DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£363m
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
449
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
+40.2% highest 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 | £273,323,000 | £242,841,000 | £197,153,000 | -18.8% | |
| Operating profit | £7,853,000 | £11,621,000 | £11,315,000 | -2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,877,000 | £12,036,000 | £16,872,000 | +40.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,984,000 | £7,653,000 | £9,434,000 | +23.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £235,554,000 | £403,025,000 | £491,476,000 | +21.9% | |
| Net assets | £187,401,000 | £348,744,000 | £362,609,000 | +4% | |
| Equity | £187,401,000 | £348,744,000 | £362,609,000 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 470 | 474 | 449 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £22,780,000 | £25,620,000 | £26,400,000 | +3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £268,000 | £272,000 | £343,000 | +26.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £268,000 | £272,000 | £246,000 | -9.6% |
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 | 2.9% | 4.8% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 3.2% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.2% | 25.1% | 35.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.77x | 2.41x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | 3.46x | — | 7.24x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 2004-03-31 → present
- ROCHE VITAMINS (UK) LIMITED 2000-12-14 → 2004-03-31
- ROCHE VITAMINS LIMITED 2000-09-13 → 2000-12-14
- SEVCO 1174 LIMITED 2000-07-11 → 2000-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company’s business activities, a review of the business and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties together with the company’s financial risk management processes and narrative regarding its exposure to key financial risks are outlined in the Strategic Report.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025, the company sold the trade, assets and liabilities of the site in Heanor, Derbyshire, as part of the overall group's announced divestment of the Animal, Nutrition and Health business unit for a cash consideration of £18,435,894.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRATT, Colin Douglas | Secretary | 2004-01-06 | — | British |
| ERASMUS, Jan Lodewyk | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1972 | Dutch |
| MEERTENS, Michel Wilhelm Leon | Director | 2025-01-31 | May 1972 | Dutch |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL, Richard David | Secretary | 2000-09-07 | 2004-01-06 |
| SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-07-11 | 2000-09-07 |
| ALLISON, Kim Donald | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2013-08-30 |
| BRUEGGEMANN, Konrad, Dr | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-07-28 |
| BUTER, Markus Gezinus | Director | 2010-07-16 | 2013-04-30 |
| DE HOOGE, Robert Erwin | Director | 2021-10-06 | 2025-09-01 |
| ELLIS, Robert David | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2025-01-31 |
| FROEHLI, Daniel Markus | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-05-30 |
| GILGEN, Paul, Dr | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2005-05-31 |
| HARTMAYER, Robert Frank | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2006-09-04 |
| HODGES, Brian Martin | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2000-12-29 |
| JACKSON, David James | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2000-12-29 |
| KURMALY, Karim, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-05-31 |
| NICOL, Colin Clarke | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| ROSETTO, Luca | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2023-03-10 |
| SCHNEIDERS, Joseph Leonardus Jan Maria | Director | 2006-09-06 | 2008-01-01 |
| STOCK, Mark | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2013-03-28 |
| WEIR, Graeme | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2021-04-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, Basil, Dr | Director | 2000-12-29 | 2006-12-31 |
| SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-07-11 | 2000-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dsm-Firmenich Switzerland Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| Koninklijke Dsm Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-08 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2023-05-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-08 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.