ALLFLEX UK GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£142k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.9m
Equity attributable
Employees
90
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£426k
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 | £13,525,724 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£644,150 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£425,968 | — | |
| Net profit | -£474,033 | — | |
| Cash | £142,006 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,921,032 | — | |
| Net assets | £7,921,032 | — | |
| Equity | £7,921,032 | — | |
| Average employees | 90 | — | |
| Wages | £5,181,318 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £51,863 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,244 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £51,863 | — |
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 | -4.8% | |
| Net margin | -3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | -23.16x |
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
- ALLFLEX UK GROUP LIMITED 2016-04-01 → present
- RITCHEY LIMITED 2010-09-29 → 2016-04-01
- IMCO (142010) LIMITED 2010-07-29 → 2010-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As part of those considerations, the Directors have obtained written confirmation from its intermediate holding company, MSD International BV, confirming support to enable the Company to meet its liabilities when they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRUEN, Jeffrey Adam | Director | 2024-04-17 | Feb 1980 | American |
| SPEERS, Andrew James | Director | 2024-04-17 | Oct 1982 | British |
| WARBURTON, Rhys | Director | 2024-04-17 | Aug 1992 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAIN, Louis-Marie | Secretary | 2012-10-31 | 2019-07-16 |
| ANDERSON, Ian | Director | 2020-06-23 | 2024-04-17 |
| BATCHELOR, Robin Douglas Lindsay | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2013-02-28 |
| CUERDEN, Simon Paul | Director | 2010-07-29 | 2010-08-12 |
| HADWIN, Ian Rex | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2012-10-31 |
| MUIR, Gregory John | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2012-10-31 |
| MUSGRAVE, John Ashley | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2020-06-23 |
| MYERS, Nigel Stefan | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2015-07-13 |
| PARKER, Kevin David | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2021-04-20 |
| SHEPPY, Charles Norman | Director | 2019-04-12 | 2024-04-17 |
| THORNE, Oliver George | Director | 2021-04-20 | 2024-04-17 |
| THROOP, Emily Dunn | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2024-04-17 |
| WAMBERGUE, Gregoire Claude Jacques | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2019-04-12 |
| WARD, Stuart Clive | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2017-12-13 |
| IMCO DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-07-29 | 2010-08-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co., Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-19 | Active |
| Mr Louis-Marie Allain | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-16 |
| Mr Stuart Clive Ward | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-13 |
| Mr Gregoire Claude Jacques Wambergue | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Kevin David Parker | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Merko Acquisition (Belgique) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr John Ashley Musgrave | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.