197,987 | £1,369,045 | £1,437,722 | £1,520,590 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £86,498 | £155,641 | £214,266 | £181,475 | £162,639 | -10.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £16,365 | £17,331 | £19,482 | +12.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £118,761 | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.6% | 0.6% | 22.1% | 11.5% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | -5.8% | 1.2% | 17.9% | 9.5% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.8% | 1.4% | 43.1% | 17.2% | 8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.7% | 49.0% | 32.3% | 35.0% | 34.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.65x | 2.12x | 2.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | 3.56x | — | — | 24.67x |
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
- UMICORE COATING SERVICES LIMITED 2002-03-19 → present
- TAYSIDE OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1989-09-06 → 2002-03-19
- PORTWAVE LIMITED 1989-06-09 → 1989-09-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the company, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALGETTY, Elizabeth Sarah | Secretary | 2015-04-28 | — | — |
| HENNEBEL, Geert Wim Ann | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jan 1985 | Belgian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULLIONS, Brian Alexander | Secretary | 2004-02-04 | 2015-04-28 |
| CASKIE, Craig | Secretary | 1994-04-29 | 2004-02-04 |
| HUGHES, Keith John | Secretary | 1989-06-09 | 1991-07-19 |
| PARTNERS IN MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-01-27 | 1994-04-29 |
| BEATTIE, Ian Nigel | Director | 1989-11-21 | 2006-10-02 |
| BRIJS, Erik Louis, Dr | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2002-05-02 |
| BYL, Alain | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2002-05-02 |
| CAUWE, Michel Louis Raymond Marie Joseph | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2013-04-08 |
| DE BUSSCHER, Bernard Albert Oliver | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2005-07-05 |
| FRANKS, John William | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2013-04-08 |
| HOWSE, Merrick | Director | 1989-09-14 | 1992-01-27 |
| HUGHES, Keith John | Director | 1989-06-09 | 1991-07-19 |
| JOHNSTONE, Marjory Jane | Director | 1989-06-09 | 1991-07-19 |
| KREKELS, Thomas Gaston Germaine, Dr | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2013-04-08 |
| MEYFROIDT, Ines Rosette | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2007-05-10 |
| NAPLES, Mark Grant Ronald | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2026-09-30 |
| PEFEROEN, Wannes | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2023-06-16 |
| QUAEYHAEGENS, Carl Valentin Dorothea | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2015-04-28 |
| RAMHARTER, Johan Freddy | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| RAMHARTER, Johan Freddy Maria | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2013-04-08 |
| ROGERS, Kenneth Andrew | Director | 1996-12-16 | 2025-12-18 |
| ROSHANROUZ, Arjang | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2015-12-08 |
| TANCELL, Paul James | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2017-02-17 |
| WALES, Roland John | Director | — | 1992-09-14 |
| WARD, John Paul | Director | — | 2007-12-19 |
| WELSH, John | Director | — | 1992-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umicore Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-22 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.