CEWE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-01 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£521
-95.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+14.5% vs 2023
Employees
79
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+155.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CEWE LIMITED 2014-04-04 → present
- CEWE COLOR LIMITED 2007-01-17 → 2014-04-04
- A.R.BOTT & SONS LIMITED 1950-08-26 → 2007-01-17
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,284,807 | £29,463,033 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £456,631 | £858,224 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £437,399 | £1,115,640 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £334,867 | £834,594 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £12,240 | £521 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | |
| Equity | £3,711,742 | — | — | — | £5,770,411 | £6,605,005 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 79 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,054,989 | £3,439,801 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 48.5% | 50.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.95x | 1.90x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 23.74x | — |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, backed by confirmation of continuing financial support from the immediate parent company, CEWE Group International GmbH, enabling it to meet financial obligations for twelve months from approval date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERKHOUWER, Patrick Lucien Pierre Yves, Mr. | Director | 2009-08-20 | Jun 1968 | French |
| FELGEN, Petra | Director | 2022-01-01 | Apr 1975 | German |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTT, Gordon James | Secretary | 2005-09-05 | 2005-11-01 |
| BRITTON, Pamela June | Secretary | — | 1999-01-27 |
| CONNOR, Simeon Thomas | Secretary | 1999-01-27 | 2005-09-05 |
| GALE, Bryan | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2010-05-20 |
| MELLETT, Declan John | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2007-02-28 |
| ROBBINS, Andrew | Secretary | 2010-02-25 | 2022-10-19 |
| BOTT, Geoffrey Brian | Director | — | 1992-07-01 |
| BOTT, Gordon James | Director | — | 2004-09-29 |
| BRITTON, Anthony | Director | 1997-04-14 | 2001-10-20 |
| BRITTON, Pamela June | Director | — | 2001-10-20 |
| CONNOR, Simeon Thomas | Director | 1998-04-08 | 2005-09-05 |
| GREENHALGH, Neil David | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2003-04-22 |
| HANSON, Keith David | Director | 2008-03-02 | 2009-08-20 |
| HORBAS, Maik | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2019-03-19 |
| MELLETT, Declan John | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2007-02-28 |
| MIDWOOD, Duncan James | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2017-09-18 |
| MUELLER, Thomas | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2009-08-20 |
| SPARER, Fabian | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2021-12-31 |
| THALMANN, Felix, Mr. | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2013-12-31 |
| VERN, Jean-Paul | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cewe Stiftung & Co Kgaa | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-11-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+92.8%
£15,284,807 £29,463,033
-
Cash
-95.7%
£12,240 £521
-
Net assets
+14.5%
£5,770,411 £6,605,005
-
Employees
0%
79 79
-
Operating profit
+87.9%
£456,631 £858,224
-
Profit before tax
+155.1%
£437,399 £1,115,640
-
Wages
+12.6%
£3,054,989 £3,439,801
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers