SWISSPEARL GB LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-24 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-39.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+14.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
23
-25.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-2.4% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,376,542 | — | £25,205,501 | — | £31,952,577 | — | £30,094,621 | — | £35,812,403 | £36,696,708 | |
| Operating profit | £461,943 | — | £485,003 | — | £856,291 | — | £1,100,806 | — | £1,096,957 | £1,144,237 | |
| Profit before tax | £348,508 | — | £456,103 | — | £855,396 | — | £1,118,470 | — | £1,291,361 | £1,260,893 | |
| Net profit | £280,508 | — | £387,623 | — | £691,490 | — | £896,261 | — | £968,300 | £920,627 | |
| Cash | £365 | — | £2,953,026 | — | £3,434,343 | — | £4,638,244 | — | £4,695,213 | £2,833,795 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,531,621 | — | £3,922,758 | — | £4,614,688 | — | £5,513,403 | — | £6,481,703 | £7,402,330 | |
| Net assets | £3,531,621 | — | £3,922,758 | — | £4,610,164 | — | £5,513,403 | — | £6,481,703 | £7,402,330 | |
| Equity | £3,531,621 | £3,531,621 | £3,922,758 | £3,922,758 | £4,610,164 | £4,610,164 | £5,513,403 | £5,513,403 | £6,481,703 | £7,402,330 | |
| Average employees | 41 | — | 33 | — | 31 | — | 33 | — | 31 | 23 | |
| Wages | £2,268,180 | — | £1,483,713 | — | £1,999,200 | — | £1,854,984 | — | £1,882,755 | £1,479,467 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £373,461 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£35,812,403 £36,696,708
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-39.6%
£4,695,213 £2,833,795
-
Net assets
+14.2%
£6,481,703 £7,402,330
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-25.8%
31 23
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+4.3%
£1,096,957 £1,144,237
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-2.4%
£1,291,361 £1,260,893
-
Wages
-21.4%
£1,882,755 £1,479,467
lowest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | — | 1.9% | — | 2.7% | — | 3.7% | — | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | — | 1.5% | — | 2.2% | — | 3.0% | — | 2.7% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | — | 12.4% | — | 18.6% | — | 20.0% | — | 16.9% | 15.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.75x | 2.35x | |
| Interest cover | 4.06x | — | 16.72x | — | 956.75x | — | 79.96x | — | — | — |
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
- SWISSPEARL GB LTD 2023-06-27 → present
- CEMBRIT LIMITED 2008-04-07 → 2023-06-27
- CEMBRIT BLUNN LIMITED 2000-06-12 → 2008-04-07
- CEMBRIT UK LIMITED 1998-11-03 → 2000-06-12
- CEMBRIT BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1985-12-04 → 1998-11-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “2024 proved to be marginally a better year for Swisspearl GB Ltd compared to 2023 with the Corrugated markets showing significant improvements due to a competitor withdrawing.”
- “The Company continues to expand and increase sales in UK across all of their main product lines.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINALL, Gavin | Secretary | 2023-05-11 | — | — |
| HORVAT, Aleksandar | Director | 2022-06-30 | Oct 1971 | Swiss |
| NORTON, Michael | Director | 2025-09-29 | Sep 1968 | British |
| SORENSEN, Morten | Director | 2022-11-09 | May 1987 | Danish |
| WENGER, Marco | Director | 2023-04-18 | Jun 1982 | Swiss |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Olga | Secretary | 2021-10-08 | 2023-06-16 |
| DAVIES, Peter Anfield | Secretary | 2000-06-14 | 2000-10-31 |
| FAIR, Roger David | Secretary | 2000-11-01 | 2017-04-11 |
| MONTEIRO, Jacqueline | Secretary | — | 2000-06-13 |
| MONTEIRO, Jacqueline | Secretary | — | 1992-03-15 |
| STUKALOV-STONE, Oleg | Secretary | 2017-04-11 | 2021-10-08 |
| ALBERT, Martin | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2023-06-01 |
| ANDERSON, Karsten Riis | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2020-08-11 |
| ARCHER, Philip Geoffrey | Director | 1993-03-15 | 2019-06-30 |
| AXELSEN, Torben | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2022-10-26 |
| BAILEY, David Robert Morris | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2011-06-18 |
| BOSSHARDT, Harry | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2023-04-18 |
| BRIDLE, John Christopher | Director | — | 1993-01-12 |
| CHRISTENSEN, Michael | Director | 2020-08-11 | 2022-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Peter Anfield | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2000-10-31 |
| DEDING, Jan Sveinsson | Director | 2008-08-13 | 2012-02-21 |
| FAIR, Roger David | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2017-04-11 |
| FISHER, Mark Charles | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2015-07-17 |
| HANSEN, Bjarne Moltke | Director | 1996-02-08 | 2000-08-16 |
| HARDINGE, Andrew George | Director | 1993-03-15 | 1997-10-31 |
| HARTVIG, Ulrik Kolding | Director | 2004-05-15 | 2008-08-13 |
| HELDGAARD, Thomas | Director | 2016-01-11 | 2019-06-30 |
| HOULBERG, Rikke Alsted | Director | 2015-11-13 | 2018-11-29 |
| JACOBSEN, Jorgen Norgaard | Director | 2012-02-21 | 2013-12-09 |
| JENSEN, Bjarne | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| JORGENSEN, Karl Worre | Director | — | 2008-08-13 |
| KRISTIANSEN, Kaspar Ronald | Director | 2015-11-13 | 2017-07-04 |
| LIEDTKE, Stefan | Director | 2015-11-13 | 2018-12-11 |
| MOESGARD, Jacob | Director | 2017-07-04 | 2018-12-11 |
| MONTEIRO, Jacqueline | Director | 1993-03-15 | 2001-04-10 |
| MURPHY, Cormac Kevin | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2025-07-17 |
| NIELSEN, Jorn Morkeberg | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2022-06-30 |
| NISSEN, Hans Henrik | Director | — | 1996-02-08 |
| OSTERGAARD, Lars | Director | 2000-08-16 | 2004-05-15 |
| STEVENS, Bryan William | Director | 2000-08-14 | 2003-09-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bernhard Alpstäg | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2022-06-01 | Active |
| Swisspearl Danmark Holding A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-06-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.