HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£845K
-45.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+36.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
211
-9.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£916K
+85.3% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,590,159 | — | £17,331,887 | £22,657,432 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£474,399 | — | -£5,732,823 | -£498,269 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£626,548 | — | -£6,232,419 | -£916,161 | |
| Net profit | — | -£177,998 | — | -£5,841,280 | -£799,636 | |
| Cash | — | £335,806 | — | £1,544,097 | £845,456 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,092,574 | — | £9,096,483 | £12,226,706 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,502,708 | — | £8,661,428 | £11,861,792 | |
| Equity | £6,680,706 | £6,502,708 | £6,502,708 | £8,661,428 | £11,861,792 | |
| Average employees | — | 268 | — | 232 | 211 | |
| Wages | — | £8,576,055 | — | £9,250,026 | £9,227,179 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+30.7%
£17,331,887 £22,657,432
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-45.2%
£1,544,097 £845,456
-
Net assets
+36.9%
£8,661,428 £11,861,792
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-9.1%
232 211
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+91.3%
-£5,732,823 -£498,269
-
Profit before tax
+85.3%
-£6,232,419 -£916,161
-
Wages
-0.2%
£9,250,026 £9,227,179
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -2.1% | — | -33.1% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.8% | — | -33.7% | -3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -6.7% | — | -63.0% | -4.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.34x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | -3.12x | — | -11.47x | -1.19x |
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
- HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED 2016-08-02 → present
- POLATIS LIMITED 2000-07-07 → 2016-08-02
- FIBRE FIBRE LIMITED 2000-06-20 → 2000-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's parent undertaking Huber+Suhner AG has confirmed that it will provide such financial support and other support as necessary to enable the company to meet its liabilities for at least 12 months from the signing of these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that Huber+Suhner AG has adequate resources and liquidity to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HUBER+SUHNER POLATIS LIMITED · parent
- HUBER+SUHNER Polatis Sp. Z.O.O. 99%
Significant events
- “After the year ended 31 December 2024, the Company purchased additional shares in HUBER+SUHNER Polatis Sp. Z.O.O., a subsidiary undertaking of the Company. The total consideration paid in respect of the additional shares purchased was £6,735,135.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIGHTINGALE, Richard | Secretary | 2021-02-26 | — | — |
| BOLT, Reto Livio | Director | 2023-06-21 | Nov 1966 | Swiss |
| WALTER, Juergen | Director | 2021-11-22 | Mar 1968 | German |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-06-20 | 2003-06-18 |
| POOLE, Robin Edward | Secretary | 2003-06-18 | 2008-06-01 |
| STEPHENSON, Martin Clive | Secretary | 2008-06-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| WARBURTON, Nicholas | Secretary | 2016-06-21 | 2021-02-26 |
| BROWN, Timothy James | Director | 2000-12-21 | 2009-11-06 |
| DAMES, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2000-06-20 | 2004-11-23 |
| FOX, Allan Jackson | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| GAVED, Matthew, Dr | Director | 2000-10-04 | 2002-02-26 |
| HOOK, Robert Charles, Doctor | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2009-11-17 |
| LEWIS, David Owen | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2008-10-21 |
| MAGOWAN, Peter John | Director | 2009-11-06 | 2010-04-01 |
| NIXON SR, Drew Cameron | Director | 2016-06-21 | 2021-11-22 |
| PARSONS, Nicholas John | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2016-06-21 |
| PARSONS, Nicholas John | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2005-09-23 |
| PEBODY, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2016-06-21 |
| PERERA, Elmo Guruge, Dr | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2001-11-15 |
| POOLE, Robin Edward | Director | 2004-04-27 | 2005-09-23 |
| RYFFEL, Urs | Director | 2016-06-21 | 2017-12-12 |
| STEPHENSON, Martin Clive | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2009-10-01 |
| STRASSER, Martin Michael, Dr. | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2023-06-21 |
| VANSTONE, Gary Francis, Dr | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2005-01-14 |
| WESEL, Gerald William | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2016-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huber & Suhner Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 8
- 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.