BERGER CLOSURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-27 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£757K
+6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-2.1% vs 2023
Employees
19
-13.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£699K
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BERGER CLOSURES LIMITED 2000-04-17 → present
- AUGUST BERGER (UK) LIMITED 1988-08-30 → 2000-04-17
- POLARCLEAR LIMITED 1988-07-26 → 1988-08-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £2,975,266 | £4,510,506 | £3,192,342 | £3,027,217 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,399,881 | £720,394 | £693,405 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,401,364 | £726,959 | £699,315 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £600,325 | £1,139,826 | £551,156 | £520,945 | |
| Cash | — | — | £667,011 | £720,877 | £714,253 | £757,016 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £1,897,174 | £1,371,740 | £1,337,339 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,246,383 | £1,357,207 | £1,328,152 | |
| Equity | £1,372,614 | £1,245,430 | £1,187,502 | £1,246,383 | £1,357,207 | £1,328,152 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £748,265 | £673,623 | £627,717 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 31.0% | 22.6% | 22.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 20.2% | 25.3% | 17.3% | 17.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 73.8% | 52.5% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.04x | 2.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 957.97x | 2807.31x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company meets it day to day working capital requirements through cash generated from operations. The company's forecasts and projections for the next twelve months show that it should have sufficient cash reserves to be able to continue in operational existence for that period, taking into account reasonable possible changes in trading performance. Based on the factors set out above the directors believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDLEY, Duncan Clive | Director | 2024-08-05 | Apr 1968 | British |
| KRUG, Michael | Director | 2024-08-05 | Nov 1964 | German |
| PETRI, Christoph Alexander | Director | 2017-04-20 | Aug 1980 | German |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWART, Richard John Lofthouse | Secretary | — | 2024-09-30 |
| BERGER, Hagen | Director | — | 1999-08-01 |
| FONTANA, Pierina | Director | — | 2019-07-10 |
| FRITZ, Ulrich | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-11-21 |
| RAFAEL, Jorg | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2017-04-20 |
| SWART, Richard John Lofthouse | Director | 1993-03-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| WURM, Richard | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2003-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringmetall Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
-5.2%
£3,192,342 £3,027,217
-
Cash
+6%
£714,253 £757,016
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£1,357,207 £1,328,152
-
Employees
-13.6%
22 19
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-3.7%
£720,394 £693,405
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-3.8%
£726,959 £699,315
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-6.8%
£673,623 £627,717
lowest 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