ARMACELL UK LIMITED
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Cash
£242
-67.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£42k
-2.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
-3.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.1k
-116.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £18,404 | £17,721 | £16,574 | -6.5% | |
| Operating profit | £627 | -£377 | -£729 | -93.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £575 | -£510 | -£1,102 | -116.1% | |
| Net profit | £437 | -£790 | -£1,062 | -34.4% | |
| Cash | £369 | £754 | £242 | -67.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,712 | £49,156 | £49,899 | +1.5% | |
| Net assets | £43,334 | £42,646 | £41,703 | -2.2% | |
| Equity | £43,334 | £42,646 | £41,703 | -2.2% | |
| Average employees | 74 | 59 | 57 | -3.4% | |
| Wages | — | £3,426,000 | £3,103,000 | -9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £126,000 | £135,000 | +7.1% |
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 | 3.4% | -2.1% | -4.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | -4.5% | -6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.4% | -0.8% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.1% | 82.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.06x | 6.75x | |
| Interest cover | 0.07x | -0.04x | -0.11x |
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
- ARMACELL UK LIMITED 2000-07-17 → present
- ARMSTRONG INSULATION PRODUCTS LIMITED 1999-06-01 → 2000-07-17
- PRECIS (1738) LIMITED 1999-03-10 → 1999-06-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ARMACELL UK LIMITED · parent
- Armacell Insulation United States Holding Inc 100%
- Armacell LLC 100%
- Armacell Thailand Limited 2.94%
Significant events
- “During 2025, the ultimate controlling party decided to reduce the number of legal entities in UK. Three of the UK entities (Ultima Acquisition GB Limited, Armacell United Kingdom Holding Limited, Armacell Insulation UK Holding Limited) were put into liquidation with the intention to liquidate them within six months after filing with Companies House. Liquidation is expected to become effective before September 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARMANN, Stefan Klemens | Director | 2025-06-25 | Aug 1978 | German |
| HOLMES, Andrew Robert | Director | 2023-03-31 | Dec 1962 | British |
| WITT, Malte | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1973 | German |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMBERGER, Marc Michael | Secretary | 2007-12-04 | 2011-02-01 |
| DE JAGER, Jaap | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | 2014-12-19 |
| RUST, Thomas Michael | Secretary | 2014-12-19 | 2015-08-31 |
| WHEATLEY, Stuart | Secretary | 1999-05-13 | 2007-12-04 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-05-06 | 1999-05-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-10 | 1999-05-06 |
| ABBOTT, Stuart Charles | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2002-04-05 |
| BAMBERGER, Marc Michael | Director | 2007-12-04 | 2011-02-01 |
| BARANKIEWICZ, Mariusz Robert | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2025-03-28 |
| BOLLIGER, Hans | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| DE JAGER, Jaap | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| HARAKAL, Mark | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2011-02-01 |
| HUGUEN, Guillerme | Director | 2014-12-31 | 2021-04-01 |
| MARS, James Floyd | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2011-02-01 |
| PAETZ-LAUTER, Karl, Dr. | Director | 2007-12-04 | 2011-02-01 |
| PENFOLD, Diane June | Director | 1999-03-10 | 1999-05-13 |
| PFEIFFER, Christian | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2023-08-31 |
| RUST, Thomas Michael | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| STURCH, Stephen Clive | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| WEIMER, Ulrich Joachim | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2008-11-24 |
| WHEATLEY, Stuart | Director | 2002-04-05 | 2007-12-04 |
| WILEY, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2020-09-30 |
| WILLIS JONES, William Mark | Director | 1999-05-13 | 2000-05-22 |
| WILSON, Clare Alice | Director | 1999-03-10 | 1999-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultima Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-16 | Active |
| Armacell Insulation Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-16 |
| Avocado Topco Luxembourg S A R L | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.