AURORIUM UK LIMITED
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Cash
£843k
+21.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£101m
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
88
-27.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
-80.1% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £57,780,000 | £48,630,000 | £26,339,000 | -45.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,718,000 | -£4,165,000 | -£6,600,000 | -58.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,265,000 | £8,092,000 | £1,612,000 | -80.1% | |
| Net profit | -£11,244,000 | £8,041,000 | £1,040,000 | -87.1% | |
| Cash | £342,000 | £695,000 | £843,000 | +21.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £216,686,000 | £218,947,000 | £225,142,000 | +2.8% | |
| Net assets | £92,165,000 | £100,096,000 | £100,834,000 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | £92,165,000 | £100,096,000 | £100,834,000 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | 169 | 121 | 88 | -27.3% | |
| Wages | £10,301,000 | £8,714,000 | £5,864,000 | -32.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £101,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £7,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £101,000 | — |
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 | -16.8% | -8.6% | -25.1% | |
| Net margin | -19.5% | 16.5% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.5% | -1.9% | -2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.7% | 65.8% | 65.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.11x | 2.11x | 2.10x | |
| Interest cover | -0.74x | -0.35x | -0.66x |
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
- AURORIUM UK LIMITED 2023-07-14 → present
- VERTELLUS SPECIALTIES UK LIMITED 2006-11-01 → 2023-07-14
- SEAL SANDS CHEMICALS LIMITED 1994-02-14 → 2006-11-01
- DUTYFOCUS LIMITED 1993-10-20 → 1994-02-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a consequence of the factors outlined above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-07-14 | — | — |
| BERALDI, Fernanda | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jun 1980 | Brazilian,American |
| TATTUM, Steven Burgess, Dr | Director | 2022-06-16 | Aug 1970 | British |
| VANDENBERGH, Albert Edward | Director | 2021-06-04 | Oct 1973 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESCHER, Rupert Thomas Harwood | Secretary | 1995-01-18 | 2000-11-15 |
| THAUER, Peter Ernest | Secretary | 1994-01-31 | 1995-01-18 |
| WILCHER, Karen Deborah | Secretary | 1994-01-12 | 1994-01-28 |
| DRACLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2009-07-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1994-01-12 |
| BIETTE, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2008-01-09 |
| BOTTERILL, David | Director | 1995-01-18 | 1998-03-30 |
| DUNN, William David | Director | 2017-11-03 | 2021-06-04 |
| FRYE, Anne Marie | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2023-09-29 |
| GILLESPIE, Philip Ray | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2017-11-03 |
| GUCCIONE, Salvatore John | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2003-11-11 |
| HENDERSON, Keith | Director | 1995-01-18 | 2007-02-01 |
| HOSTY FREEMAN, Faye Marie | Director | 2019-10-07 | 2022-06-16 |
| MACMILLAN, Douglas Hathaway | Director | 1997-10-31 | 2001-06-20 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Neil Christopher | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2008-07-07 |
| MORLINO, Robert John | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2009-07-14 |
| PREZIOTTI, Richard Vincent | Director | 2007-12-10 | 2018-05-01 |
| SIADAT, Barry | Director | 2003-11-12 | 2007-01-02 |
| SORBLUM, Susan | Director | 1995-09-07 | 1998-04-01 |
| STEINFINK, Jeremy Adam | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2018-06-30 |
| THAUER, Peter Ernest | Director | 1994-01-31 | 2003-11-11 |
| TRACEY, Peter | Director | 1994-01-31 | 1997-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher James | Director | 1994-01-12 | 1994-01-28 |
| ZAPPALA, Timothy Joseph | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2007-12-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-10-20 | 1994-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurorium Holdings Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-14 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-14 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.