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NSF SAFETY AND QUALITY UK LIMITED

#01899857 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1985-03-27 (41y 7m) · Last filing 2026-09-29 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 96090 · S Other Service Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-07-16 (in 9 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£4.9m

+14.2% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

-£3.3m

-48.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

314

+1.3% vs 2024

Profit before tax

-£1.2m

-67.1% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £30,032,502£30,217,086£30,757,151 +1.8%
Operating profit £8,508-£724,033-£1,230,058 -69.9%
Profit before tax £19,574-£688,312-£1,150,157 -67.1%
Net profit -£58,008-£419,183-£1,268,248 -202.6%
Cash £4,460,786£4,271,061£4,878,695 +14.2%
Total assets less current liabilities -£1,597,509-£2,139,877-£3,183,519 -48.8%
Net assets -£1,681,264-£2,199,412-£3,257,817 -48.1%
Equity -£1,681,264-£2,199,412-£3,257,817 -48.1%
Average employees 323310314 +1.3%
Wages £13,899,919£14,008,823£14,289,645 +2%
Directors' remuneration ——— —

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 0.0%-2.4%-4.0%
Net margin -0.2%-1.4%-4.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 112.3%116.2%122.5%
Current ratio 0.74x0.73x0.71x
Interest cover 0.20x-16.03x—

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 4 times since incorporation

  1. NSF SAFETY AND QUALITY UK LIMITED 2013-01-02 → present
  2. NSF-CMI LIMITED 2008-05-20 → 2013-01-02
  3. NSF-CMI PLC 2008-05-20 → 2008-05-20
  4. CHECKMATE INTERNATIONAL PLC 1995-01-05 → 2008-05-20
  5. FOOD HYGIENE BUREAU LIMITED 1985-03-27 → 1995-01-05

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have reviewed the consolidated net current liability position of £5,090k and the net liability position of £3,258k and have concluded that, in the context of the overall size of the group and its position within the wider NSF group, the net current liability position is not a cause for concern.”

Group structure

  1. NSF SAFETY AND QUALITY UK LIMITED · parent
    1. NSF Certification UK Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Agricultural certification
    2. NSF Africa (Pty.) Limited 100% · South Africa · Food safety certification
    3. NSF Health and Safety SA 100% · Spain · Food safety certification
    4. NSF Italy SRL 100% · Italy · Food safety certification

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 40 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
KROL, Sarah Director 2023-12-12 May 1974 American
MALKIEWICZ, Jamie Director 2026-03-27 Jun 1991 American
Show 40 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOURKE, Damian Joseph Secretary 1998-11-02 1999-05-21
CHALMERS, Mark Jonathan Secretary 2008-10-17 2009-03-25
CHIPPER, Lesley Ann Secretary 2010-03-29 2020-11-30
HUNT, Lynne Anne Secretary 2000-01-01 2008-10-17
SMYTH, Raymond Bruce Secretary — 1994-09-12
TAYLOR, Ian Richard Secretary 1994-09-12 1995-12-14
THOMAS, David Michael Secretary 2009-03-25 2010-03-29
THOMAS, David Michael Secretary 1995-12-14 1998-11-02
BIRT, Timothy David Director 1995-05-30 1997-10-27
BONSOR, Nicholas Cosmo, Sir Director — 1995-07-07
BOYD, Douglas Turner Director 2001-01-01 2007-08-16
BROWN, Geoffrey Stephen Director 2003-06-01 2007-08-23
BROWN, Peter Andrew Martin Director 1999-04-28 2003-03-26
CHESTER, Robert Malcom Director 2016-11-07 2021-04-09
CHIPPER, Lesley Ann Director 2014-12-19 2020-11-30
CRAIG-PETSINGER, Dana Elizabeth Director 2010-12-16 2013-12-02
DEPEW, Charles G Director 2007-08-23 2012-12-04
EDWARDS, David Lawrence Director — 2007-08-23
FAIRBAIRN, Michael Douglas Director 1999-04-19 2000-09-15
FINDLAY, Martin Charles Director 1996-04-29 2007-08-16
GARREN, Donna, Doctor Director 2016-05-19 2020-11-30
HOYER MILLAR, Christian Gurth Director 1999-04-19 2007-08-16
HUGHES, Patricia Helen Director — 1993-08-31
HUGHES, Timothy Morgan Director — 2007-08-16
HUNT, Lynne Anne Director 1999-10-25 2007-08-23
KATZ PEK, Marilyn Director 2007-08-23 2020-11-30
LAWLOR, Kevan Paul Director 2007-08-23 2020-11-30
PHYALL, Paul Director 2021-04-09 2021-12-31
RABBIDEAU, Richard Director 2012-12-04 2020-11-30
RICHARDSON, David Graham Director 2012-05-15 2016-07-26
RICHARDSON, David Graham Director 1999-10-25 2007-08-23
RIEDERER, Richard K Director 2007-08-23 2010-12-16
ROBINSON, John Paul Director 1996-03-01 1999-10-20
ROWLEY, John Director 2023-03-29 2023-12-12
SOUTHBY, Richard Henry Alexander Director 1990-07-23 1996-03-15
TACKETT, Laura Director 2023-03-01 2026-03-27
THOMAS, David Michael Director — 2012-05-15
WALSH, Michael Patrick Director 2016-07-22 2023-03-01
WHITEFORD, David Robert Director 1999-04-28 2003-03-26
WILSON, Michael George Director 1996-03-01 2007-08-23

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Nsf International Uk Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) 2016-06-30 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 300 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-04-14 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-04-14 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-07-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-07-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-12-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-12-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-09-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-07-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-04-27 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-04-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-04-26 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-01-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-07-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-12-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-07-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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