HENKEL UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£64k
-63.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18m
-17.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
185
+14.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-61.6% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £15,490,000 | £17,476,000 | £19,716,000 | +12.8% | |
| Operating profit | £741,000 | £2,158,000 | £503,000 | -76.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,425,000 | £2,919,000 | £1,121,000 | -61.6% | |
| Net profit | £847,000 | £1,928,000 | £560,000 | -71% | |
| Cash | £161,000 | £175,000 | £64,000 | -63.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,168,000 | £23,456,000 | £20,413,000 | -13% | |
| Net assets | £20,506,000 | £22,203,000 | £18,407,000 | -17.1% | |
| Equity | £20,506,000 | £22,203,000 | £18,407,000 | -17.1% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 161 | 185 | +14.9% | |
| Wages | £5,471,000 | £6,368,000 | £7,932,000 | +24.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £126,000 | £126,000 | £129,000 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | £12,000 | £12,000 | 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 | 4.8% | 12.3% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 11.0% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 9.2% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.4% | 19.1% | 21.3% | |
| Current ratio | 6.30x | 4.38x | 4.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 19.35x |
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
- HENKEL UK OPERATIONS LIMITED 2015-06-30 → present
- HENKEL LOCTITE ADHESIVES LIMITED 1999-08-05 → 2015-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The going concern assessment indicates that the Company will generate positive cash flows over the next twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due and therefore the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 3 July 2026, planning permission was granted in connection with the proposed transaction relating to land at Winsford Industrial Estate, Cheshire, as described in the contingent asset note (note 21). This represents satisfaction of a key condition of the agreement under which the Company would receive consideration of £450,000.”
- “There have been no other significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHANDAL, Sutinder Singh | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | — | British |
| KURKIEWICZ, Pawel Stanislaw | Director | 2026-03-31 | May 1974 | British,Polish |
| RAGHAVAN, Tarakeshwar, Mr. | Director | 2021-11-30 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERNEYHOUGH, Robert James | Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2006-06-30 |
| FREESTONE, Robin Anthony David | Secretary | 1999-11-05 | 2000-04-28 |
| GRAHAM, David Richard | Secretary | 2003-11-12 | 2011-05-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-05 | 2000-04-14 |
| ALACALIOGLU, Zeki Can | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2006-01-31 |
| BENNETT, Ronald, Dr | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2000-04-28 |
| BHANDAL, Sutinder Singh | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2017-02-24 |
| BUDDEN, Peter David | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2021-11-30 |
| DODWELL, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2001-12-21 |
| FINDLOW, Heidi | Director | 2021-11-30 | 2026-04-01 |
| KICKHAM, John | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-09-25 |
| LONG, Alan | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2003-09-30 |
| MEIER, Anke | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2006-05-31 |
| MURPHY, Liam Anthony | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2017-02-23 |
| NAPPER, David | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2019-01-31 |
| NEWTON, Graham | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2021-11-30 |
| QUINN, Peter | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2022-01-01 |
| SCHEEL, Albrecht | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2003-12-31 |
| WALKER, Kim Ben | Director | 1999-11-05 | 2008-11-10 |
| TEMPLE DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-08-05 | 2000-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henkel Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.