OMYA UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£20m
-147.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
163
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.5m
-3.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These conditions, together with the company's reliance on financial support from Omya AG, represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £104,396,000 | £103,975,000 | £104,119,000 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,747,000 | -£3,000 | £267,000 | +9,000% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,205,000 | -£6,244,000 | -£6,480,000 | -3.8% | |
| Net profit | -£6,688,000 | -£5,083,000 | -£11,981,000 | -135.7% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,875,000 | £74,987,000 | £65,159,000 | -13.1% | |
| Net assets | -£6,282,000 | -£7,891,000 | -£19,504,000 | -147.2% | |
| Equity | -£6,282,000 | -£7,891,000 | -£19,504,000 | -147.2% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 155 | 163 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £9,518,000 | £9,656,000 | £9,523,000 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £510,000 | £504,000 | £587,000 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £34,000 | £38,000 | £26,000 | -31.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £372,000 | £366,000 | £338,000 | -7.7% |
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 | 1.7% | -0.0% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | -6.4% | -4.9% | -11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | -0.0% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 106.2% | 107.2% | 119.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.79x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | 0.14x | -0.00x | 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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- OMYA UK LIMITED 1998-05-12 → present
- OMYA CROXTON + GARRY LIMITED 1996-01-01 → 1998-05-12
- CROXTON + GARRY LIMITED 1989-03-28 → 1996-01-01
- CROXTON & GARRY LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1989-03-28
- MELBOURN WHITING COMPANY LIMITED 1947-06-07 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These conditions, together with the company's reliance on financial support from Omya AG, represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- OMYA UK LIMITED · parent
- Solar Inks Limited 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABDUL, Ryaan Irzaad | Director | 2011-09-14 | May 1965 | British |
| DECRAECKER, Stephane | Director | 2013-08-08 | Dec 1966 | Belgian |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Glenn | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2013-03-13 |
| JONES, Barry Graham | Secretary | — | 1993-07-01 |
| SMITH, Ian Bruce | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| BAKER, Brian Northam | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2004-03-31 |
| BREAKELL, Richard Farran | Director | — | 1994-04-29 |
| CARDEW, William Ian | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2025-04-06 |
| CARDEW, William Ian | Director | 2008-09-19 | 2011-09-14 |
| CROZIER, Peter Arthur | Director | — | 1998-03-24 |
| DIXON, Glenn | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2013-03-13 |
| DIXON, Glenn | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| FOLLPRACHT, Josef, Dr | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2006-05-03 |
| GASQUET, Dominique Rene | Director | — | 1996-01-03 |
| HART, Maxwell John | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| JONES, Barry Graham | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| OSKAM, John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-04-30 |
| SCHACHENMANN, Eric Claude | Director | 1992-08-01 | 1996-01-03 |
| SIEDLER, Rainer Wilhelm | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2003-09-01 |
| TEGETHOFF, Friedrich Wolfgang | Director | — | 1996-01-03 |
| THOMAS, Daniel Llewellyn | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| VON HERTZEN, Thomas Ernst Magnus | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2007-05-31 |
| VON KEMPIS, Albrecht Christian | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-09-19 |
| WAIBEL, Roland Michael, Dr | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2011-09-15 |
| WATSON, Andrew Lindsay | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2000-06-08 |
| WILDNER, Sven | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-08-08 |
| WINDER, Robert Gordon | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, John Graham | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2008-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kim Raymond White | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-04-24 | Active |
| Mr Craig James Rothwell | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-04-24 | Active |
| Mr Ernest Morrison | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-01-06 | Ceased 2025-04-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.