CEWE LIMITED
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Cash
£521
-95.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£6.6M
+14.5% vs 2023
Employees
79
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+155.1% vs 2023
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 | £15,284,807 | £29,463,033 | +92.8% | |
| Operating profit | £456,631 | £858,224 | +87.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £437,399 | £1,115,640 | +155.1% | |
| Net profit | £334,867 | £834,594 | +149.2% | |
| Cash | £12,240 | £521 | -95.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | +14.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | +14.5% | |
| Equity | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | +14.5% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 79 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,054,989 | £3,439,801 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £202,959 | £236,945 | +16.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.5% | 50.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.95x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 23.74x | — |
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
- CEWE LIMITED 2014-04-04 → present
- CEWE COLOR LIMITED 2007-01-17 → 2014-04-04
- A.R.BOTT & SONS LIMITED 1950-08-26 → 2007-01-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, backed by confirmation of continuing financial support from the immediate parent company, CEWE Group International GmbH, enabling it to meet financial obligations for twelve months from approval date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKHOUWER, Patrick Lucien Pierre Yves, Mr. | Director | 2009-08-20 | Jun 1968 | French |
| FELGEN, Petra | Director | 2022-01-01 | Apr 1975 | German |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTT, Gordon James | Secretary | 2005-09-05 | 2005-11-01 |
| BRITTON, Pamela June | Secretary | — | 1999-01-27 |
| CONNOR, Simeon Thomas | Secretary | 1999-01-27 | 2005-09-05 |
| GALE, Bryan | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2010-05-20 |
| MELLETT, Declan John | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2007-02-28 |
| ROBBINS, Andrew | Secretary | 2010-02-25 | 2022-10-19 |
| BOTT, Geoffrey Brian | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| BOTT, Gordon James | Director | — | 2004-09-29 |
| BRITTON, Anthony | Director | 1997-04-14 | 2001-10-20 |
| BRITTON, Pamela June | Director | — | 2001-10-20 |
| CONNOR, Simeon Thomas | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2005-09-05 |
| GREENHALGH, Neil David | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2003-04-22 |
| HANSON, Keith David | Director | 2008-03-02 | 2009-08-20 |
| HORBAS, Maik | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2019-03-19 |
| MELLETT, Declan John | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2007-02-28 |
| MIDWOOD, Duncan James | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2017-09-18 |
| MUELLER, Thomas | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2009-08-20 |
| SPARER, Fabian | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2021-12-31 |
| THALMANN, Felix, Mr. | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2013-12-31 |
| VERN, Jean-Paul | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cewe Stiftung & Co Kgaa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-11-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.