DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
51
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £11,311,000 | £9,404,000 | £9,476,000 | +0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £125,000 | -£234,000 | -£120,000 | +48.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,108,000 | £10,945,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £11,511,000 | £10,505,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £807,000 | £529,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,582,000 | £67,998,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £54,582,000 | £53,033,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £54,582,000 | £53,033,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 60 | 53 | 51 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £2,303,000 | £2,120,000 | £2,134,000 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £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 | 1.1% | -2.5% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | 101.8% | 111.7% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.3% | 42.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 2.92x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.08x | -0.08x | -0.07x |
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
- DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED 2000-05-23 → present
- NEW DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED 2000-04-20 → 2000-05-23
- CHANCESTUDY LIMITED 2000-02-15 → 2000-04-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has also obtained written confirmation of continued financial support from Form Technologies, Inc. for a period of at least 12 months beyond the date the financial statements are authorised for issue, such that the Company will have the financial resources to continue its normal course”
Group structure
- DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Dynacast Beteiligungs GmbH 100%
- Dynacast Petcin France 100%
- Fishercast (UK) Limited 100%
- Dynacast Limited (FC) 100%
- Dynacast Holdings Italy SRL 100%
- Dynacast Osterreich GmbH 50%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company recognised an impairment charge of £13.0 million in respect of its investment in Dynacast Petcin France, reducing the carrying amount of the investment to nil. The impairment arose following the planned closure of the Dynacast France manufacturing facility...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISBAN, Veronica Anne | Director | 2026-02-12 | Dec 1985 | American |
| KNECHT, Michael | Director | 2026-02-12 | Oct 1968 | Austrian |
| MCCORKLE, Zachary Leigh | Director | 2023-03-01 | Nov 1983 | American |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | Secretary | 2006-03-09 | 2011-07-19 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2005-08-04 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Secretary | 2005-05-26 | 2006-03-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-15 | 2000-03-06 |
| ANGELL, David John | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2026-02-12 |
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2011-07-19 |
| GILLESPIE, Graham Richard William | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-12-03 |
| IANNIELLI, Francis | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2023-03-01 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2005-05-26 |
| MARTIN, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 2005-07-20 | 2011-07-19 |
| MURPHY, Adrian David | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2021-06-30 |
| NEWMAN, Simon James | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2019-11-19 |
| NEWMAN, Simon James | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2011-07-19 |
| NEWMAN, Simon | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2005-05-25 |
| PEART, Alistair Garfield | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2011-07-19 |
| PECKHAM, Simon Antony | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2011-07-19 |
| UNGERHOFER, Josef | Director | 2018-01-03 | 2026-02-12 |
| WEIDMAN, Keith Richard | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-02-21 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynacast Uk Parent Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | 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
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.