STAEDTLER (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-19 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-33% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-23.2% vs 2023
Employees
19
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£989K
-26.4% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | — | — | £18,419,704 | £18,504,522 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,268,701 | £943,502 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,343,032 | £988,965 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,026,639 | £740,811 | |
| Cash | £3,315,352 | £2,563,265 | £3,560,027 | £3,158,990 | £3,355,423 | £2,247,161 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,547,328 | £2,724,639 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £3,547,328 | £2,724,639 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £999,096 | £1,041,353 |
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 | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.6% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.35x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 71.68x | 46.84x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In the year ending 31st December 2024 sales were £18,504,522 representing an increase versus 2023 of 0.5%. 2024 was positively impacted by a successful back to school execution.”
- “The Company maintains a very strong balance sheet with a cash position of £2,247,161 at year end. This is a decrease on 2023 with a dividend of £1.4M paid in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, David Gareth | Secretary | 2008-03-28 | — | British |
| RANDRUP, Thomas Karl | Director | 2026-04-14 | Apr 1969 | Danish |
| WESOLOWSKI, Philip James | Director | 2016-10-01 | May 1983 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Glyndwr Parry | Secretary | — | 2008-03-28 |
| BRAEU, Hermann Josef | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2014-02-01 |
| EGGER, Hermann, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| EVANS, John Noel | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| EVANS, John Noel | Director | — | 2008-12-31 |
| GERHART, Ullrich Josef Martin | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| KNAEBLE, Thomas Ernst Albert, Dr | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2000-04-28 |
| KRUECKEL, Peter Alexander | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MARX, Axel Helmut | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| SAVAGE, Duncan | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2016-04-24 |
| SPRINGETT, John Westbrook | Director | — | 1992-09-21 |
| TELKÄMPER, Arno | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2014-12-15 |
| WILFORD, Catherine | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole cease and release with charge number | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-
Turnover
+0.5%
£18,419,704 £18,504,522
-
Cash
-33%
£3,355,423 £2,247,161
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-23.2%
£3,547,328 £2,724,639
-
Employees
0%
19 19
-
Operating profit
-25.6%
£1,268,701 £943,502
-
Profit before tax
-26.4%
£1,343,032 £988,965
-
Wages
+4.2%
£999,096 £1,041,353
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