ESSITY OPERATIONS MANCHESTER LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1
-100% first positive since 2023
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£0
+100% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as the company ceased to trade on 1 September 2024.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £133,605,000 | £70,842,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Operating profit | £8,489,000 | -£6,070,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,875,000 | -£9,313,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Net profit | £2,947,000 | -£7,004,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,231,000 | £42,766,000 | £1 | -100% | |
| Net assets | -£5,798,000 | £42,766,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£5,798,000 | £42,766,000 | £1 | -100% | |
| Average employees | 214 | 236 | 0 | -100% | |
| Wages | £10,377,000 | £7,404,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £688,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £79,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £322,000 | £341,000 | — | — |
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 | 6.4% | -8.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | -9.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 689.6% | -14.2% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.8% | 0.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.36x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.84x | -1.87x | — |
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
- ESSITY OPERATIONS MANCHESTER LIMITED 2018-01-02 → present
- SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS MANCHESTER LIMITED 2008-05-21 → 2018-01-02
- SCA HYGIENE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2000-11-29 → 2008-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern as the company ceased to trade on 1 September 2024.”
Significant events
- “Intercompany receivable for the transfer of business to Essity UK Limited was settled.”
- “The company did not trade in 2025 and is now dormant.”
- “The company transferred its trade, assets and liabilities to fellow group company Essity UK Limited on 1 September 2024 at book value.”
- “The company ceased trading on 1 September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2001-03-27 | — | British |
| DOHERTY, Lee Anthony | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jun 1980 | British |
| JORDAN, Anita Cecilia | Director | 2025-01-20 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOBLE, Mark John Whitfield | Secretary | 2000-11-29 | 2001-03-30 |
| BAILEY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2024-07-12 |
| BARKER, Sally Anne | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2017-03-03 |
| CHURCH, Paul Martyn | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| DAVIS, Philip | Director | 2000-11-29 | 2005-07-31 |
| HALL, David | Director | 2024-06-10 | 2025-06-30 |
| MINNEY, Daniel Paul Richard | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2022-10-28 |
| NOBLE, Mark John Whitfield | Director | 2000-11-29 | 2001-03-30 |
| PIER, Andreas | Director | 2000-11-29 | 2006-10-31 |
| RICHARDS, Antony Darren | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2024-06-10 |
| RYDEBRINK, Christina Maria | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2018-11-13 |
| SCORGIE, Mark Douglas | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-07-17 |
| STARR, Kevin John | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2025-09-30 |
| STENSSON, Carl-Magnus | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2009-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essity Holding Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-07-18 | Active |
| Mr Kevin John Starr | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-01 | Ceased 2024-07-18 |
| Mrs Christina Maria Rydebrink | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2017-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-29 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-08-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-08-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | 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
- 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.