UPG UK & IRELAND LIMITED
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Cash
£443K
+35.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
+0.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
75
-3.8% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£69K
-115.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-05.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,543,265 | £9,480,540 | £9,997,938 | £13,491,552 | £11,541,171 | £10,561,764 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £636,876 | £667,751 | £430,485 | £111,087 | £501,803 | £17,413 | -96.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £623,379 | £646,525 | £416,586 | £84,256 | £445,366 | -£68,846 | -115.5% | |
| Net profit | £496,968 | £496,781 | £337,285 | £46,679 | £310,842 | £35,272 | -88.7% | |
| Cash | £29,177 | £89,292 | £132,775 | £270,378 | £326,206 | £443,474 | +35.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,763,764 | £4,051,180 | £4,272,523 | £4,491,756 | £4,740,715 | £4,608,931 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,496,805 | £3,844,419 | £4,031,704 | £4,067,763 | £4,378,605 | £4,413,877 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £3,496,805 | £467,509 | £4,021,084 | £3,601,866 | £4,378,605 | £4,413,877 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 75 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £1,676,201 | £2,002,137 | £2,230,451 | £3,214,109 | £2,458,125 | £2,399,949 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £260,978 | £287,972 | £233,922 | £422,528 | £222,029 | £168,525 | -24.1% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 16.5% | 10.1% | 2.5% | 10.6% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 50.2% | 48.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.35x | 1.46x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 35.05x | 31.46x | 26.98x | 4.14x | 8.89x | 0.20x |
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
- UPG UK & IRELAND LIMITED 2025-07-24 → present
- IMEXPART LIMITED 1986-01-03 → 2025-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on forecasts prepared by the management and signed off by the Group, the business has a reasonable expectation that UPG UK & Ireland Ltd has adequate resources to trade for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis when preparing its annual accounts and financial statement.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025 the business completed a rebrand from Imexpart Ltd to UPG UK & Ireland Ltd, to further align with the goals and brand strength of its related companies in South Africa, Poland, Spain and Ukraine.”
- “In February 2026 the business added a new range of Camshaft Modules and expanded the Pivotal Driveshaft range, achieving great success. The business continues to focus on bringing new products to market and plans to add further lines and ranges to complement the existing offering where appropriate through the next few years, the next launch being projected in June 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, John William | Director | 2023-06-26 | Jul 1961 | South African |
| BRUIN, Lennard Johann De | Director | 2023-06-26 | Oct 1981 | South African |
| BUTTERWORTH, Martin | Director | 2023-06-30 | Oct 1972 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLWOOD, Anne Maria | Secretary | — | 2002-05-02 |
| PINKNEY, Fotoulla | Secretary | 2002-05-02 | 2023-07-03 |
| CHAPPELL, Natalie | Director | 2009-01-02 | 2025-07-22 |
| LOCKWOOD, Martin | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| PINKNEY, Arthur Craig | Director | — | 2023-07-03 |
| PINKNEY, Fotoulla | Director | 1997-07-07 | 2023-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Driveshafts Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-03 | Active |
| Fotoulla Pinkney | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-03 |
| Arthur Craig Pinkney | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.