KRONOSPAN LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the international Kronospan group, the company manufactures and distributes wood-based panels, including particleboard, medium-density fibreboard, and laminate flooring for the construction and furniture industries.
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Cash
£7M
-39.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£168M
+9.1% vs 2024
Employees
695
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£12M
-2,591.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £354,671,000 | £309,171,000 | £318,628,000 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £50,045,000 | £4,713,000 | -£8,199,000 | -274% | |
| Profit before tax | £47,481,000 | £489,000 | -£12,184,000 | -2,591.6% | |
| Net profit | £36,719,000 | £134,000 | -£9,876,000 | -7,470.1% | |
| Cash | £1,333,000 | £11,498,000 | £6,973,000 | -39.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £265,787,000 | £250,495,000 | £251,653,000 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £182,823,000 | £153,957,000 | £167,918,000 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £182,823,000 | £153,957,000 | £167,918,000 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 660 | 677 | 695 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £27,931,000 | £30,985,000 | £32,453,000 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £548,000 | £541,000 | £462,000 | -14.6% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 1.5% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 0.0% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 1.9% | -3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.9% | 55.5% | 52.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.06x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | 13.88x | 0.84x | -1.61x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- KRONOSPAN LIMITED · parent
- Eskdalemuir Wind Farm Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Robert Mark | Secretary | 2013-01-21 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Wayne | Director | 2011-01-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| SCHEIBLREITER, Ludwig Alois Johannes | Director | 2005-09-22 | Jul 1963 | Austrian |
| SPRUCE, Benjamin John | Director | 2021-03-22 | Oct 1984 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN, Christopher James | Secretary | — | 2013-01-21 |
| ADKINS, Gavin Paul | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-11-16 |
| BODICOAT, Alan Charles | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2003-08-26 |
| GAMBROUDES, Alexander Mawson | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2015-05-28 |
| HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2002-07-22 |
| HAY, James Alexander | Director | — | 1999-04-21 |
| HILL, Royston Eric | Director | 1995-01-16 | 1998-02-18 |
| INCH, Philip Richard | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2015-12-31 |
| JONES, Howard Jeremy | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2003-11-30 |
| KAINDL, Ernst | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| KAINDL, Martin Matthias | Director | — | 2011-01-01 |
| KAINDL, Peter | Director | 2008-12-19 | 2011-01-01 |
| KAINDL, Peter | Director | — | 2007-06-19 |
| KENNELLY, Malcolm Norman | Director | — | 1998-12-10 |
| KOHLER, Klaus | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2004-01-05 |
| LANDL, Peter Ludwig | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2007-08-31 |
| LIGHTWOOD, Richard Douglas | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2007-06-28 |
| MATVEIEFF, Nicholas | Director | 2009-01-02 | 2013-02-27 |
| MATVEIEFF, Nicholas | Director | 1993-09-29 | 2003-08-26 |
| MCKENNA, Michael Colin | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2022-07-15 |
| MCKENNA, Michael Colin | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2007-06-19 |
| MEEHAN, Anthony Edward | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2003-12-31 |
| PUGH, Dennis | Director | — | 2003-08-26 |
| RAMSEY, Michael William | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2007-10-15 |
| RYAN, Christopher James | Director | 2016-01-13 | 2021-03-09 |
| SCHEIBLREITER, Ludwig Walter | Director | 1998-02-18 | 2002-02-27 |
| SCHEIBLREITER, Ludwig Walter | Director | — | 1997-03-01 |
| SINGLETON, Colin | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2010-07-19 |
| TOWL, Clive Pearce | Director | — | 1994-08-26 |
| WINSTANLEY, James | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1993-09-30 |
| WOOLRICH, Anthony | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2005-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kronospan Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.