ZG LIGHTING (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£321k
+174.4% vs 2025
Net assets
-£1.3m
+18% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
165
-1.2% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£163k
-90.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Notwithstanding the net liabilities at 30 April 2026 of £1,318,000 and profit for the year then ended of £290,000 the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis... Those forecasts are dependent on Zumtobel Group AG providing additional financial support during that period. Zumtobel Group AG has provided a letter of support stating its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company for the period covered by the forecasts.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £91,036,000 | £97,903,000 | £88,233,000 | -9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,834,000 | £1,497,000 | £816,000 | -45.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,419,000 | £1,776,000 | £163,000 | -90.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,419,000 | £2,805,000 | £290,000 | -89.7% | |
| Cash | £1,225,000 | £117,000 | £321,000 | +174.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,068,000 | £15,836,000 | £13,997,000 | -11.6% | |
| Net assets | -£4,413,000 | -£1,608,000 | -£1,318,000 | +18% | |
| Equity | -£4,413,000 | -£1,608,000 | -£1,318,000 | +18% | |
| Average employees | 164 | 167 | 165 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £11,120,000 | £12,034,000 | £10,803,000 | -10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £383,000 | £221,000 | £293,000 | +32.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,000 | £22,000 | £21,000 | -4.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £269,000 | £221,000 | £194,000 | -12.2% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
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| Operating margin | 3.1% | 1.5% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.6% | 9.5% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 111.3% | 104.5% | 103.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 1.78x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 2.42x | 1.71x | 0.64x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ZG LIGHTING (UK) LIMITED 2015-07-01 → present
- ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING LIMITED 2006-03-08 → 2015-07-01
- ZUMTOBEL STAFF LIGHTING LIMITED 1995-05-01 → 2006-03-08
- PILOTPOWER LIMITED 1993-09-08 → 1995-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Notwithstanding the net liabilities at 30 April 2026 of £1,318,000 and profit for the year then ended of £290,000 the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis... Those forecasts are dependent on Zumtobel Group AG providing additional financial support during that period. Zumtobel Group AG has provided a letter of support stating its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company for the period covered by the forecasts.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company incurred exceptional costs of £541,000 (2025: £nil) in relation to the provision of expected product warranty costs net of related insurance proceedings.”
- “As at 30 April 2026 the only liability was in respect of the Company's own unpaid VAT which is 1.647m (2025: £1.423m) and included in note 12.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHEAD, Christopher Colin | Secretary | 2016-09-12 | — | — |
| HAGSPIEL, Emanuel | Director | 2021-07-01 | Feb 1984 | Austrian |
| LYONS, John Francis | Director | 2025-08-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| RUSCH, Marc-André | Director | 2022-06-01 | Jan 1977 | Swiss,German |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Ian | Secretary | 1995-03-31 | 2011-07-06 |
| ST JOHN'S SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2011-07-06 | 2016-09-12 |
| ST JOHNS SQUARE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-09-28 | 1995-03-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-08 | 1993-09-28 |
| BOUCHER, Matthew James | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-06-01 |
| BOUCHER, Matthew James | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2015-06-30 |
| COGGINS, Paul Marcus | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2018-05-08 |
| DANIELS, Brian Roy Grant | Director | 1993-09-28 | 2007-04-30 |
| HOUGHTON, Peter John | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2018-05-08 |
| KILBURN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| KLEINITZER, Peter | Director | 1994-03-15 | 2004-09-02 |
| OBERLECHNER, Gehard, Dr | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1997-04-29 |
| PECHURA, Gerd | Director | 2004-09-02 | 2009-10-01 |
| RUSSELL, Mark Leonard James | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2018-10-01 |
| SCHRAER, Dietrich | Director | 1993-10-21 | 1994-03-15 |
| THOMSON, Claire Therese | Director | 2018-06-07 | 2021-07-01 |
| TSCHOL, Wilhelm Richard | Director | 1997-04-29 | 1999-08-31 |
| ZUMTOBEL, Jurg | Director | 1994-03-15 | 2007-10-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-09-08 | 1993-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zumtobel Group Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.