APTAR UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8m
+369.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.1m
+211.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
78
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£519k
-7.2% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £18,233,924 | £16,280,211 | £18,309,836 | £17,676,032 | £18,717,186 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,184,961 | -£3,903,434 | -£1,169,202 | £131,792 | £18,912 | -85.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,238,122 | -£4,111,969 | -£1,725,055 | -£484,418 | -£519,448 | -7.2% | |
| Net profit | -£2,238,122 | -£4,111,969 | -£1,725,055 | -£484,418 | -£519,448 | -7.2% | |
| Cash | £802,858 | £488,791 | £656,814 | £391,958 | £1,841,590 | +369.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,801 | -£4,108,717 | -£5,837,008 | -£6,321,426 | £7,188,548 | +213.7% | |
| Net assets | — | -£4,111,953 | -£5,837,008 | -£6,321,426 | £7,059,126 | +211.7% | |
| Equity | £16 | -£4,111,953 | -£5,837,008 | -£6,321,426 | £7,059,126 | +211.7% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 74 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 0% | |
| Wages | £4,169,746 | £3,427,426 | £3,905,470 | £5,265,552 | £4,418,271 | -16.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £123,551 | £132,585 | £170,378 | £135,357 | £219,855 | +62.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £15,243 | £17,575 | £19,483 | +10.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £135,357 | £219,855 | +62.4% |
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 | -12.0% | -24.0% | -6.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | -12.3% | -25.3% | -9.4% | -2.7% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 134.4% | 160.0% | 156.7% | 42.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.48x | 0.53x | 2.07x | |
| Interest cover | -41.10x | -18.68x | -2.09x | 0.21x | 0.03x |
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
- APTAR UK LIMITED 2003-01-06 → present
- PERFECT-VALOIS U.K. LIMITED 1979-01-24 → 2003-01-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having performed such a review for a period of twelve months from the approval date of the financial statements, the directors have concluded that, based on the financial forecast for the period and the financial support provided by the Company's parent entity, the Company will have sufficient funding available to continue to finance its operations”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company received a capital contribution from its parent undertaking, enabling the repayment of £11.3m of cash pool borrowings.”
- “On 18 December 2025 the Company allotted 13,900,000 Ordinary shares of £1 each at par, increasing issued share capital by £13,900,000.”
- “Following the allotment, the Company passed a resolution to reduce its share capital by cancelling and extinguishing 9,900,000 ordinary shares of £1 each, resulting in a decrease in issued share capital of £9,900,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Craig Leigh | Secretary | 2025-11-15 | — | — |
| DUTTA, Alok | Director | 2021-07-23 | Oct 1978 | New Zealander |
| HAIG, David | Director | 2020-07-06 | Sep 1987 | British |
| REQUENA, Sergi | Director | 2025-01-29 | Jan 1979 | Spanish |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, Simon Michael | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1998-01-29 |
| BERRY, Paul David | Secretary | 2017-07-28 | 2017-10-19 |
| BRUCE, Robert Paterson | Secretary | 1998-01-29 | 2009-06-26 |
| GLEW, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2016-02-18 |
| LAURANCE, Brian Kenneth Carlebach | Secretary | — | 1996-01-01 |
| NEWELL, Mark William | Secretary | 2017-10-19 | 2025-11-15 |
| PAGE, Scott Andrew | Secretary | 2016-02-18 | 2017-07-28 |
| PARISH, Christine Therese Alba | Secretary | 2009-06-26 | 2012-01-01 |
| AWORTH, Christopher John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2001-03-16 |
| BAUMGARTNER, Alexander | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-09-29 |
| BLANIE, Jacques | Director | — | 2003-01-02 |
| BOURDON, Myriam Cumont | Director | 1999-12-31 | 2002-04-01 |
| BOUTAN, Francois | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2009-08-31 |
| FOURMENT, Olivier | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2003-01-02 |
| HAGGE, Stephen Joseph | Director | — | 2017-03-17 |
| KENNY, John Ryan | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2021-07-23 |
| LAFOND, Florent Rolland Andre Pierre | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-06-06 |
| LAURANCE, Brian Kenneth Carlebach | Director | — | 2011-11-30 |
| LECOQUE, Ervin John | Director | — | 1995-03-07 |
| MADL, Daniel Stephan | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2022-05-31 |
| NGANGUE-MONGORY, Francois Ernest | Director | 2017-03-17 | 2018-07-02 |
| PAGE, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| PARISH, Christine Therese Alba | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-01-11 |
| PARISH, Christine Therese Alba | Director | 2001-03-16 | 2003-01-02 |
| PFEIFFER, Peter Hans | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| PIERRE, Cheru | Director | 1998-09-01 | 1999-12-31 |
| PRIEUR, Mark | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2020-11-09 |
| SHAW, Peter Michael | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2019-04-26 |
| SIEBEL, Carl | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| SUSTERAC, Xavier | Director | 2020-11-09 | 2023-03-23 |
| TLILI, Hedi Jallel | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2020-07-06 |
| TOUYA, Gael Philippe Dominique | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| TRAXINGER, Andreas | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-09-30 |
| VICHOT, Alain Georges Pierre | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1998-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aptargroup Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-01-06 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.