PAFRA ADHESIVES LIMITED
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Cash
£988k
+262.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.9m
+15.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
25
+4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+2.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,582,219 | £11,623,656 | £11,059,541 | £10,815,718 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £562,980 | £1,079,796 | £1,094,774 | £1,076,265 | -1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £580,980 | £1,145,388 | £1,170,774 | £1,200,634 | +2.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £440,234 | £481,980 | £906,158 | £856,232 | £945,920 | +10.5% | |
| Cash | £1,328,569 | £343,356 | £695,107 | £1,299,021 | £272,277 | £988,178 | +262.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,169,225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £5,784,625 | £6,238,832 | £7,133,312 | £7,354,720 | £7,753,814 | £8,931,437 | +15.2% | |
| Equity | £5,784,625 | £6,238,832 | £7,133,312 | £7,354,720 | £7,753,814 | £8,931,437 | +15.2% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,041,846 | £945,795 | £1,021,223 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £181,348 | £169,040 | £156,566 | -7.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | — | £26,273 | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.6% | 9.3% | 9.9% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.6% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.3% | 17.8% | 4.0% | 6.4% | 12.3% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.59x | 1.92x |
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
- PAFRA ADHESIVES LIMITED 2005-05-09 → present
- PAFRA LIMITED 1959-12-18 → 2005-05-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Maynard Heady LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PAFRA ADHESIVES LIMITED · parent
- Enterprise Adhesives & Chemicals Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWARD, Andrew Gregory, Dr | Secretary | 2022-11-24 | — | — |
| DESIMPEL, Xavier | Director | 2022-03-01 | May 1969 | Belgian |
| LEE, Phillip Denham | Director | 2022-03-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| STEWARD, Andrew Gregory, Dr | Director | 2012-07-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDSTEIN, Clive David | Secretary | 1995-05-01 | 2002-02-01 |
| HENDERSON, Leslie David | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2007-05-25 |
| KOCHMANN, Max Michael | Secretary | — | 1995-05-01 |
| MARTIN, Stephen Leslie | Secretary | 2007-05-26 | 2022-11-24 |
| CLARKE, Trevor Grant, Dr | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2012-06-30 |
| FRANKL, Michael Anthony | Director | — | 1993-02-28 |
| FRANKS, Felix | Director | — | 2000-04-07 |
| GAMSE, Ian Elkan | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2022-03-01 |
| GOLDSTEIN, Clive David | Director | — | 2002-02-01 |
| KOCHMANN, Ernest Arthur | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2022-03-01 |
| KOCHMANN, Ernest Arthur | Director | — | 1999-07-31 |
| KOCHMANN, Max Michael | Director | — | 2001-09-24 |
| MARTIN, Stephen Leslie | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| RILEY, David George | Director | 1993-08-31 | 2000-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Brian | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| WOSNER, John Leslie | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2022-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gluecom Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-01 | Active |
| Mr Ian Elkan Gamse | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
| Mr Ernest Arthur Kochmann | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-01 |
| Mr E. Kochmann & Mr I. Gamse As Trustees For Mm Kochmann Family Trust | Legal person | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.