CHRISTEYNS UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-26 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+7.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£41M
+2.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
117
+3.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£11M
+19.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,496,930 | — | £24,357,274 | — | £31,709,213 | — | £34,203,085 | — | £33,706,875 | £34,891,625 | |
| Operating profit | £3,359,584 | — | £943,765 | — | £2,830,147 | — | £1,685,023 | — | £3,363,649 | £5,174,282 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,279,903 | — | £2,438,441 | — | £2,884,807 | — | £3,396,243 | — | £9,525,038 | £11,409,157 | |
| Net profit | £2,804,576 | — | £2,289,157 | — | £2,353,111 | — | £3,182,571 | — | £8,701,721 | £10,077,619 | |
| Cash | £436,426 | — | £2,998,109 | — | £520,886 | — | £334,936 | — | £3,643,627 | £3,927,045 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,279,345 | — | £32,568,502 | — | £33,670,385 | — | £36,040,849 | — | £40,333,682 | £41,644,436 | |
| Net assets | £29,309,345 | — | £31,598,502 | — | £33,611,477 | — | £35,794,048 | — | £39,995,769 | £41,073,388 | |
| Equity | £29,309,345 | £29,309,345 | £31,598,502 | £31,598,502 | £33,611,477 | £33,611,477 | £35,794,048 | £35,794,048 | £39,995,769 | £41,073,388 | |
| Average employees | 147 | — | 139 | — | 121 | — | 118 | — | 113 | 117 | |
| Wages | £5,903,875 | — | £5,192,624 | — | £4,897,098 | — | £4,647,744 | — | £4,959,443 | £5,257,419 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.0% | — | 3.9% | — | 8.9% | — | 4.9% | — | 10.0% | 14.8% | |
| Net margin | 7.5% | — | 9.4% | — | 7.4% | — | 9.3% | — | 25.8% | 28.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | — | 2.9% | — | 8.4% | — | 4.7% | — | 8.3% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.97x | 4.50x | |
| Interest cover | 30.70x | — | 17.40x | — | 195.10x | — | — | — | — | 2354.09x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors of the Company have undertaken a robust forecasting exercise considering the probable and possible likely volume trends. The period of assessment covers a period of at least twelve months from the date of the audit report. The Company is in a strong position giving the Directors a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that it can face future challenges. As such the Directors are satisfied that the Company remains a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CHRISTEYNS UK LTD · parent
- Christeyns Portugal SA 100%
- Christeyns Italia srl 82%
- Alex Reid Limited 100%
- Christeyns Food Hygiene Limited 100%
- Cole and Wilson Limited 100%
- Adcrete Limited 75%
- Christeyns Professional Hygiene UK Limited 100%
- Oscrete UK Ltd 100%
- Christeyns Technologies Ireland Ltd 100%
- P&B Gannon Holdings Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “A much more stable supply chain, in terms of raw material availability and pricing vs recent years has allowed for much more consistent planning and coupled with increased digitalisation has ensured improvements in operational efficiencies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Julie Susan | Secretary | 2006-07-01 | — | British |
| JONES, Neil Garry | Director | 2021-01-04 | Sep 1964 | British |
| KERSLAKE, Justin Edward | Director | 2019-10-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
| ROBERTS, Julie Susan | Director | 2013-01-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WILSON, Scott Alan Grant | Director | 2018-03-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| WITTOUCK, Jozef Maria Jaak | Director | 1998-06-30 | Oct 1962 | Belgian |
| CHRISTEYNS NV | Corporate Director | 2014-05-22 | — | — |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGOVERN, Malcolm Stewart | Secretary | — | 2006-06-30 |
| AVEYARD, David Peter | Director | 2015-02-17 | 2025-12-31 |
| BOSTOEN, Alain Joseph Andre | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2014-05-22 |
| BOSTOEN, Paul Gerrard Victor Camiel | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2023-05-29 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Frank | Director | — | 2014-09-30 |
| CULLING, Anthony John | Director | 1997-10-24 | 2017-12-31 |
| DEVOS, Elisabeth Josepha Margaretha Ghislenus | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2020-10-09 |
| GARTHWAITE, Nicholas James | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2022-09-30 |
| GRANT, Anthony Ernest | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1998-06-30 |
| HELLEWELL, Anne | Director | — | 1997-03-03 |
| HELLEWELL, Peter Graham | Director | — | 1997-03-03 |
| KILGALLON, Daniel John | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2019-09-30 |
| MILLER, Edward | Director | — | 2003-05-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Peter | Director | — | 2016-12-31 |
| PULLAN, Nigel Waite | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1998-06-30 |
| SLATER, Norman Anthony | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1995-09-25 |
| ZETSCHE, Patrick | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2001-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alain Joseph Andre Bostoen | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-04 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-11-18 | 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
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.5%
£33,706,875 £34,891,625
-
Cash
+7.8%
£3,643,627 £3,927,045
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.7%
£39,995,769 £41,073,388
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+3.5%
113 117
-
Operating profit
+53.8%
£3,363,649 £5,174,282
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+19.8%
£9,525,038 £11,409,157
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+6%
£4,959,443 £5,257,419
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