CEWE LIMITED
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Cash
£101k
+19,266.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7.3m
+10.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
81
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£949k
-15% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,786,706 | £16,246,939 | £17,732,640 | £15,284,807 | £29,463,033 | £30,633,983 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,024,468 | £198,557 | £786,771 | £456,631 | £858,224 | £757,253 | -11.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,022,356 | £122,500 | £702,422 | £437,399 | £1,115,640 | £948,677 | -15% | |
| Net profit | £805,002 | £94,998 | £823,802 | £334,867 | £834,594 | £711,404 | -14.8% | |
| Cash | £1,195 | £807 | £5,002 | £12,240 | £521 | £100,898 | +19,266.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,730,352 | £4,836,783 | £5,451,848 | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | £7,316,409 | +10.8% | |
| Net assets | £4,516,744 | £4,611,742 | £5,435,544 | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | £7,316,409 | +10.8% | |
| Equity | £4,516,744 | £4,611,742 | £5,435,544 | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | £7,316,409 | +10.8% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 81 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | — | £2,898,660 | £2,925,425 | £3,054,989 | £3,439,801 | £3,581,821 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £128,463 | £183,982 | £187,024 | £202,959 | £236,945 | £226,190 | -4.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £202,959 | £236,945 | £226,190 | -4.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 0.6% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.7% | 4.1% | 14.4% | 7.9% | 13.0% | 10.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.7% | 65.0% | 54.1% | 48.5% | 50.3% | 47.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.95x | 1.90x | 2.04x | |
| Interest cover | 82.44x | 2.52x | 9.33x | 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 are satisfied that they have the ability to manage cash, commitments and working capital to ensure that all liabilities can be settled and obligations met and have received confirmation of continuing financial support from the immediate parent company, CEWE Group International GmbH, which confirms that it will provide sufficient funds from the company to meet its financial obligations for a period of twelve months from the date of approving these financial statements. On this basis the directors consider it appropriate that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 4th December 2025, the Company exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a commercial property for a total consideration of £5.45 Million due on completion. This acquisition completed on 18th March 2026 and ownership of the commercial property transferred to the Company on that 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 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
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.