ARAG PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
Cash
£17M
+9.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+7.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
85
-48.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+124% vs 2023
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
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,110,415 | £13,592,523 | £15,636,784 | £16,957,848 | £18,004,996 | £20,232,379 | |
| Operating profit | — | £480,364 | £471,916 | £1,913,672 | £464,282 | £784,477 | £1,724,078 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £496,592 | £480,483 | £1,913,672 | £487,971 | £819,753 | £1,836,619 | |
| Net profit | — | £377,596 | £362,916 | £1,565,914 | £341,930 | £627,596 | £1,357,145 | |
| Cash | — | £18,457,755 | £18,121,809 | £17,748,338 | £16,377,953 | £15,414,762 | £16,927,859 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,223,969 | £24,466,704 | £25,878,548 | £28,909,905 | £35,804,982 | £45,484,223 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,081,703 | £11,142,542 | £12,418,123 | £11,507,322 | £11,861,374 | £12,716,443 | |
| Equity | £11,074,570 | £11,081,703 | £11,142,542 | £12,418,123 | £11,507,322 | £11,861,374 | £12,716,443 | |
| Average employees | — | 125 | 132 | 134 | 146 | 164 | 85 | |
| Wages | — | £6,168,625 | £6,184,638 | £6,956,213 | £7,568,076 | £8,602,613 | £4,234,277 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £803,925 | £752,295 | £844,465 | £886,977 | £964,653 | £581,946 |
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
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Turnover
+12.4%
£18,004,996 £20,232,379
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+9.8%
£15,414,762 £16,927,859
-
Net assets
+7.2%
£11,861,374 £12,716,443
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-48.2%
164 85
lowest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+119.8%
£784,477 £1,724,078
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Profit before tax
+124%
£819,753 £1,836,619
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Wages
-50.8%
£8,602,613 £4,234,277
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.4% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10.0% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.0% | 1.9% | 7.4% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 80.3% | 82.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.40x | 2.65x |
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
- ARAG PLC 2002-11-04 → present
- ARAG LTD 1991-05-20 → 2002-11-04
- SOLIDPLEDGE LIMITED 1991-02-26 → 1991-05-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. For this reason they have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.”
Significant events
- “On 2 January 2024, ARAG SE (ultimate parent comapny) completed the acquisition of DAS UK Holdings Limited and all of its subsidiaries (together the 'DAS UK Group').”
- “On 1 January 2025 ARAG was transferred under the ownership of ARAG SE to become a subsidiary of DAS UK Holdings Limited (renamed as ARAG UK Holdings Limited).”
- “The majority of employees were transferred to ARAG Services Limited on 1st July 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKRILL, David Andrew | Secretary | 2021-05-11 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Simon Christopher | Director | 2024-04-03 | Aug 1963 | British |
| BAUMANN, Ina Nadja, Dr | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1970 | German |
| MILLWARD, Christopher John | Director | 2024-04-03 | Mar 1978 | British |
| STOLZENBURG, Mareike | Director | 2023-10-01 | Apr 1981 | German |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREMER, Holger | Secretary | 1998-01-01 | 2003-10-21 |
| CURTIS, Mark John | Secretary | 1991-05-08 | 1991-06-07 |
| HINDMARCH, Andrew John | Secretary | 2003-10-10 | 2004-09-30 |
| LUX, Erich | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| MORETON, Robert Colin | Secretary | 2006-10-11 | 2021-05-11 |
| WELTER, Heinz-Peter | Secretary | 1991-06-07 | 1993-02-26 |
| WELTER, Peter | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ZIMMER, Gunter Hans Heinrich | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2006-10-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-26 | 1991-05-08 |
| BARKER, Simon James | Director | 1991-05-08 | 1991-06-07 |
| BUSS, Anthony John | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2024-04-03 |
| CURTIS, Mark John | Director | 1991-05-08 | 1991-06-07 |
| DIRKSEN, Renko Harm, Dr. | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2024-03-08 |
| DIRKSEN, Renko Harm | Director | 2012-07-09 | 2014-10-15 |
| FASSBENDER, Ludwig, Doctor | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1998-12-31 |
| HAYNES, David Martin | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2024-04-03 |
| HEUPERMAN, Paulus Franciscus | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-02-29 |
| HINDMARCH, Andrew John | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2004-09-30 |
| HOFMANN, Kurt Joachim | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| HURLEY, Paul Kevin | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2018-01-31 |
| HURLEY, Paul Kevin | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2004-09-30 |
| KATHAN, Johannes, Dr | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2017-05-04 |
| KHELAIFIA, Kathrin | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2023-10-01 |
| NICOLL, Werner | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2022-12-31 |
| REUTER, Dirk Otto | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| SCHMITZ, Dieter | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2000-07-10 |
| VORMOOR, Christoph, Dr. | Director | 2014-10-16 | 2015-09-30 |
| WELTER, Heinz Peter | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-26 | 1991-05-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-26 | 1993-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arag Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2025-01-02 | Active |
| Dr Paul Otto Fassbender | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.