PRAYON (UK) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-30
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£357K
+5.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£517K
+45.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
16
+6.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£231K
+39.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-30.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £1,224,778 | — | £1,180,762 | — | £1,253,694 | — | £1,163,185 | — | £1,352,859 | £1,419,521 | |
| Operating profit | £375,607 | — | £291,575 | — | £310,292 | — | £75,289 | — | £168,975 | £235,212 | |
| Profit before tax | £375,631 | — | £291,586 | — | £310,349 | — | £75,157 | — | £165,068 | £230,660 | |
| Net profit | £300,520 | — | £232,205 | — | £244,715 | — | £55,531 | — | £117,620 | £162,674 | |
| Cash | £376,946 | £376,946 | £294,406 | £294,406 | £271,904 | £271,904 | £158,545 | £158,545 | £338,575 | £356,701 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £410,060 | — | £357,241 | — | £386,163 | — | £240,316 | — | £356,881 | £519,635 | |
| Net assets | £409,392 | — | £356,597 | — | £381,312 | — | £236,843 | — | £354,463 | £517,137 | |
| Equity | £409,392 | £409,392 | £356,597 | £356,597 | £381,312 | £381,312 | £236,843 | £236,843 | £354,463 | £517,137 | |
| Average employees | 13 | — | 13 | — | 14 | — | 15 | — | 15 | 16 | |
| Wages | £499,458 | — | £381,142 | — | £437,560 | — | £490,038 | — | £701,531 | £637,036 |
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 | 30.7% | — | 24.7% | — | 24.8% | — | 6.5% | — | 12.5% | 16.6% | |
| Net margin | 24.5% | — | 19.7% | — | 19.5% | — | 4.8% | — | 8.7% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 91.6% | — | 81.6% | — | 80.4% | — | 31.3% | — | 47.3% | 45.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.9% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.37x | 3.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 476.51x | — | 41.24x | 44.88x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Prayon UK managed 111,681,091 Euros of sales for Prayon SA in 2024 compared with 89,567,308 Euros in 2023. This increase was driven by increased sales and the Nordics and Global accounts being managed by the UK.”
- “The business expects to manage sales at an even higher level for 2025 as the Coca Cola business will also be managed within the UK.”
- “For 2025 Prayon UK expects a slight increase in volumes as we have regained some accounts. The new commission structure means we will again earn in the region of 14% EBITDA.”
- “However the new SHMP plant will now not come online until November 2025.”
- “We have increased staffing levels by three people to manage the increased workload.”
- “We have had to offer significant salary increase in line with inflation to ensure staff retention and high-level business performance.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHILS, Pierre | Secretary | 2009-03-18 | — | Belgian |
| CERFONTAINE, Joel Antoine | Director | 2016-07-01 | Feb 1969 | Belgian |
| DE RIJCKE, Raphael Emile | Director | 2018-01-01 | Oct 1975 | Belgian |
| MCSHANE, Robert William | Director | 2016-07-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Nicholas John | Secretary | 1999-09-06 | 2007-12-31 |
| BETTAN, Bruno | Secretary | 1994-04-02 | 1995-04-03 |
| BETTAN, Bruno | Secretary | 1994-03-02 | 1995-03-01 |
| CAPRARA, Yves Guillaume Amand | Secretary | 1999-09-06 | 2009-03-18 |
| CAPRARA, Yves | Secretary | — | 1994-03-02 |
| DELENS, Vincent | Secretary | 1995-03-01 | 1999-09-06 |
| BATES, Nicholas John | Director | 1999-09-06 | 2007-12-31 |
| BETTAN, Bruno | Director | 1994-04-02 | 1995-04-03 |
| BRAHAM, Jean | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2010-02-28 |
| CAPRARA, Yves Guillaume Amand | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| CAPRARA, Yves | Director | — | 1994-04-02 |
| DELENS, Vincent | Director | 1995-04-03 | 1999-07-30 |
| HENROTIN, Michel Edmond Jules Joseph | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2012-01-01 |
| HOLDEN, Peter John | Director | 2011-10-19 | 2015-10-16 |
| LEROY, Jean Joseph Lules | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| MARLIER, Willy | Director | 1993-10-27 | 2008-08-31 |
| NICOLAY, Marcel | Director | — | 1993-09-17 |
| RENARD, Valerie Marthe Marie | Director | 2012-01-09 | 2018-01-01 |
| RIGA, Gerard | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2012-12-01 |
| SCHILS, Pierre Marie Hubert Ghislain | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2016-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prayon Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2018-05-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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
+4.9%
£1,352,859 £1,419,521
highest in 6 filed years
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Cash
+5.4%
£338,575 £356,701
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Net assets
+45.9%
£354,463 £517,137
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
+6.7%
15 16
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+39.2%
£168,975 £235,212
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Profit before tax
+39.7%
£165,068 £230,660
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Wages
-9.2%
£701,531 £637,036
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