SCOTT BADER UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK arm of the employee-owned Scott Bader Commonwealth Ltd group, the company manufactures advanced composites, structural adhesives, and functional polymers.
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Cash
£4.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£36m
Equity attributable
Employees
188
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.1m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £84,169,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,733,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,094,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,112,000 | — | |
| Cash | £4,075,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £36,402,000 | — | |
| Equity | £36,402,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 188 | — | |
| Wages | £7,323,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £114,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 18.72x |
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
- SCOTT BADER UK LIMITED 2003-01-02 → present
- EVER 1938 LIMITED 2002-10-15 → 2003-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given continuing economic uncertainty, performance forecasts to 30th June 2027 in SBCL accounts have been generated under a variety of scenarios, including the application of prudent, worst-case assumptions. In addition several mitigating actions have been considered in relation to each model, including options to reduce both costs and capital expenditure without impacting on the day to day operations of the business. On the basis of these forecasts, the Directors remain confident that the company will be sufficiently well capitalised and able to meet all lending covenants for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAD, Gareth Paul | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
| POWELL, Marie Lesley | Director | 2024-12-10 | Aug 1972 | British |
| RODGERS, Andrew John | Director | 2024-03-04 | Jun 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Aaron | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIE, Tara-Jane | Secretary | 2024-02-27 | 2025-06-30 |
| FORRESTER, Andrew John | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| GRACE, Keith Frederick | Secretary | 2002-12-30 | 2005-08-31 |
| RUPAREL, Vanessa Frances | Secretary | 2005-09-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| VILLA, Marco | Secretary | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-25 |
| WHIFFEN, Stephen John | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-15 | 2002-12-30 |
| ASEKOMHE, David | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| BAIN, Jean Marc Serge | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2011-12-31 |
| BELL, Eric Allan Hill | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2005-04-30 |
| BHACHU, Upjit | Director | 2020-08-31 | 2024-07-25 |
| BIBBY, Andrew | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| BLACK, David | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| BOUSTRED, Samuel | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-05-31 |
| BOYLE, James | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-08-12 |
| BRUCE, Philip James | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| CAMILLERI, Lee | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| CONIFF, Darren | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2004-05-31 |
| FIELD, Julianne | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| FORRESTER, Andrew John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| GRACE, Keith Frederick | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2005-08-31 |
| HOWARTH, Steven | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-03-31 |
| KNIGHT, Robert John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| KUGELSTADT, Tom | Director | 2020-08-31 | 2024-12-02 |
| LEES, William Arthur, Dr | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2003-09-30 |
| LEESON, Robert | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| MACKEN, Antony James | Director | 2019-08-12 | 2021-03-05 |
| MCTAGGART, James | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| MEIKLE, Richard James | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| NORWOOD, Leslie Stanley, Dr | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2004-12-31 |
| OLDS, Kevin | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2012-07-27 |
| PAGE, Tymon | Director | 2020-08-31 | 2022-12-31 |
| PIERRE, Jean-Claude | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2015-12-31 |
| REYNOLDS, John Kenneth | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2005-10-21 |
| SHEPPARD, Steven Robert | Director | 2002-12-30 | 2005-10-21 |
| SIBCY, Anthony | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| SIBCY, Anthony | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2006-10-30 |
| STOWELL, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2020-08-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| TOYER, David | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| VAJA-VAGHELA, Dipti | Director | 2013-07-12 | 2015-11-30 |
| VAUGHAN, Chris | Director | 2024-12-10 | 2025-07-31 |
| VILLA, Marco | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-01-20 |
| WESTAWAY, Harry | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-15 | 2002-12-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bader Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2020-10-14 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Ian Collins | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-30 | Ceased 2020-10-14 |
| Mr Andrew John Forrester | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.