ZEP UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+24% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£1.2m
+53.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
34
-10.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£115k
+130.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company has sufficient financial resources together with strong long term relationships with its customers and suppliers. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future (which has been taken as 12 months from the date of the approval of these financial statements) based on current cash flow projections. The Directors therefore believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements of this Company on a going concern basis. The ultimate parent company of the Group has confirmed its support to the Company to ensure it can meet its obligations as they fall due. The Directors have received written confirmation that Zep Inc. will support the Company for at least 12 months after these financial statements are approved, which includes both making funds available if required and not recalling any inter-company balance if the Company does not have sufficient cash to pay the inter-company balance.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,301,318 | £10,284,214 | £8,997,798 | -12.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,936,397 | -£283,501 | £182,735 | +164.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,025,285 | -£381,405 | £115,069 | +130.2% | |
| Net profit | -£4,025,285 | -£381,405 | £115,069 | +130.2% | |
| Cash | £340,080 | £1,003,956 | £1,244,433 | +24% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,651,541 | -£2,600,921 | -£1,218,400 | +53.2% | |
| Net assets | -£3,651,541 | -£2,600,921 | -£1,218,400 | +53.2% | |
| Equity | -£3,651,541 | -£2,600,921 | -£1,218,400 | +53.2% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 38 | 34 | -10.5% | |
| Wages | £2,569,349 | £1,888,852 | £1,329,651 | -29.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -32.0% | -2.8% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | -32.7% | -3.7% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 125.3% | 134.1% | 117.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.52x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -44.28x | -2.90x | 2.70x |
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
- ZEP UK LIMITED 2014-08-29 → present
- FORWARD CHEMICALS LIMITED 1982-10-12 → 2014-08-29
- FORTHAVENS LIMITED 1979-06-12 → 1982-10-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company has sufficient financial resources together with strong long term relationships with its customers and suppliers. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future (which has been taken as 12 months from the date of the approval of these financial statements) based on current cash flow projections. The Directors therefore believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements of this Company on a going concern basis. The ultimate parent company of the Group has confirmed its support to the Company to ensure it can meet its obligations as they fall due. The Directors have received written confirmation that Zep Inc. will support the Company for at least 12 months after these financial statements are approved, which includes both making funds available if required and not recalling any inter-company balance if the Company does not have sufficient cash to pay the inter-company balance.”
Significant events
- “In January 2026 Thomas Glattes joined Zep as the General Manager of Europe.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLEGRI, Paolo, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-14 | Apr 1965 | Italian |
| RIQUELME MCLOUGHLIN, Maria Laura | Director | 2022-02-21 | Jul 1979 | American |
| THONHAUSER, Philip | Director | 2023-05-10 | Nov 1971 | Austrian |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOSELEY, John Edward | Secretary | — | 2012-01-31 |
| SALANS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-01-31 | 2013-02-14 |
| BACHMANN, Mark Roger | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2015-03-07 |
| BRIGHENTI, Alessandro | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2018-06-06 |
| COLLINS, Robert Paul | Director | 2014-10-03 | 2015-03-07 |
| COX, Francis Joseph Anthony | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| DORAN, Martin Simon | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| DUMORTIER, Henry | Director | 2020-11-02 | 2023-04-10 |
| DUNCAN, Matthew Lane | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2022-02-21 |
| HALE, Graham | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| HALE, Philip | Director | 1996-06-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| HALE, Vera Margaret | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| KOLDE, Kyle Stewart | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2022-02-21 |
| LUNT, Brian Edward | Director | — | 2005-10-12 |
| MOSELEY, John Edward | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| NORTH, Peter Brian | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2010-07-02 |
| NORTH, Peter Brian | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2012-01-31 |
| NOVO, Rob | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| REILLY, Peter | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| SHEPHERD, Linda | Director | — | 2012-01-31 |
| THEODORE, Philip Allen | Director | 2012-01-31 | 2014-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zep Europe B.V | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-11 | Ceased 2016-10-11 |
| Hale Group (Widnes) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.