BARENTZ UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-08 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-62.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-68.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
60
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
+6.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BARENTZ UK LIMITED 2019-09-06 → present
- FORUM PRODUCTS LIMITED 1995-11-01 → 2019-09-06
- FORUM CHEMICALS LIMITED 1984-04-05 → 1995-11-01
- BRUTONCRETE LIMITED 1983-10-19 → 1984-04-05
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | — | — | £43,878,075 | £39,391,987 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £5,247,231 | £3,542,483 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,341,360 | £5,747,850 | £6,121,207 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,598,272 | £4,864,560 | £5,945,081 | |
| Cash | — | £9,353,116 | £11,172,904 | £4,147,194 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,014,474 | £17,896,451 | £5,577,502 | |
| Net assets | — | £15,000,341 | £17,869,901 | £5,550,952 | |
| Equity | £10,722,069 | £15,000,341 | £17,869,901 | £5,550,952 | |
| Average employees | — | 52 | 57 | 60 | |
| Wages | — | £2,668,246 | £3,256,861 | £3,435,164 |
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 | — | — | 12.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 11.1% | 15.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 29.3% | 63.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.26x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 13.47x |
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 (South) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BARENTZ UK LIMITED · parent
- Barentz Ireland Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company is exposed to changes in the selling prices of its products. Changes in prices may be forced by inflation, stock availability, market demand or competitive forces such as the development of competitor products and competitor discounting.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPP, Neill | Secretary | 2008-09-23 | — | British |
| COPP, Neill John | Director | 2019-12-16 | Aug 1974 | British |
| LITCHFIELD, Anthony James | Director | 2019-12-16 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSHAW, John Robert | Secretary | 2006-03-22 | 2007-09-20 |
| PEFFERS, Douglas Watson | Secretary | 2004-04-29 | 2006-03-22 |
| SHEPARD, John Anthony | Secretary | — | 2004-04-29 |
| WRIGHT, Philip John | Secretary | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| BALLARD, Peter Gavin | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| BLOOR, Christopher | Director | 2008-03-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| BLOOR, Christopher John | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-09-20 |
| BROUGH, Miles Alan | Director | — | 2004-01-31 |
| BURNS, Suzanne | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| CONN, Helen | Director | — | 2007-03-30 |
| CULLIN, Andrew William Rous | Director | — | 2005-02-07 |
| DUCKWORTH, Alexander James | Director | 2001-10-10 | 2006-03-16 |
| DUCKWORTH, Peter Edgar | Director | — | 2007-09-20 |
| FLEMING, Niall Patrick | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| FORD, Cora Anne | Director | — | 2007-09-20 |
| FULLARTON, Peter James | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| FULLARTON, Peter James | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2007-09-20 |
| GODBER, Stephen Alison | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| HANLON, James Anthony | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| KEGL, Lazlo | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| KENYON, Robert Fletcher | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2005-06-30 |
| LITCHFIELD, Anthony James | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| MAYAHARA, Ichiro | Director | 1997-08-29 | 1997-08-29 |
| O'DONNELL, Kay | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2005-05-27 |
| O'RIORDAN, Rory Walter | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| PEFFERS, Douglas Watson | Director | — | 2007-09-20 |
| SLEGERS, Luc Maurice Godelieva | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
| VAN DER LINDEN, Joseph Marie Theodoor Wilhelmus | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2019-12-16 |
| VAN DER WAL, Hidde | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2019-12-16 |
| WHITNEY, Angela Margaret | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2011-12-19 |
| WHITNEY, Angela | Director | 2006-09-14 | 2007-09-20 |
| WRIGHT, Philip John | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forum Products Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-12 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2020-01-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2019-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
-10.2%
£43,878,075 £39,391,987
-
Cash
-62.9%
£11,172,904 £4,147,194
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-68.9%
£17,869,901 £5,550,952
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.3%
57 60
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-32.5%
£5,247,231 £3,542,483
-
Profit before tax
+6.5%
£5,747,850 £6,121,207
-
Wages
+5.5%
£3,256,861 £3,435,164
highest in 3 filed years
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