METOKOTE UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9.6m
-5.9% vs 2024
Employees
62
-4.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
-60% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £10,780,704 | £11,217,543 | £7,523,396 | -32.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,373,797 | £2,637,575 | £884,619 | -66.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,672,549 | £3,057,785 | £1,223,184 | -60% | |
| Net profit | £2,488,011 | £3,055,044 | £142,118 | -95.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,823,680 | £10,382,854 | £9,867,601 | -5% | |
| Net assets | £8,697,373 | £10,252,417 | £9,644,535 | -5.9% | |
| Equity | £8,697,373 | £10,252,417 | £9,644,535 | -5.9% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 65 | 62 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £2,288,824 | £2,305,626 | £2,066,429 | -10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 22.0% | 23.5% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | 23.1% | 27.2% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.9% | 25.4% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.2% | 13.0% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.41x | 6.63x | 4.87x |
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
- METOKOTE UK LIMITED 1997-07-22 → present
- BENTIME LIMITED 1997-04-08 → 1997-07-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered a going concern assessment of the company in order to conclude on the appropriateness of preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis... therefore the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TABISH, Mark | Director | 2023-01-18 | Apr 1968 | American |
| VICENTE, Kathryn | Director | 2026-02-20 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALMERS, Bruce A | Secretary | 2012-03-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| DAVIS, William | Secretary | 2014-01-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| GALLMAN, Melinda Sue | Secretary | 2014-07-02 | 2018-11-21 |
| HURWITZ, Jonathan Aaron | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| LLOYD, Thomas | Secretary | 1997-04-17 | 2004-03-24 |
| MARSHALL, Jon William | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | 2026-02-23 |
| OSLER, Patrick A | Secretary | 2004-03-24 | 2012-03-06 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-04-08 | 1997-04-17 |
| BARRETT, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-01-25 |
| BLANKEMEYER, James | Director | 1997-04-17 | 2002-02-17 |
| BLANKEMEYER, Robert | Director | 1997-04-17 | 2004-03-24 |
| CHALMERS, Bruce A | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2013-12-31 |
| DAVIS, William E | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2014-07-01 |
| GALLMAN, Melinda Sue | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2018-11-21 |
| HURWITZ, Jonathan Aaron | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| KEARNS, Paul Anthony | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-07-25 |
| KIGHT, James A | Director | 2002-02-17 | 2006-07-01 |
| LLOYD, Thomas | Director | 1997-04-17 | 2004-03-24 |
| MARSHALL, Jon William | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2026-02-23 |
| NAKICEVIC, Zinaida | Director | 2014-07-26 | 2021-03-26 |
| ORAVITZ, Jeffrey J | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2019-03-29 |
| OSLER, Patrick A | Director | 2000-03-02 | 2012-03-06 |
| PINKSTAFF, Charles Dewayne | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2011-12-06 |
| SHUKOV, Michael | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2023-01-25 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-04-08 | 1997-04-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mk Holding Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Ppg Industries, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.