SOFIDEL UK LIMITED
Operating as the British subsidiary of the privately held Italian multinational Sofidel Group, the company manufactures tissue paper products for consumer, private label, and commercial use.
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Cash
£62M
-29.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£397M
-5.6% vs 2024
Employees
881
+1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£79M
-25.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £425,617,000 | £422,606,000 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £76,399,000 | £73,633,000 | -3.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £105,777,000 | £79,037,000 | -25.3% | |
| Net profit | £85,564,000 | £60,559,000 | -29.2% | |
| Cash | £87,391,000 | £61,630,000 | -29.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £504,899,000 | £467,686,000 | -7.4% | |
| Net assets | £420,076,000 | £396,733,000 | -5.6% | |
| Equity | £420,076,000 | £396,733,000 | -5.6% | |
| Average employees | 872 | 881 | +1% | |
| Wages | £37,501,000 | £39,884,000 | +6.4% | |
| 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.0% | 17.4% | |
| Net margin | 20.1% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.3% | 29.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | 18.28x | 12.89x |
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
- SOFIDEL UK LIMITED 2011-06-01 → present
- LPC GROUP LIMITED 2010-04-29 → 2011-06-01
- LPC GROUP PLC 1988-04-19 → 2010-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the ability of the company to continue as a going concern for the period to 30 April 2027. This assessment has included a review of the company's financial position, cash flow forecasts, and the potential impact of various risks and uncertainties, including the current economic environment and the ongoing challenges in the manufacturing sector. Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence during the going concern period. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SOFIDEL UK LIMITED · parent
- Swedish Tissue AB 100%
- Sofidel America Corporation 19.61%
- Sofidel Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025 Sofidel UK undertook a series of strategic capital investments aimed at enhancing sustainability and production efficiency. These included the installation of a biomass steam generator in the Baglan plant, a photovoltaic plant system at the Rothley Site and a hydrogen-ready steam boiler which was installed to support decarbonisation of the paper manufacturing process at the Leicester site. From an efficiency perspective, further automation and packaging upgrades, such as a stretch wrapper, palletizing island, and conveyor systems, were also implemented to improve operational throughput and production performance across UK sites.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Natalie | Secretary | 2018-04-19 | — | — |
| LAZZARESCHI, Luigi | Director | 2010-06-21 | Feb 1963 | Italian |
| STEFANI, Nicolo | Director | 2025-03-27 | Mar 1985 | Italian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELM-DAVIES, Angela Nicola | Secretary | 2011-03-25 | 2018-04-19 |
| TEJANI, Amirali Sharif | Secretary | — | 1997-06-15 |
| WARING, Ian David | Secretary | 1997-06-15 | 2010-06-21 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-06-21 | 2011-03-25 |
| DANTON, John | Director | 2002-10-28 | 2008-05-12 |
| DHARAMSHI, Sharif | Director | — | 1994-02-22 |
| DHARAMSHI, Shirazali Sharif | Director | — | 2010-06-21 |
| DHARAMSHI TEJANI, Sultanali Sharif | Director | — | 1996-05-30 |
| MINER, Richard John | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-12-16 |
| SHARIF DHARAMJMI TEJANT, Nazirali | Director | — | 1996-05-30 |
| SPENCER, Peter David | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2010-06-21 |
| STEFANI, Edilio | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-01-30 |
| STEFANI, Emi | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2021-01-01 |
| TEJANI, Amirali Sharif | Director | — | 2010-06-21 |
| TEJANI, Karim Sharif | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-06-21 |
| TEJANI, Nazirali Sharif Dharamshi | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2010-06-21 |
| TEJANI, Salim Sharif Dharamshi | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2010-06-21 |
| VIJ, Arvind Kumar | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2010-06-21 |
| WARNER, Robert Edward | Director | 2002-10-28 | 2003-06-09 |
| WILLEY, Brian | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2010-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicolò Stefani | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2025-03-27 | Active |
| Mr Edilio Stefani | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-03-29 | Ceased 2025-01-30 |
| Mr Luigi Lazzareschi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-08 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-02-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.