FRANKE COFFEE SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
-39% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
+8.3% vs 2024
Employees
174
+1.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£903k
+65.2% first positive since 2021
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,131,984 | £18,541,184 | £27,964,281 | £32,566,374 | £34,092,432 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,099,214 | -£1,034,262 | £1,980,712 | £492,676 | £948,124 | +92.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,985,347 | -£1,155,394 | £2,025,874 | £546,511 | £902,839 | +65.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,369,148 | -£975,247 | £1,503,473 | £390,960 | £828,590 | +111.9% | |
| Cash | £1,971,175 | £5,372,482 | £8,581,786 | £3,574,070 | £2,181,189 | -39% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £18,921,181 | £13,878,964 | £12,957,344 | -6.6% | |
| Net assets | £14,899,544 | £13,924,297 | £16,048,124 | £9,939,084 | £10,767,674 | +8.3% | |
| Equity | £14,899,544 | £13,924,297 | £16,048,124 | £9,939,084 | £10,767,674 | +8.3% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 126 | 143 | 172 | 174 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £4,545,342 | £4,655,431 | £6,878,396 | £8,243,272 | £8,939,233 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £277,200 | £305,986 | £221,173 | £493,802 | £537,932 | +8.9% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £198,073 | £234,647 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.4% | -5.6% | 7.1% | 1.5% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | -5.3% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 10.5% | 3.5% | 7.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.1% | 28.4% | 34.8% | 50.3% | 46.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.84x | 2.72x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | 27.17x | -8.54x | 16.93x | 3.26x | 6.65x |
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
- FRANKE COFFEE SYSTEMS UK LIMITED 2007-01-29 → present
- FRANKE COFFEE SYSTEMS LIMITED 2007-01-09 → 2007-01-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Significant events
- “The provision [for non-routine tax liability] was fully released in 2025, with an immaterial over provision included in administrative expenses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESI, Richard | Secretary | 2023-05-01 | — | — |
| GAEMPERLI, Robert Franz | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jun 1985 | Swiss |
| ZANCOLO, Marco | Director | 2019-11-25 | Jun 1966 | Italian |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Ian | Secretary | 2007-09-26 | 2018-04-09 |
| NICHOLSON, Caroline | Secretary | 2007-01-09 | 2007-09-26 |
| ORWIN, Daniel | Secretary | 2018-04-09 | 2023-06-19 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-01-09 | 2007-01-09 |
| GYGER, Marga | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2019-11-25 |
| NICHOLSON, James Philip | Director | 2007-01-09 | 2023-01-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-01-09 | 2007-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franke Kaffeemaschinen Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-04 | Ceased 2021-01-04 |
| Mr Michael Pieper | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-04 | Active |
| Mr James Philip Nicholson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.