BARTON COLD-FORM (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£130k
-3.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.2m
+130.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
50
+2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
+24% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £8,219,018 | £10,033,679 | £10,247,791 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,942,566 | -£1,663,215 | -£2,370,840 | -42.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,718,269 | -£3,145,403 | -£2,391,882 | +24% | |
| Net profit | -£2,935,776 | -£2,416,547 | -£2,157,243 | +10.7% | |
| Cash | £117,955 | £133,947 | £129,764 | -3.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,605,895 | -£8,022,442 | £4,154,414 | +151.8% | |
| Net assets | -£11,174,563 | -£13,591,110 | £4,154,414 | +130.6% | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,154,414 | — | |
| Average employees | 50 | 49 | 50 | +2% | |
| Wages | £1,741,798 | £2,044,072 | £1,869,310 | -8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -23.6% | -16.6% | -23.1% | |
| Net margin | -35.7% | -24.1% | -21.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -57.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 269.1% | 309.2% | 19.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.32x | 0.29x | 3.74x | |
| Interest cover | -2.50x | -1.12x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has net assets of £4,154,414 as at 31 December 2025. At the time of approving the financial statements, based on approved forecasts and the confirmation of ongoing group support, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Business is ceasing its main activities post year end and will be trading primarily as a Lab Services entity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISABAL ORDONEZ, Elisa Maria | Director | 2023-11-01 | Sep 1976 | Spanish |
| MCGRATH, Hugh John, Mr. | Director | 2020-05-01 | Sep 1981 | Irish |
| TUFFY, Michael James | Director | 2020-07-07 | May 1966 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, John Christopher Leeksma | Secretary | 2010-09-14 | 2011-05-31 |
| BAILEY, John Christopher Leeksha | Secretary | 2010-09-14 | 2010-10-13 |
| FORGAN, Eric Strachan | Secretary | 2013-10-15 | 2015-08-01 |
| BALLARD, Philip Terence | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2020-04-30 |
| ELLIS-REES, James Hugh, Mr. | Director | 2016-03-30 | 2017-10-30 |
| GOLDMAN, Rebecca Weber, Mrs. | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2023-11-01 |
| NEAGLE, Peter James | Director | 2009-08-25 | 2010-10-13 |
| NUNAN, Thomas Mark | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2015-10-30 |
| NUNAN, Thomas Mark | Director | 2010-02-26 | 2013-08-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stanley Edme | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Mr Paul Bamatter | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Mr Joel Michael Rotroff | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Ms Anesa Taher Chaibi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Mr Matthew Ackerman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Optimas Oe Solutions Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.