DURACELL UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4M
-57.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+77.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.1M
-6.5% vs 2024
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 | £117,598,472 | £138,366,586 | £134,734,860 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £5,802,083 | £6,512,063 | £6,088,672 | -6.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,802,083 | £6,512,063 | £6,088,672 | -6.5% | |
| Net profit | £4,284,115 | £4,879,108 | £4,561,014 | -6.5% | |
| Cash | £12,884,451 | £8,119,770 | £3,431,072 | -57.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,546,402 | £7,423,857 | £12,392,323 | +66.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,988,343 | £5,867,451 | £10,428,465 | +77.7% | |
| Equity | £6,988,343 | £5,867,451 | £10,428,465 | +77.7% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 52 | 52 | 0% | |
| Wages | £4,479,991 | £5,514,126 | £6,147,750 | +11.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,240,520 | £1,133,128 | £1,053,887 | -7% |
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 | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 67.9% | 87.7% | 49.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.3% | 85.7% | 74.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.22x | 1.41x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the liquidity and capitalization of the Company in arriving at this conclusion and are satisfied that sufficient resources will be available for use by the Company to cover all committed expenses for at least 12 months from the date of approval, and continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASKINS, Daniel Edward | Director | 2020-04-23 | Aug 1974 | British |
| PIARAS, Apostolos | Director | 2016-02-29 | Apr 1980 | Greek |
| RYDER, Edward Charles | Director | 2020-04-23 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLETON, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2015-03-14 | 2016-02-29 |
| HERNANDEZ RETA, Javier | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2018-08-15 |
| VELUTINI, Ramon Andres | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2020-04-23 |
| YOUNG, Brian Desmond | Director | 2015-03-14 | 2016-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.