BAERLOCHER UK LIMITED
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Cash
£133k
-60% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.7m
+9.5% vs 2024
Employees
39
+5.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£121k
+125.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,323,115 | £23,922,677 | £23,226,454 | £19,715,966 | £17,568,896 | £17,892,508 | +1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £95,776 | £980,157 | -£617,840 | -£547,814 | -£172,340 | £358,236 | +307.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £40,880 | £931,756 | -£815,385 | -£838,893 | -£472,544 | £121,237 | +125.7% | |
| Net profit | £24,927 | £833,699 | -£678,393 | -£1,195,217 | -£426,606 | £151,049 | +135.4% | |
| Cash | £169,816 | £31,640 | £15,573 | £87,523 | £333,335 | £133,434 | -60% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,507,743 | £4,005,321 | £3,649,925 | £2,479,639 | £1,987,890 | £2,109,127 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,052,346 | £3,886,045 | £3,207,652 | £2,012,435 | £1,585,829 | £1,736,878 | +9.5% | |
| Equity | £2,552,346 | £3,886,045 | £3,207,652 | £2,012,435 | £1,585,829 | £1,736,878 | +9.5% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £1,657,880 | £1,967,473 | £1,948,498 | £2,021,309 | £2,039,115 | £2,170,189 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £580,907 | £602,988 | — | £487,241 | £527,596 | £461,404 | -12.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £146,866 | £172,102 | £144,106 | -16.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £174,302 | £169,261 | £168,821 | -0.3% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 4.1% | -2.7% | -2.8% | -1.0% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 3.5% | -2.9% | -6.1% | -2.4% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 24.5% | -16.9% | -22.1% | -8.7% | 17.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.9% | 68.1% | 72.0% | 78.1% | 84.0% | 80.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.96x | 0.92x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | 1.74x | 20.25x | -3.13x | -1.88x | -0.57x | 1.51x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BAERLOCHER UK LIMITED 2000-01-05 → present
- BARLOCHER U.K. LIMITED 1995-12-13 → 2000-01-05
- BARLOCHER (U.K.) LIMITED 1973-04-25 → 1995-12-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “During 2020, management identified a fraud perpetrated by a former employee of the company. Most costs related to this have now been identified, but there may still be some unknown costs which the Directors are unable to quantify.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Laura Jayne | Secretary | 2024-07-08 | — | — |
| ATAMAN, Mustafa | Director | 2026-01-07 | Mar 1974 | Turkish |
| KNOX, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2013-10-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| MIDCALF, Daniel James | Director | 2019-10-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
| REDL, Stefan | Director | 2026-01-07 | Oct 1980 | German |
| TALLEN, Dane Mark | Director | 2019-10-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HADFIELD, David | Secretary | 2015-01-08 | 2020-03-27 |
| JEFFRIES, James | Secretary | 1991-12-03 | 2006-05-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Ian | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2015-01-08 |
| KNOX, Graeme Thomas | Secretary | 2021-05-26 | 2024-07-08 |
| DEHM, Klaus Dieter | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| FISCHER, Bernhard Rudolf | Director | 1994-07-31 | 2003-07-15 |
| HOBOHM, Reimund | Director | — | 1994-07-13 |
| JEFFRIES, James | Director | — | 2006-05-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Ian | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2024-02-22 |
| LISLE, Keith | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-04-12 |
| LISLE, Keith | Director | — | 2002-06-30 |
| MCWATERS, Caroline Anne | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-01-08 |
| MEYER, Felix Kurt, Dr | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| NEUTARD, Michael | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2005-02-01 |
| ROSENTHAL, Michael, Dr Rer Nat | Director | 1994-07-13 | 1994-07-31 |
| SANDER, Hans Juergen | Director | 2003-11-12 | 2005-02-01 |
| SCHULLE, Arne | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2010-01-01 |
| TATE, Andrew | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2019-10-01 |
| WALTER, Klaus | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baerlocher Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Dr Tobias Christopher Rosenthal | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.