RANSON NV UK LIMITED
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Cash
£690K
-55.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.7M
+20.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
26
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£746K
-4.4% first positive since 2020
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,110,445 | £12,678,967 | £13,256,567 | £14,952,952 | £15,592,566 | £18,482,964 | +18.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£221,046 | £612,933 | £313,326 | £326,353 | £780,122 | £745,652 | -4.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£221,046 | £613,320 | £313,291 | £326,353 | £780,122 | £745,652 | -4.4% | |
| Net profit | -£186,455 | £493,285 | £248,178 | £245,179 | £583,421 | £808,458 | +38.6% | |
| Cash | £421,787 | £519,555 | £253,340 | £700,318 | £1,562,949 | £690,408 | -55.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,041,054 | £2,351,671 | £2,532,011 | £2,692,299 | £3,277,390 | £3,836,629 | +17.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,009,088 | £2,349,043 | £2,518,898 | £2,682,489 | £3,070,879 | £3,692,924 | +20.3% | |
| Equity | £2,009,088 | £2,349,043 | £2,518,898 | £2,682,489 | £3,070,879 | £3,692,924 | +20.3% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | +4% | |
| Wages | £584,793 | £662,896 | £891,653 | £990,586 | £1,094,474 | £1,073,826 | -1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £67,855 | £75,278 | £104,503 | £102,405 | £180,947 | £97,207 | -46.3% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.1% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | -2.6% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 3.7% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.8% | 26.1% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 23.8% | 19.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 52.1% | 70.0% | 53.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.49x | 1.14x | 1.38x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- RANSON NV UK LIMITED 2011-01-07 → present
- BEKAERT AND DUPONT LIMITED 1998-06-03 → 2011-01-07
- MARZIPAN CREATIONS LIMITED 1997-05-09 → 1998-06-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- 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 and for a period of at least twelve months following the approval of these financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “2025 represented a year of consolidation and optimisation following the record performance achieved in 2024.”
- “Successful relocation to new state-of-the-art warehouse facility in 2024; 2026 will focus on maximising operational benefits of this investment.”
- “Significant enhancement to operational infrastructure and long-term growth strategy within the UK market.”
- “Continued financial and operational support from Belgian subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREMAN, Christopher James Alan | Secretary | 2024-09-11 | — | — |
| FOREMAN, Christopher James Alan | Director | 2014-07-14 | Feb 1973 | British |
| BVBA RANSON GROUP | Corporate Director | 2016-11-01 | — | — |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEKAERT, Ann | Secretary | 1997-05-09 | 2008-04-08 |
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-09 | 1997-05-09 |
| BEKAERT, Igor | Director | 1997-05-09 | 2007-04-08 |
| DELEERSNYDER, Charlotte | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2016-11-01 |
| RANSON, Bruno | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2016-11-01 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1997-05-09 | 1997-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2018-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.