STOW (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
21
+10.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£361k
-66.2% first positive since 2022
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,449,533 | £14,267,215 | £18,412,386 | £10,405,387 | -43.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£311,573 | £774,114 | £1,229,868 | £448,297 | -63.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£519,214 | £583,787 | £1,068,526 | £360,674 | -66.2% | |
| Net profit | -£493,854 | £350,682 | £700,891 | £171,014 | -75.6% | |
| Cash | £1,305 | £680 | £367 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £179,581 | £530,408 | £1,231,154 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £179,581 | £530,263 | £1,231,154 | — | — | |
| Equity | £179,581 | £530,263 | £1,231,154 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 22 | 24 | 19 | 21 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £966,050 | £980,195 | £945,412 | £1,064,342 | +12.6% | |
| 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | 5.4% | 6.7% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | -1.8% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -173.5% | 145.9% | 99.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.8% | 87.8% | 49.5% | — | |
| Interest cover | -1.50x | 4.04x | 7.11x | 2.73x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit 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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There were no other significant events worthy of mention after the end of the financial year 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE VUYST, Jos Auguste Paula | Director | 2010-07-01 | Jun 1963 | Belgian |
| P-MAN BV | Corporate Director | 2020-12-18 | — | — |
| TOM GYSENS BV | Corporate Director | 2019-11-25 | — | — |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZZOPARDI, Christine | Secretary | 1997-03-31 | 2002-08-19 |
| BEILL, Malcolm | Secretary | 1995-08-31 | 1997-03-31 |
| HITCHCOCK, Raymond Arnold Stuart | Secretary | 1995-06-28 | 1995-08-31 |
| MANSON, Peter Wands | Secretary | 2002-08-19 | 2004-07-05 |
| RENDERS, Steven Aime Ann Paul Liesbeth | Secretary | 2004-07-05 | 2007-10-18 |
| VLAEMINCK, Thierry Hactor Marcel | Secretary | 2007-10-18 | 2020-12-18 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-06-28 | 1995-06-29 |
| AZZOPARDI, John Peter Francis | Director | 1997-01-31 | 2004-07-23 |
| BEILL, Malcolm | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1997-01-31 |
| D'HEYGERE, Philippe | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2003-12-15 |
| DE STAERCKE, Hans Paul Patrick | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2011-02-25 |
| DE VUYST, Jos Auguste Paula | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2007-10-31 |
| HUYGEVELDE, Frank | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2010-09-01 |
| LOCK, Anthony John | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2006-09-29 |
| MAHRLE, Gerhard Helmuth | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2013-05-31 |
| RUYFFELAERE, Anne Marie J | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2019-11-25 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-06-28 | 1995-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Mylle | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-20 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
| Mr Thierry Hactor Marcel Vlaeminck | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
| Ms Anne Marie Ruyffelaere | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-30 |
| Mr Olivier Dentan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-30 |
| Mr Jean-Dominique Perreaux | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-28 |
| Mr Jos De Vuyst | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2022-01-10 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-01-10 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-01-10 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2021-09-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-03-23 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-23 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary |
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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.