ELMA ELECTRONIC UK LTD
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Cash
£4.5m
-31.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+39.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
69
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.5m
-11.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £13,497,313 | £20,365,595 | £20,462,273 | +0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,627,454 | £4,970,708 | £4,291,877 | -13.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,662,321 | £5,039,837 | £4,454,339 | -11.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,263,412 | £3,825,887 | £3,374,558 | -11.8% | |
| Cash | £1,131,027 | £6,549,484 | £4,461,876 | -31.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,720,875 | £8,579,941 | £11,954,903 | +39.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,657,016 | £8,482,903 | £11,857,461 | +39.8% | |
| Equity | £4,657,016 | £8,482,903 | £11,857,461 | +39.8% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 64 | 69 | +7.8% | |
| Wages | — | £3,177,661 | £2,863,007 | -9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £456,008 | £723,433 | +58.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £16,008 | £14,057 | -12.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £202,275 | £352,025 | +74% |
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 | 12.1% | 24.4% | 21.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 18.8% | 16.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.5% | 57.9% | 35.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.2% | 34.8% | 19.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 2.92x | 3.49x |
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
- ELMA ELECTRONIC UK LTD 2009-03-10 → present
- MEKTRON SYSTEMS LIMITED 1995-07-03 → 2009-03-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In assessing the appropriateness of this basis, the directors have considered the Company's current financial position and expected operational performance for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company acquired a freehold interest in a building previously held under a lease arrangement with a supplier, with the acquisition completed on 16 December 2025 at a cost of £4.7 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIPFLI, Martin Josef Isidor | Secretary | 2008-04-28 | — | Swiss |
| BRIND, Andrew Lee | Director | 2014-05-13 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HERRMANN, Thomas | Director | 2020-05-01 | Dec 1971 | Swiss |
| MIDDLETON, David Michael | Director | 2014-05-13 | Sep 1979 | British |
| WIPFLI, Martin Josef Isidor | Director | 2008-04-28 | Mar 1963 | Swiss |
| YOUNG, Stuart | Director | 2019-04-15 | Jan 1984 | Scottish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY, James | Secretary | 1995-08-16 | 2005-10-06 |
| BLAKE, Martin Kenneth Peter | Secretary | 2005-10-06 | 2005-10-06 |
| STONEMAN, Susan Elizabeth | Nominee Secretary | 1995-07-03 | 1995-08-16 |
| ZIEGLER, Hans | Secretary | 2005-10-06 | 2008-04-23 |
| AMOS, Robert | Director | 1995-08-16 | 2005-10-06 |
| ANTHONY, James | Director | 1995-08-16 | 2005-10-06 |
| AYRES, Tracey Louise | Director | 2009-09-25 | 2012-02-29 |
| BLAKE, Martin Kenneth Peter | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2010-03-12 |
| BURGIN, Stephan Albert | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| LEWINGTON, Keith Edward | Nominee Director | 1995-07-03 | 1995-08-16 |
| NETH, Peter Georg | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2007-01-31 |
| RUEEGG, Alfred | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| STEWART, David Hugh | Director | 2012-02-24 | 2019-06-27 |
| TAYLOR, Roger Lawford | Director | 1995-08-16 | 2001-08-31 |
| ZIEGLER, Hans | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2008-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Josef Isidor Wipfli | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2020-07-22 | Active |
| Mr Stuart Young | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Martin Josef Isidor Wipfli | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-07-22 |
| Mr Martin Josef Isidor Wipfli | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-07-09 |
| Mr Alfred Rueeg | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2020-05-01 |
| Mr David Hugh Stewart | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2019-06-30 |
| Elma Electronic Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-31 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-07-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-07-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.