NYLACAST LIMITED
Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nylacast Holdings Limited and backed by private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe, the company manufactures precision engineering polymers and plastic components for the automotive, energy, and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Cash
£5.1M
-15.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
-43.6% vs 2023
Employees
36
-56.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5.1M
+161.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,640,000 | £11,356,000 | -16.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,944,000 | £5,077,000 | +161.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,944,000 | £5,077,000 | +161.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,082,000 | £3,731,000 | +244.8% | |
| Cash | £6,052,000 | £5,121,000 | -15.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,820,000 | £16,490,000 | -42.8% | |
| Net assets | £28,470,000 | £16,065,000 | -43.6% | |
| Equity | £28,470,000 | £16,065,000 | -43.6% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 36 | -56.1% | |
| Wages | £2,743,000 | £1,868,000 | -31.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £353,000 | £406,000 | +15% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.3% | 44.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 32.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.7% | 30.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 13.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.42x | 8.55x |
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
- NYLACAST LIMITED 2007-01-08 → present
- ENSCO 533 LIMITED 2006-09-28 → 2007-01-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cashflow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval for these financial statements ("the going concern period") which indicate, considering reasonably severe but plausible downsides, that the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the going concern period.”
Group structure
- NYLACAST LIMITED · parent
- Nylacast Overseas Holdings Limited 100%
- Nylacast Technology Limited 100%
- Nylacast Engineering Plastics (Changshu) Co. Ltd 100%
- Nylacast Automotive Polska Sp. z.o.o 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024 certain manufacturing equipment was relocated to the Company's subsidiary in China to allow more efficient and lower cost production.”
- “In 2023 the business decided to move manufacturing from its UK site to China as well as develop a site to manufacture in Poland in 2024.”
- “In February 2025, the Company announced the restructuring of its casting operations effective 31 March 2025, which resulted to the reduction in headcount to 24 employees. In addition, beginning 1 April 2025, the Company's principal activity is that of a head office.”
- “In January 2025, another affiliated group subsidiary assumed the operating lease contract held by the company as detailed in Note 24.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATELEY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-05-25 | — | — |
| GILSON, Adam Quincey | Director | 2019-12-19 | Mar 1970 | British |
| HARVEY, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2025-02-27 | Jun 1965 | British |
| MAHOMED, Mussa | Director | 2007-01-05 | Sep 1959 | British |
| YOUNG, Jane Simone | Director | 2025-02-27 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENNY, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2007-04-12 | 2007-05-25 |
| HBJGW SECRETARIAL SUPPORT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-28 | 2007-04-12 |
| COWAN, Jonathan Brandon | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2012-08-23 |
| FOOKES, Melvyn | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2011-05-26 |
| HARWOOD-SMITH, Richard Martin | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2016-09-16 |
| MINTRIM, David Ross | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2019-12-18 |
| HBJGW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-09-28 | 2007-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nylacast Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-12 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-12 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.