METAMARK (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-08 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-24
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+25% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£22M
+19.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
162
+16.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
+33% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £45,104,000 | — | £54,051,000 | £60,002,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £8,670,000 | — | £7,689,000 | £10,152,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £8,665,000 | £9,603,000 | £7,769,000 | £10,336,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £6,881,000 | £7,801,000 | £5,718,000 | £7,538,000 | |
| Cash | — | £3,845,000 | £4,446,000 | £4,856,000 | £6,068,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £14,793,000 | £18,506,000 | £18,498,000 | £22,032,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £14,330,000 | £18,031,000 | £18,149,000 | £21,687,000 | |
| Equity | £14,449,000 | £14,330,000 | £18,031,000 | £18,149,000 | £21,687,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 134 | 140 | 139 | 162 | |
| Wages | — | £5,486,000 | £5,713,000 | £6,190,000 | £7,998,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £891,000 | £881,000 | £924,000 | £761,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+11%
£54,051,000 £60,002,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+25%
£4,856,000 £6,068,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+19.5%
£18,149,000 £21,687,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+16.5%
139 162
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+32%
£7,689,000 £10,152,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+33%
£7,769,000 £10,336,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+29.2%
£6,190,000 £7,998,000
highest in 4 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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 19.2% | — | 14.2% | 16.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 15.3% | — | 10.6% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 58.6% | — | 41.6% | 46.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.24x | 2.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1238.57x | — | 334.30x | 564.00x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, and on the basis outlined in note 1 to the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- METAMARK (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Trimwel Limited 100%
- Metamark Technical Films Limited 100%
- Metamark India Private Limited 100%
- Metmark USA LLC 100%
- Vuflex Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 4th February 2025 the group was acquired by UPM Raflatac Oy a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene Oyj.”
- “On 24 May 2024 the company acquired the business of Vuflex Limited.”
- “After the acquisition of Vuflex a dividend of £1.7m was received from the company which resulted in the need to impair the value of the investment by £1.7m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Emma Louise | Director | 2025-06-16 | Oct 1983 | British |
| KARLSSON, Max Johannes | Director | 2025-02-04 | Dec 1983 | Finnish |
| MEBUS, Stefan | Director | 2025-02-04 | Apr 1979 | German |
| MURRAY, Philip Stephen | Director | 2025-11-28 | Jul 1970 | British |
| TALVIA, Tommi Juhani | Director | 2025-02-04 | May 1982 | Finnish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Ronald Marie Alphonse | Secretary | 1992-11-04 | 2002-09-30 |
| STUART, John Michael | Secretary | 2002-09-30 | 2017-05-23 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 |
| ALSFORD, Emma Fierro | Director | 1992-09-24 | 2008-04-04 |
| ALSFORD, Stephen Richard | Director | 1992-09-24 | 2008-04-04 |
| BATESON, Godfrey Mark | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2017-05-23 |
| ENRIGHT, Matthew Jonathan | Director | 2017-06-22 | 2019-12-17 |
| FRENCH, Paul | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2025-02-04 |
| HOBSON, Shaun Alexander | Director | 2019-05-22 | 2025-02-04 |
| ORMEROD, Stephen John | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2025-11-28 |
| SIMISTER, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2025-02-04 |
| STUART, John Michael | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2017-05-23 |
| WILD, Philip Ian | Director | 2024-01-24 | 2025-05-31 |
| CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-24 | 1992-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upm Raflatac Oy | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-05 | Ceased 2026-04-16 |
| Magenta Prime Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-05 | Active |
| Primary Capital Iv (Nominees) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-23 | Ceased 2025-02-05 |
| Mr Godfrey Mark Bateson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-23 |
| Mr John Michael Stuart | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.