COLOPLAST LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£64m
+31.6% vs 2024
Employees
727
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£35m
+8.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £371,575,000 | £390,449,000 | £406,866,000 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £31,874,000 | £29,454,000 | £33,710,000 | +14.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £33,985,000 | £31,808,000 | £34,534,000 | +8.6% | |
| Net profit | £26,250,000 | £23,495,000 | £25,553,000 | +8.8% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,907,000 | £56,021,000 | £69,772,000 | +24.5% | |
| Net assets | £73,895,000 | £48,591,000 | £63,953,000 | +31.6% | |
| Equity | £73,895,000 | £48,591,000 | £63,953,000 | +31.6% | |
| Average employees | 673 | 717 | 727 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £31,919,000 | £34,725,000 | £35,850,000 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,038,000 | £1,065,000 | £1,228,000 | +15.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 7.5% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.0% | 52.6% | 48.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.58x | 1.39x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | 79.29x | 81.36x | 57.53x |
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
- COLOPLAST LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- COLOPLAST UK MEDICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 1973-02-05 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The UK business continues to thrive, with continued growth. We have a robust supply chain, and we expect no adverse impact on cash flow. We continue to receive the backing of our parent company, Coloplast A/S, where the UK continues to be a significant contributor to the group's results, for a period of 12 months from the approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, we continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COLOPLAST LIMITED · parent
- Charter Healthcare Limited 100%
- Coloplast Medical Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Part IX work from a Coloplast perspective is underway and the submission process for all our Part IX products will start in 2026 and continue into 2029.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Rebecca | Director | 2022-01-31 | Dec 1976 | British |
| DAVIES, Myles | Director | 2014-10-13 | Jun 1972 | British |
| DENEKE, Henrik | Director | 2014-08-28 | Apr 1967 | Danish |
| MASTRELL, Carl Erik Johan | Director | 2022-04-06 | Nov 1964 | Swedish |
| MIKKELSEN, Anton Malling | Director | 2022-08-31 | May 1987 | Danish |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGGS, Charles Phillip | Secretary | — | 1999-10-19 |
| KENNEDY, John Leslie | Secretary | 1999-10-19 | 2006-11-15 |
| TAUTE, Glenn Trevor | Secretary | 2006-11-15 | 2008-07-11 |
| ASQUITH, Anthony | Director | 2015-08-18 | 2017-12-08 |
| BEACH, William John | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2000-04-20 |
| BERTHELSEN, Ulrik | Director | 2015-03-09 | 2016-10-01 |
| BIGGS, Charles Phillip | Director | 1997-06-10 | 1999-10-19 |
| BROOKS, Christopher Martin | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2011-07-31 |
| COOK, Paul Joseph | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| HALSKOV, Folmer | Director | — | 1995-03-15 |
| HANSEN, Lars Einar | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-08-28 |
| HARKINS, Geraldine Anne | Director | 2012-08-08 | 2025-05-26 |
| HEATON, Charles Robert | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| HOLLUND, Kristian Bernhard | Director | 2020-03-17 | 2022-01-31 |
| JORGENSEN, Christian | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| KENDREW, Ronald Milton | Director | 1997-06-10 | 1998-12-31 |
| KENNEDY, John Leslie | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2006-11-15 |
| KERNAHAN, Susan Helen | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2015-03-09 |
| KJER, Allan | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2014-10-13 |
| KNIGHT, Ashley Alexander Julian | Director | 2018-02-07 | 2020-03-17 |
| LOVELL, Martin Peter | Director | 2000-06-29 | 2004-07-19 |
| MATES, Patrick James | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2001-08-02 |
| MELCHIOR, Christoffer Mogens | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| MORVAN, Alain Michel Herve | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2021-02-10 |
| NECK, Annemarie Van | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2022-04-06 |
| O KANE, Theresa | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2010-04-29 |
| OTTOSEN, Claus Lundbaek | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2022-08-31 |
| PIGNONE, Giovanni | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2008-07-31 |
| RASMUSSEN, Lars | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2011-08-01 |
| RUSSELL, Robert Simon | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| SCHEIBYE, Sten | Director | 1994-01-01 | — |
| SCHEIBYE, Sten | Director | — | 2008-09-30 |
| SETHNA, Graham Charles | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2010-07-02 |
| SKOLE, Lene | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2011-08-01 |
| STRINGER, Maxwell Stephen | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2015-08-18 |
| VOLKERS, Peter | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coloplast A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
| Mr Niels Peter Louis-Hansen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
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