LUXFER GAS CYLINDERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£8.9m
-23.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
216
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.1m
-188.5% 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 | £43,902,000 | £42,021,000 | £35,382,000 | -15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,913,000 | £3,014,000 | -£1,464,000 | -148.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,632,000 | £2,351,000 | -£2,080,000 | -188.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,237,000 | £1,670,000 | -£1,943,000 | -216.3% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,775,000 | £15,623,000 | £12,593,000 | -19.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,654,000 | £11,536,000 | £8,865,000 | -23.2% | |
| Equity | £9,654,000 | £11,536,000 | £8,865,000 | -23.2% | |
| Average employees | 227 | 218 | 216 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £9,289,000 | £9,365,000 | £9,576,000 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £223,000 | £221,000 | £187,000 | -15.4% |
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 | 6.6% | 7.2% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 4.0% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.1% | 19.3% | -11.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.0% | 59.9% | 69.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.54x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 10.37x | 4.55x | -2.38x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- LUXFER GAS CYLINDERS LIMITED 1997-07-21 → present
- HYDRO-FLY LIMITED 1997-05-27 → 1997-07-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are satisfied that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “An interim dividend of £0.33 per £1 ordinary share was paid on 19 November 2025, amounting to £1,000,000 in aggregate (2024 - £nil).”
- “In 2025, the Company recognised a provision of £2,268,000 in respect of dilapidation obligations associated with the former Superform U.K. site.”
- “On January 8, 2026, subsequent to the 2025 year-end, the Trustee of the Luxfer Group Pension Plan ("LGPP") entered into a full buy-in contract with a U.K. insurer, Aviva.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COULSON, Benjamin Michael | Secretary | 2024-11-01 | — | — |
| BUTCHER, Andrew William John, Mr. | Director | 2018-01-01 | Oct 1968 | American |
| LAWDAY, Mark James, Mr. | Director | 2022-05-02 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WEBSTER, Stephen Mark Dale | Director | 2018-01-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, David Nicholas | Secretary | 2016-03-04 | 2018-01-01 |
| GLISE, Megan | Secretary | 2020-08-19 | 2024-11-01 |
| SAVAGE, Jamie Mark | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | 2020-08-19 |
| SEDDON, Linda Frances | Secretary | 1997-07-21 | 2016-03-04 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-27 | 1997-07-21 |
| BEADEN, Andrew Michael | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2017-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, Antony Kenneth | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2017-08-25 |
| FLETCHER, David Nicholas | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2018-01-01 |
| FLETCHER, David Nicholas | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2017-07-17 |
| JARVIS, Vaughan Rhys | Director | 1997-09-11 | 1998-09-16 |
| MASKARA, Alok | Director | 2017-09-15 | 2022-05-06 |
| MCKINNON, Ian Bannochie | Director | 1997-07-21 | 2001-09-28 |
| PURVES, Brian Gordon | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2017-09-15 |
| PURVES, Brian Gordon | Director | 1997-07-21 | 2017-07-17 |
| RHODES, John Stephen | Director | 1998-09-16 | 2015-06-26 |
| RIX, David Terence | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2014-06-25 |
| SPARKES, David John | Director | 2009-03-27 | 2017-04-13 |
| STRATTON, Lindsay James | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2004-05-06 |
| TARMEY, Simon | Director | 2009-03-27 | 2018-04-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Stephen Norman | Director | 2009-03-17 | 2011-11-18 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-05-27 | 1997-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxfer Group 2000 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-08-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.