SOLINA UK TRADING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+44% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-17% vs 2023
Employees
227
+8.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£951K
+190.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- SOLINA UK TRADING LIMITED 2018-01-03 → present
- NEW IVORY LIMITED 2005-03-08 → 2018-01-03
- NEW IVORY SAUCES LIMITED 2004-05-07 → 2005-03-08
- HAM LIMITED 1998-03-26 → 2004-05-07
- PERFECT HAMPER CO.LIMITED(THE) 1963-04-17 → 1998-03-26
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,114,000 | £37,294,000 | £37,803,000 | £43,441,000 | |
| Operating profit | £541,000 | £85,000 | £458,000 | £1,103,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £327,000 | £951,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £320,000 | £896,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £3,168,000 | £4,562,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,170,000 | £10,820,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £9,454,000 | £7,850,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | £9,454,000 | £7,850,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 210 | 227 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,310,000 | £7,371,000 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.8% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 4.1% | 10.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.88x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 3.47x | 7.12x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the company's relationships with its suppliers, customers and key stakeholders put the company in a good position to manage its risks successfully. The directors have considered future economic uncertainties including current world events when preparing their going concern assessment. Due to interaction with the wider Solina group and the company's decisive actions throughout 2024, the company is in a good position to continue its growth plans into 2025/2026.”
Significant events
- “An increase in raw material/energy prices”
- “The risk of raw material substitution/adulteration”
- “Fluctuation in the GBP/EUR exchange rate”
- “Product withdrawal”
- “Economic failure of a key customer”
- “World events continue to disrupt global supply chains and financial markets. The industry in which the company operates is impacted by the effect on global supply chains, the consequences of which are increased prices and lower availability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Lorraine Alexandra | Secretary | 2026-04-27 | — | — |
| FRANCHETERRE, Antony Xavier | Director | 2019-09-20 | Mar 1970 | French |
| MULLER, Lorraine | Director | 2026-02-20 | May 1979 | British |
| VAN TROYS, Maria Elza Marleen | Director | 2022-03-25 | Oct 1965 | Belgian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVENPORT, Michael Graham | Secretary | 1997-04-18 | 2000-08-25 |
| JONES, Adam Paul | Secretary | 2012-04-30 | 2016-09-20 |
| MATTHEWS, Elaine | Secretary | — | 1992-11-09 |
| NEWTON, John | Secretary | 2016-09-20 | 2026-04-27 |
| TOWNEND, Frank Dyson | Secretary | 1992-11-09 | 1994-11-10 |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Secretary | 2000-08-25 | 2006-09-01 |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Secretary | 1994-11-10 | 1997-04-18 |
| WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard | Secretary | 2006-06-30 | 2012-04-27 |
| ALLISON, David Geoffrey | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| CRAWSHAW, Martin | Director | 1992-11-09 | 1995-08-31 |
| JONES, Adam | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2026-02-20 |
| MATTHEWS, Elaine | Director | — | 2006-09-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Luc Paul Ernest Vancauwenberghe | Director | — | 2001-11-08 |
| PASCHALIDIS, Stylianos | Director | 2019-05-16 | 2019-09-20 |
| SHEPHERD, Mark | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2013-07-25 |
| TOWNEND, Frank Dyson | Director | 1992-11-09 | 1994-11-10 |
| VAZ, Bertrand Marie | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2022-03-25 |
| WEBER, Laurent, Mr. | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2019-05-16 |
| WHITEHEAD, Robert Nicholas | Director | 1992-11-09 | 2016-09-20 |
| WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2012-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solina Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-26 | 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
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-
Turnover
+14.9%
£37,803,000 £43,441,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+44%
£3,168,000 £4,562,000
-
Net assets
-17%
£9,454,000 £7,850,000
-
Employees
+8.1%
210 227
-
Operating profit
+140.8%
£458,000 £1,103,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+190.8%
£327,000 £951,000
-
Wages
+16.8%
£6,310,000 £7,371,000
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