POLYSEAM LIMITED
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Cash
£693k
-58.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7m
-10.9% vs 2024
Employees
138
+3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-41.8% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,627,740 | £16,624,711 | £22,936,394 | £24,257,517 | £23,810,035 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £555,278 | £1,191,992 | £682,953 | £2,141,959 | £1,271,428 | -40.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £498,727 | £1,084,368 | £604,966 | £2,064,036 | £1,201,706 | -41.8% | |
| Net profit | £569,974 | £1,288,515 | £644,134 | £1,694,872 | £951,837 | -43.8% | |
| Cash | £221,741 | £884,587 | £499,202 | £1,657,911 | £692,863 | -58.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,769,044 | £5,254,309 | £6,876,058 | £8,541,962 | £7,999,349 | -6.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,168,217 | £4,456,732 | £6,119,498 | £7,814,370 | £6,965,107 | -10.9% | |
| Equity | £3,168,217 | £4,456,732 | £6,119,498 | £7,814,370 | £6,965,107 | -10.9% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 101 | 140 | 133 | 138 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £3,031,610 | £3,506,642 | £5,320,274 | £5,325,264 | £5,747,869 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £134,106 | £444,223 | £1,004,083 | £1,203,360 | £1,426,134 | +18.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £23,301 | £27,741 | £50,818 | +83.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £622,703 | £583,530 | £744,927 | +27.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 7.2% | 3.0% | 8.8% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.7% | 22.7% | 9.9% | 25.1% | 15.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.5% | 53.9% | 37.2% | 38.2% | 47.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.42x | 2.39x | 1.79x | |
| Interest cover | 8.56x | 10.28x | 6.09x | 17.06x | 9.38x |
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
- POLYSEAM LIMITED 1994-06-21 → present
- DEALGRADE LIMITED 1993-07-26 → 1994-06-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIGHTINGALE, Adam | Secretary | 2021-01-06 | — | — |
| ALLEN, David | Director | 2022-02-07 | Mar 1964 | British |
| BOGSTAD, Kjetil | Director | 2013-03-18 | Oct 1971 | Norwegian |
| FORRESTER, Wayne James | Director | 2024-01-18 | Jun 1982 | British |
| HORTON, Paul William | Director | 2022-01-27 | Oct 1982 | British |
| MCALISKEY, Catherine Mary | Director | 2022-05-23 | Jul 1989 | British |
| NIGHTINGALE, Adam | Director | 2024-01-19 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSGROVE, Tanya Rachael | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2010-12-24 |
| DIXON, Christopher James | Secretary | 1993-09-21 | 2003-05-01 |
| GALLIVAN, Denis Anthony, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-04-15 | 2015-12-23 |
| HUSSAIN, Ali | Secretary | 2015-12-23 | 2020-12-09 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-26 | 1993-09-21 |
| DIXON, Christopher James | Director | 2015-02-16 | 2016-06-29 |
| DIXON, Christopher James | Director | 1993-09-21 | 2011-04-15 |
| FITZSIMONS, James Patrick | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2007-08-31 |
| HLUCHAN, Wolodymyr Iwan | Director | 2014-08-06 | 2025-10-08 |
| LOCKWOOD, Nigel | Director | 1993-09-21 | 2003-09-30 |
| PRICE, Steven Andrew Leslie | Director | 2014-05-27 | 2017-06-30 |
| SALINA, Olando Eric | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2019-02-08 |
| SMITH, Neil John | Director | 2014-08-06 | 2018-04-03 |
| SUTULIC, Andrew | Director | 1994-07-26 | 2020-01-09 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-07-26 | 1993-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kjetil Bogstad | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-24 | 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
- 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.