FREEFOAM BUILDING PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
-57.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.9M
+25.5% vs 2023
Employees
170
+1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.4M
+30.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £76,744,000 | £73,440,000 | -4.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,979,000 | £2,529,000 | +27.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,883,000 | £2,449,000 | +30.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,066,000 | £1,813,000 | +70.1% | |
| Cash | £2,619,000 | £1,105,000 | -57.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,962,000 | £9,543,000 | +19.9% | |
| Net assets | £7,109,000 | £8,922,000 | +25.5% | |
| Equity | £7,109,000 | £8,922,000 | +25.5% | |
| Average employees | 167 | 170 | +1.8% | |
| Wages | £6,556,000 | £6,360,000 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.9% | 26.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 20.61x | 31.61x |
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
- FREEFOAM BUILDING PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 2022-11-23 → present
- FREEFOAM PLASTICS (U.K.) LIMITED 1999-04-26 → 2022-11-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' assessment of the company's going concern position is set out in note 3(b). After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, these financial statements have been prepared 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
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTE, Daniel Aidan | Secretary | 1999-04-26 | — | Irish |
| HARTE, Daniel Aidan | Director | 1999-04-26 | Jul 1965 | Irish |
| WALSH, Anthony | Director | 1999-04-26 | Jun 1945 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-26 | 1999-04-26 |
| CRONIN, George | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2001-11-04 |
| DIMENT, Paul | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2001-12-31 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-04-26 | 1999-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Walsh | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-07 | Active |
| Mr Aidan Harte | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-23 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.