UFP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
-28.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£30m
+20.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
104
+8.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+80.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £111,089,975 | £119,005,159 | £134,750,592 | £135,426,476 | £153,837,027 | +13.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,171,323 | £1,725,288 | £2,274,654 | £2,733,141 | £4,131,728 | +51.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,069,114 | £1,679,254 | £1,565,629 | £1,782,288 | £3,216,085 | +80.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,605,043 | £1,358,228 | £1,191,659 | £1,296,897 | £2,361,018 | +82.1% | |
| Cash | £11,696,628 | £9,001,605 | £8,479,887 | £5,491,085 | £3,949,071 | -28.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,553,801 | £22,907,629 | £23,788,610 | £24,783,797 | £29,851,215 | +20.4% | |
| Net assets | £21,479,701 | £22,837,929 | £23,687,510 | £24,699,097 | £29,790,115 | +20.6% | |
| Equity | £21,479,701 | £22,837,929 | £23,687,510 | £24,699,097 | £29,790,115 | +20.6% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 74 | 95 | 96 | 104 | +8.3% | |
| Wages | £2,415,361 | £2,322,676 | £3,339,284 | £3,302,135 | £3,875,277 | +17.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £203,087 | £256,163 | £275,938 | £265,233 | £273,099 | +3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £7,746 | £7,412 | £7,516 | +1.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £275,938 | £265,233 | £273,099 | +3% |
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 | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.2% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 25.4% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.98x | 3.53x | 3.36x | |
| Interest cover | 17.83x | 21.76x | 2.53x | 2.30x | 4.04x |
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
- UFP (UK) LIMITED 1999-09-22 → present
- UNIFORCE PRODUCTS LIMITED 1994-01-12 → 1999-09-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis for accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- UFP (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Ergo Computing UK Limited 100%
- E-Tech Supplies Limited 100%
- OfficeXpress International Limited 100%
- OfficeXpress Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 3 January 2025, UFP (UK) Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of OfficeXpress Europe Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOKES, Nicholas Charles | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | — | British |
| ARSHAD, Sajad | Director | 1994-01-12 | Aug 1970 | British |
| ZARKA, Charles Serge | Director | 1994-01-12 | Apr 1956 | French |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARSHAD, Sajad | Secretary | 1994-01-12 | 1998-01-30 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-12 | 1994-01-12 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-12 | 1994-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ufp International Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Charles Serge Zarka | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.