SOLINA UK TRADING LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8m
-17.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.2m
+17.5% vs 2024
Employees
214
-5.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+64.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,114,000 | £37,294,000 | £37,803,000 | £43,141,000 | £45,517,000 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £541,000 | £85,000 | £458,000 | £1,103,000 | £1,778,000 | +61.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £327,000 | £951,000 | £1,566,000 | +64.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £320,000 | £896,000 | £1,377,000 | +53.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,168,000 | £4,562,000 | £3,762,000 | -17.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,170,000 | £10,820,000 | £10,698,000 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £9,454,000 | £7,850,000 | £9,227,000 | +17.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | £9,454,000 | £7,850,000 | £9,227,000 | +17.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | 210 | 227 | 214 | -5.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,310,000 | £7,371,000 | £8,217,000 | +11.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £235,000 | £235,000 | £311,000 | +32.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £9,000 | £9,000 | £1,000 | -88.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £235,000 | £235,000 | £311,000 | +32.3% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.8% | 2.1% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 4.1% | 10.2% | 16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 46.3% | 60.4% | 56.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.88x | 1.56x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.47x | 7.12x | 8.39x |
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
- SOLINA UK TRADING LIMITED 2018-01-03 → present
- NEW IVORY LIMITED 2005-03-08 → 2018-01-03
- NEW IVORY SAUCES LIMITED 2004-05-07 → 2005-03-08
- HAM LIMITED 1998-03-26 → 2004-05-07
- PERFECT HAMPER CO.LIMITED(THE) 1963-04-17 → 1998-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future (being a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements). Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Lorraine Alexandra | Secretary | 2026-04-27 | — | — |
| FRANCHETERRE, Antony Xavier | Director | 2019-09-20 | Mar 1970 | French |
| MULLER, Lorraine | Director | 2026-02-20 | May 1979 | British |
| VAN TROYS, Maria Elza Marleen | Director | 2022-03-25 | Oct 1965 | Belgian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVENPORT, Michael Graham | Secretary | 1997-04-18 | 2000-08-25 |
| JONES, Adam Paul | Secretary | 2012-04-30 | 2016-09-20 |
| MATTHEWS, Elaine | Secretary | — | 1992-11-09 |
| NEWTON, John | Secretary | 2016-09-20 | 2026-04-27 |
| TOWNEND, Frank Dyson | Secretary | 1992-11-09 | 1994-11-10 |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Secretary | 2000-08-25 | 2006-09-01 |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Secretary | 1994-11-10 | 1997-04-18 |
| WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2012-04-27 |
| ALLISON, David Geoffrey | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| CRAWSHAW, Martin | Director | 1992-11-09 | 1995-08-31 |
| JONES, Adam | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2026-02-20 |
| MATTHEWS, Elaine | Director | — | 2006-09-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Luc Paul Ernest Vancauwenberghe | Director | — | 2001-11-08 |
| PASCHALIDIS, Stylianos | Director | 2019-05-16 | 2019-09-20 |
| SHEPHERD, Mark | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2013-07-25 |
| TOWNEND, Frank Dyson | Director | 1992-11-09 | 1994-11-10 |
| VAZ, Bertrand Marie | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2022-03-25 |
| WEBER, Laurent, Mr. | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2019-05-16 |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Director | 1992-11-09 | 2016-09-20 |
| WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2012-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solina Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.