SUMITOMO (SHI) DEMAG PLASTICS MACHINERY (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-14
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
-18.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
22
-8.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£517K
-152.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-14.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SUMITOMO (SHI) DEMAG PLASTICS MACHINERY (UK) LIMITED 2012-04-02 → present
- DEMAG HAMILTON LTD 1998-04-03 → 2012-04-02
- MANNESMANN DEMAG HAMILTON LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1998-04-03
- DEMAG-HAMILTON PLASTICS MACHINERY LIMITED 1974-09-30 → 1979-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £6,577,000 | £7,966,000 | — | £7,106,000 | £6,636,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £133,000 | — | — | -£223,000 | -£555,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £138,000 | £69,000 | — | -£205,000 | -£517,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £138,000 | £66,000 | — | -£205,000 | -£524,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,912,000 | £2,970,000 | — | £2,883,000 | £2,366,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,894,000 | £2,960,000 | — | £2,873,000 | £2,349,000 | |
| Equity | £2,657,000 | £2,756,000 | £2,894,000 | £2,960,000 | £3,078,000 | £2,873,000 | £2,349,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | 24 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,160,000 | £1,164,000 | — | £1,572,000 | £1,488,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 2.0% | — | — | -3.1% | -8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.1% | 0.8% | — | -2.9% | -7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 4.6% | — | — | -7.7% | -23.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.06x | 2.17x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- S&W Partners Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has made a £517K loss before tax for the financial year, (2023: £205K loss before tax) and has Net Current Assets of £2,292K (2023: £2,847K). Due to this the directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these accounts after assessing the principal risks and uncertainties including the impact of supply chain challenges.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAINE, David | Director | 2022-12-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| SATTEL, Anatol | Director | 2024-08-01 | Mar 1978 | German |
| WALKER, David Paul | Director | 2026-02-01 | Nov 1974 | English |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERRINGTON, Rosemary | Secretary | 1991-07-01 | 2019-05-17 |
| TAYLOR, Barrington Arthur | Secretary | — | 1991-07-01 |
| CHIVERS, Anthony Victor | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-07-14 |
| CRAWFORD, Ian | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2004-03-25 |
| DEAN, Shaun | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2013-06-01 |
| FISCHBACH, Gunther | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| FISCHER, Christoph | Director | 1994-11-03 | 2001-01-31 |
| FLOWERS, Nigel Middleton | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| FRANZ, Helmar | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| HERLIHY, Graeme Andrew | Director | 1999-05-17 | 2002-09-30 |
| HOEGEMANN, Herbert | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| JACKSON, Robert Keighley | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| KINZIUS, Kurt-Juergen, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| KOENIG, Florian, Dr | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2005-10-31 |
| KUETZING, Gerhard | Director | — | 1993-10-08 |
| LEHWALD, Klaus | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1999-05-14 |
| LIEBIG, Gerd | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| OKAMURA, Tetsuya, Dr | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2016-12-31 |
| RENNERS, Christian | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2014-11-28 |
| TAYLOR, Barrington Arthur | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| THORNE, Donald | Director | — | 1993-09-03 |
| VON SCHROETER, Wolfgang | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Keith | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo (Shi) Demag Plastics Machinery Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
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Turnover
-6.6%
£7,106,000 £6,636,000
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Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-18.2%
£2,873,000 £2,349,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-8.3%
24 22
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Operating profit
-148.9%
-£223,000 -£555,000
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-152.2%
-£205,000 -£517,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-5.3%
£1,572,000 £1,488,000
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