ISTOBAL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
Cash
£559K
+392.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-3.1% vs 2024
Employees
64
+1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£367K
-49.4% first positive since 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ISTOBAL (UK) LIMITED 2004-12-08 → present
- JET TECHNICS LIMITED 2003-10-22 → 2004-12-08
- MIKE LINFOOT & CO. LIMITED 1990-07-04 → 2003-10-22
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £9,800,656 | £7,404,593 | — | — | £10,979,870 | £13,920,224 | |
| Operating profit | — | £459,545 | -£12,598 | — | — | £756,442 | £382,549 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £421,966 | -£64,490 | -£125,571 | £424,217 | £725,005 | £367,024 | |
| Net profit | — | £478,465 | -£63,717 | -£115,500 | £442,114 | £730,388 | £282,251 | |
| Cash | — | £459,450 | £509,385 | £669,427 | £397,221 | £113,347 | £558,623 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,967,517 | £1,888,289 | £2,178,059 | £2,356,911 | £2,866,754 | £2,865,594 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,925,904 | £1,862,187 | £1,746,687 | £2,188,801 | £2,698,132 | £2,615,189 | |
| Equity | £1,447,439 | £1,925,904 | £1,862,187 | £1,746,687 | £2,188,801 | £2,698,132 | £2,615,189 | |
| Average employees | — | 68 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 64 | |
| Wages | — | £2,670,266 | £1,898,280 | £2,108,134 | £2,270,431 | £2,270,278 | £2,541,182 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.7% | -0.2% | — | — | 6.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.9% | -0.9% | — | — | 6.7% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 23.4% | -0.7% | — | — | 26.4% | 13.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.23x | -0.24x | — | — | 24.06x | 24.64x |
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
- Ormerod Rutter Limited
- 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ISTOBAL (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Istobal Rental Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENGIZMAN, Sarp | Director | 2017-08-23 | Mar 1975 | Turkish |
| SCOTT, Christopher David | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| TOMÁS ALFARO, Rafael, Mr. | Director | 2021-11-19 | Oct 1968 | Spanish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALFARO, Rafael Tomas | Secretary | 2004-12-02 | 2005-05-18 |
| BENNETT, Christine | Secretary | 2003-02-26 | 2004-12-02 |
| BENNETT, Christine Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-03-15 | 2002-08-08 |
| BUSH, Duncan | Secretary | 2002-08-08 | 2003-02-26 |
| LINFOOT, Christina King | Secretary | — | 1998-05-13 |
| LINFOOT, Michael Richard | Secretary | 1998-05-13 | 1999-03-15 |
| OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-05-18 | 2005-05-18 |
| ALFARO, Rafael Tomas | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2005-05-18 |
| BENNETT, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| DUNNE, Steven Anthony | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2020-12-07 |
| FERRIS, Paul Andrew | Director | 2023-11-13 | 2024-05-07 |
| HETT, Lindon John | Director | 2021-07-16 | 2023-09-08 |
| LINDON, David Martin | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-03-06 |
| LINFOOT, Christina King | Director | — | 1998-05-13 |
| LINFOOT, Michael Craig | Director | 2000-01-25 | 2014-05-30 |
| LINFOOT, Michael Richard | Director | — | 1999-03-15 |
| MANES EGUIAGARAY, Vicente | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2020-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Javier Diaz | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-03-13 |
| MARTIN, Lorenzo Valles | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-03-13 |
| ROYO, Sonia | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2014-08-01 |
| SMITH, Mark Andrew | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-11-11 |
| TENA, Carlos | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2015-11-30 |
| TOMAS, Alfaro Rafael | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2021-07-16 |
| TOMAS, Yolanda Puchades | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2021-11-19 |
| VILAR PEREZ DE LA FUENTE, Alvaro | Director | 2015-11-30 | 2017-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mister Rafael Tomas | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2026-02-11 | Active |
| Mister Sarp Dengizman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-02-06 | Active |
| Alfamas Gestion, S.L. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-21 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
+26.8%
£10,979,870 £13,920,224
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+392.8%
£113,347 £558,623
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Net assets
-3.1%
£2,698,132 £2,615,189
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Employees
+1.6%
63 64
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Operating profit
-49.4%
£756,442 £382,549
first positive since 2021
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Profit before tax
-49.4%
£725,005 £367,024
first positive since 2022
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Wages
+11.9%
£2,270,278 £2,541,182
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