MATIKON TRIM LTD
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Cash
£406k
-34.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.5m
+347% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
126
-18.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£527k
-174.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-09.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,948,297 | £16,614,783 | £12,501,606 | -24.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£5,215,140 | £1,439,638 | -£274,363 | -119.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,404,963 | £709,762 | -£526,881 | -174.2% | |
| Net profit | -£5,404,963 | £811,291 | -£172,479 | -121.3% | |
| Cash | £212,704 | £619,221 | £405,984 | -34.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£3,437,666 | £8,489,855 | +347% | |
| Net assets | -£4,248,957 | -£3,437,666 | £8,489,855 | +347% | |
| Equity | -£4,248,957 | -£3,437,666 | £8,489,855 | +347% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 154 | 126 | -18.2% | |
| Wages | £4,453,392 | £5,209,520 | £4,775,909 | -8.3% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -47.6% | 8.7% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | -49.4% | 4.9% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 138.6% | 131.3% | 16.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.61x | 0.66x | 5.43x | |
| Interest cover | -6.30x | 1.94x | -1.07x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-07-21
- MATIKON TRIM LTD 2025-07-21 → present
- NORTHERN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LIMITED 1997-07-31 → 2025-07-21
- NORTHERN ENGRAVING GRAPHICS LIMITED 1992-12-24 → 1997-07-31
- NORTHERN ENGRAVING (GRAPHICS) LIMITED 1992-12-23 → 1992-12-24
- NORTHERN ENGRAVING PRIMOGRAPHIC LIMITED 1992-12-21 → 1992-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The board has reviewed forecasts and further information that has reassured it that there is a reasonable expectation that the company has, and will continue to receive, adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future through ensuring that intergroup debtors will repay funds on demand.”
Significant events
- “NBHX Group sold Northern Automotive Systems Ltd to Mutares Holding-07 GmbH on 30 May 2025.”
- “Company changed its name from Northern Automotive Systems Ltd to Matikon Trim Ltd in July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADLER, Stephan | Director | 2025-05-30 | Dec 1969 | German |
| DRESSEL, Sascha | Director | 2025-05-30 | Aug 1971 | German |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIE, Robert | Secretary | 2015-08-04 | 2016-09-28 |
| HU, Jianxiong | Secretary | 2023-03-15 | 2025-05-30 |
| LAMBE, Aiden Peter Michael | Secretary | 2016-09-28 | 2023-01-25 |
| MARTIN, Nicholas David | Secretary | 1997-11-19 | 1999-06-15 |
| MATHEW-JONES, Trevor | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2015-08-04 |
| POGSON, Christopher Hugh | Secretary | 2004-07-28 | 2008-09-02 |
| RINIKER, James Paul | Secretary | 1993-12-15 | 1995-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, Paul | Secretary | 1999-06-15 | 2004-07-28 |
| TAYLOR, Paul | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 1997-11-19 |
| VON DER LINDE, Christian Achim | Secretary | 2023-01-25 | 2023-03-15 |
| WARD, John Richard | Secretary | 1992-12-21 | 1993-12-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-21 | 1992-12-21 |
| ADLER, Stephan | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2020-03-26 |
| BELL, Martin Paul | Director | 1992-12-21 | 1993-12-16 |
| BROICH, Sebastian | Director | 2025-05-30 | 2026-07-22 |
| GELATT, Philip Madison | Director | 1999-06-09 | 2011-12-30 |
| HANCOCK, Geoffrey Stuart | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2018-09-06 |
| HU, Jianxiong | Director | 2023-03-14 | 2025-05-30 |
| HU, Jianxiong | Director | 2023-03-14 | 2023-03-15 |
| JONES, Joan | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2007-04-13 |
| LAMBE, Aiden Peter Michael | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2023-01-25 |
| LE CLAIRE, Bertrand Jean Marie | Director | 2021-01-08 | 2023-03-14 |
| LEER, Larry David | Director | 1999-06-09 | 2011-07-20 |
| LEER, Larry | Director | 1993-03-10 | 1995-05-24 |
| LIN, Fuqing | Director | 2018-02-28 | 2020-02-24 |
| MA, Zhicong | Director | 2011-12-30 | 2015-01-12 |
| RINIKER, James Paul | Director | 1992-12-21 | 1999-06-09 |
| SHU, Rongqi | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2021-01-08 |
| VON DER LINDE, Christian Achim | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2023-03-15 |
| WALTER, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2009-05-26 | 2011-12-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David Byron | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1999-06-10 |
| WOOD, Robert John | Director | 2005-12-31 | 2009-03-31 |
| WOOD, Robert John | Director | 1999-06-09 | 2005-12-31 |
| XU, Guodong | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2018-02-28 |
| ZHOU, Cimei | Director | 2011-12-30 | 2015-12-25 |
| ZHOU, Xiaofeng | Director | 2015-12-25 | 2025-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Laik | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-30 | Ceased 2025-05-30 |
| Mr Robin Laik | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-30 | Active |
| Ningbo Lawrence Automotive Interiors Co Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2025-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.