ALTRO LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
-52.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£57m
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
554
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.7m
-4.9% lowest 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 | £127,281,000 | £129,561,000 | £125,216,000 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £5,914,000 | £6,515,000 | £5,201,000 | -20.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,074,000 | £8,063,000 | £7,669,000 | -4.9% | |
| Net profit | £7,500,000 | £6,421,000 | £6,170,000 | -3.9% | |
| Cash | £6,559,000 | £7,077,000 | £3,369,000 | -52.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,245,000 | £59,739,000 | £62,487,000 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £54,749,000 | £54,890,000 | £56,601,000 | +3.1% | |
| Equity | £54,749,000 | £54,890,000 | £56,601,000 | +3.1% | |
| Average employees | 542 | 536 | 554 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £26,554,000 | £27,926,000 | £29,180,000 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,731,000 | £1,912,000 | £1,640,000 | -14.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £186,000 | £197,000 | £232,000 | +17.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £810,000 | £1,160,000 | £1,040,000 | -10.3% |
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 | 4.6% | 5.0% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 10.9% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.2% | 27.9% | 29.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.19x | 3.91x | 3.73x | |
| Interest cover | 26.88x | 29.89x | 19.33x |
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
- ALTRO LIMITED 1984-07-19 → present
- ADAMITE COMPANY LIMITED 1919-04-07 → 1984-07-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Overall, the Company benefits from a strong financial position, with no external borrowing and liquidity available. As at 31 December 2025 the Company had liquid resources of £3.4m (2024: £7.1m) comprising cash and cash equivalents.”
Group structure
- ALTRO LIMITED · parent
- Altro GmbH 100%
- Altro Nordic AB 100%
- Lerkärlet 4 AB 100%
- Altro Spain Floors and Walls, SAU 100%
- Altro Canada Inc. 100%
- Altro USA, Inc. 100%
- Altro Middle East DMCC 100%
- Altro Industry and Trade (Shanghai) Company Limited 100%
- Altro Japan K.K. 100%
- Altro Debolon Holding GmbH 100%
- Altro Debolon GmbH 100%
- Altro Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. 100%
- Altro Debolon Beteiligungen Verwaltungs GmbH 100%
- Autoglym APAC Pty Ltd 100%
- AG APAC Pty Ltd 100%
- GNG Sales New Zealand Pty Ltd 100%
- Portbid Holdings Pty Ltd 100%
- Portbid Pty Ltd 100%
- Recofloor Limited 50%
Significant events
- “On 17 June 2025, Altro Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited changed its name to Altro Industry and Trade (Shanghai) Company Limited.”
- “Lerkärlet 4 AB was incorporated on 10 December 2025.”
- “Altro Middle East DMCC was liquidated on 9 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Fiona Patricia Graham | Secretary | 2025-01-01 | — | — |
| BOYLE, Edmond Patrick | Director | 2005-04-01 | Mar 1951 | Irish |
| FINCHAM, Michael Peter | Director | 2001-07-01 | Aug 1937 | British |
| KAHN, Richard Julian | Director | 1997-01-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| MITTER, Akash | Director | 2024-10-24 | May 1981 | British |
| NELSON, Andrew Latham | Director | 2021-11-02 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYLE, Edmond Patrick | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| HODGSON, Philip Charles Spencer | Secretary | — | 2005-05-01 |
| CALLER, Paul Lawrence | Director | 2005-03-23 | 2026-05-01 |
| CLEVERDON, Geoffrey, Dr | Director | — | 2013-06-30 |
| DURDEN-SMITH, Neil | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| FINCHAM, Michael Peter | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| HARRISON, Alan Morley | Director | — | 2004-06-30 |
| HODGSON, Philip Charles Spencer | Director | — | 2005-05-01 |
| KAHN, David Joseph | Director | — | 2024-01-30 |
| LEWIS, Tracy | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-05-31 |
| PARK, James Forbes Henderson | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2021-10-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael John | Director | 1984-08-07 | 2002-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altro Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.