SOAPWORKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-22 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£102K
-54.3% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-537.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
88
-14.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-11,433.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,563,681 | — | £11,529,755 | £8,245,960 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£387,842 | — | £181,740 | -£2,067,701 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£519,965 | -£519,965 | £19,486 | -£2,208,501 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£519,965 | -£519,965 | £19,486 | -£2,208,501 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | -£1,215,045 | £188,772 | £188,772 | £223,808 | £102,281 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £83,836 | £83,836 | -£51,540 | -£2,604,451 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | -£460,196 | -£460,196 | -£440,710 | -£2,810,209 | |
| Equity | £18,490 | £246,270 | — | — | -£460,196 | -£460,196 | -£440,710 | -£2,810,209 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 97 | 97 | 103 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,807,895 | £2,807,895 | £2,940,179 | £3,218,901 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £269,240 | £120,940 | £165,742 | £165,669 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-29
-
Turnover
-28.5%
£11,529,755 £8,245,960
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-54.3%
£223,808 £102,281
-
Net assets
-537.7%
-£440,710 -£2,810,209
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-14.6%
103 88
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-1,237.7%
£181,740 -£2,067,701
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-11,433.8%
£19,486 -£2,208,501
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+9.5%
£2,940,179 £3,218,901
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | — | 1.6% | -25.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | — | 0.2% | -26.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -462.6% | — | -352.6% | 79.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.71x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -2.94x | — | 1.12x | -14.69x |
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
- SOAPWORKS LIMITED 2011-01-07 → present
- LEMAC NO 2 LIMITED 2010-11-05 → 2011-01-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have satisfied themselves as to the validity of these assurances and that Global Organic Inc. has the means and authority to provide such funding as and when it is required. The directors acknowledge that had these assurances not been secured then uncertainty would exist which may cast doubt over the company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore its ability to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. However, on the basis of the assurances received, the directors believe that no such material uncertainty exists.”
Significant events
- “The Company experienced a major reduction of its turnover by £3.28m from 2023. This reduction was due to multiple events inclusive of a major global customer unexpectedly entering administration in February, the contraction of the solid hair care market due to cost of living crisis and some clients moving sourcing to China.”
- “the company had to restructure to remain viable. The company engaged in consultation with its employees and trade union and restructured the business from May to August 2024. The restructure resulted in a reduction of the employees by a third as well as reducing its leased estate by circa 10%.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMING, Brian | Director | 2022-07-25 | Jan 1966 | British |
| DAVILA, Manuel Julian | Director | 2018-04-17 | May 1964 | Colombian |
| DOUGLAS, Jeroen | Director | 2018-04-17 | Oct 1964 | Dutch |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CADDIS, Claire | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2018-04-17 |
| COOK, Michael | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2018-04-17 |
| CUMMING, Brian | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2018-04-17 |
| DUQUE, Astrid | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2022-09-30 |
| SEDDON, Stuart | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2025-09-08 |
| WELS, Jan | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2024-03-21 |
| ZADRUZYNSKI, Jan | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2018-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jan Zadruzynski | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.