DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED
Formerly known as Dow Corning Limited, the company operates a major production plant in Barry manufacturing silicon-based products for various industries, acting as a wholly owned UK subsidiary of the US-listed chemicals group Dow Inc.
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£268m
-19.9% vs 2023
Employees
605
-1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£6.6m
-171.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £494,981,000 | £406,944,000 | -17.8% | |
| Operating profit | £9,397,000 | -£11,687,000 | -224.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,259,000 | -£6,590,000 | -171.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,296,000 | -£6,102,000 | -215.2% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £334,752,000 | £268,385,000 | -19.8% | |
| Net assets | £334,618,000 | £268,140,000 | -19.9% | |
| Equity | £334,618,000 | £268,140,000 | -19.9% | |
| Average employees | 613 | 605 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £49,307,000 | £48,188,000 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £130,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 1.9% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | -4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.2% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.83x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | 1.98x | -1.89x |
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
- DOW SILICONES UK LIMITED 2018-01-29 → present
- DOW CORNING LIMITED 1950-09-08 → 2018-01-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is therefore dependent on the wider Group for its working capital funding. The Group has provided confirmation to the Company that it will provide support for at least 24 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and will assist in meeting the liabilities of the Company as and when they fall due.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025 the board of The Dow Chemical Company confirmed the decision to shut down the Basics Siloxanes plant in Barry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINS, Cathrine Anne | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | — | — |
| EVANS, Karl David | Director | 2026-06-30 | Dec 1967 | British |
| HALL, William | Director | 2026-06-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
| SPINDLER, Mona | Director | 2023-08-31 | Aug 1982 | German |
| TREHARNE, Jason Louis | Director | 2026-10-07 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD, Judith Lynn | Secretary | 1996-01-17 | 1999-04-22 |
| BHAKTIVEDANT, Gurcul Klaus Reimund, Professor | Secretary | 1990-07-19 | 1990-07-19 |
| COLE, Jill Marguerite | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2010-07-07 |
| DORE, Sara Jean | Secretary | 2013-09-01 | 2015-02-28 |
| MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2015-02-28 | 2016-12-31 |
| PALUMBO, Karen Alice | Secretary | 2010-07-07 | 2013-08-31 |
| ROCHFORD, Edward Arthur | Secretary | 1999-04-22 | 2006-03-31 |
| VAN DER VEEN, Marc Xavier | Secretary | — | 1996-01-17 |
| ANSTEAD, Paul Ernest | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2023-09-30 |
| AUSTIN, Haydn Brian | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2015-06-01 |
| BEDFORD, Judith Lynn | Director | 1996-01-17 | 1999-04-22 |
| BERRY-SOLOMON, Pamela | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2023-09-01 |
| BHAKTIVEDANT, Gurcul Klaus Reimund, Professor | Director | 1990-07-19 | 1990-07-19 |
| BOWYER, Christopher John | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2007-12-31 |
| BRIGGS, Michael Fisher | Director | 1995-07-19 | 1998-06-01 |
| BROOKES, David | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2019-07-04 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Peter Stewart | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2016-12-31 |
| CASE, John Edward | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| COLE, Jill Marguerite | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2010-07-07 |
| DAVIES, Hywel | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2013-12-03 |
| DOPP, Steven Fred | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2026-09-30 |
| DORE, Sara Jean | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2015-02-28 |
| GADEA, Eduardo Antonio | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2021-03-31 |
| GOLSONG, Dominique | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2004-09-14 |
| GOOD, Jonathan William | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| HABERER, Siegfried | Director | 1993-06-14 | 1996-06-14 |
| HAINES, David Barton | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2000-10-31 |
| HANSEN, Robert D | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2005-08-09 |
| HAZLETON, Richard A | Director | — | 1998-06-01 |
| JOACHIM, Alain Felix | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| JONES, Andrew Michael | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| KAPP, Michael Scott | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2010-03-31 |
| KAUFMAN, Kenneth Paul | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2016-07-31 |
| KRASA, Robert | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2001-02-28 |
| LANEY, Andrew Robert | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| LEECH, Joseph, Doctor | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2006-04-24 |
| MADDOX, Jack Edward | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2008-09-03 |
| MARCINIAK, Jere David | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-04-22 |
| MATTHEWS, Margaret Ellen | Director | 2004-07-05 | 2016-04-30 |
| MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2016-12-31 |
| MCINALLY, Linda Jane | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2011-08-31 |
| MIRENA DIAZ DE MENDIVIL HERNANDO, Kepa | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-10-02 |
| OTT, David Henry | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2012-10-25 |
| PALUMBO, Karen Alice | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2013-08-31 |
| PITCHER, Robin Charles | Director | — | 2002-03-06 |
| PRATT, Doug | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-05-01 |
| REED, Lawrence A | Director | — | 1993-06-14 |
| ROCHFORD, Edward Arthur | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2006-03-31 |
| ROCHFORD, Edward Arthur | Director | 1999-04-22 | 1999-04-22 |
| ROSS, Iain Glassford | Director | 1992-04-02 | 1996-06-14 |
| ROYEZ, Alexandre | Director | 1996-06-14 | 1999-04-22 |
| SANDERSON, James Leroy | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2002-03-06 |
| SPARROW, Bridget | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2016-12-31 |
| STEINHOFF, Edward | Director | — | 1995-07-19 |
| STRANGE, W Terry | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2004-07-05 |
| SULMON, Bruno | Director | 2005-08-09 | 2007-07-31 |
| TESSIN, Brian Barry | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2016-08-29 |
| TOMETICH, Andrew Eugene | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2010-05-27 |
| VAN DER VEEN, Marc Xavier | Director | — | 1996-01-17 |
| VAN POORTEN, Gino Eduardus Angela | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2023-08-31 |
| WHITFIELD, Neville Joseph | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2001-03-31 |
| WHITLOCK, James Russell | Director | 2008-09-03 | 2011-05-26 |
| WILSON, Ian Robert | Director | 2010-05-27 | 2015-02-28 |
| WORSLEY, Marcus Arnold | Director | 1996-06-14 | 1999-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-09-01 | Active |
| The Dow Chemical Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.