ARAG PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
Cash
£16M
-7.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£12M
-7.3% vs 2021
Employees
146
+9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£488K
-74.5% vs 2021
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
- ARAG PLC 2002-11-04 → present
- ARAG LTD 1991-05-20 → 2002-11-04
- SOLIDPLEDGE LIMITED 1991-02-26 → 1991-05-20
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2022-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31, 2023-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2022-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,110,415 | £13,592,523 | £15,636,784 | £16,957,848 | |
| Operating profit | — | £480,364 | £471,916 | £1,913,672 | £464,282 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £496,592 | £480,483 | £1,913,672 | £487,971 | |
| Net profit | — | £377,596 | £362,916 | £1,565,914 | £341,930 | |
| Cash | — | £18,457,755 | £18,121,809 | £17,748,338 | £16,377,953 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £24,223,969 | £24,466,704 | £25,878,548 | £28,909,905 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,081,703 | £11,142,542 | £12,418,123 | £11,507,322 | |
| Equity | £11,074,570 | £11,081,703 | £11,142,542 | £12,418,123 | £11,507,322 | |
| Average employees | — | 125 | 132 | 134 | 146 | |
| Wages | — | £6,168,625 | £6,184,638 | £6,956,213 | £7,568,076 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.4% | 3.5% | 12.2% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10.0% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.0% | 1.9% | 7.4% | 1.6% |
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.
People
5 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKRILL, David Andrew | Secretary | 2021-05-11 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Simon Christopher | Director | 2024-04-03 | Aug 1963 | British |
| BAUMANN, Ina Nadja, Dr | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1970 | German |
| MILLWARD, Christopher John | Director | 2024-04-03 | Mar 1978 | British |
| STOLZENBURG, Mareike | Director | 2023-10-01 | Apr 1981 | German |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREMER, Holger | Secretary | 1998-01-01 | 2003-10-21 |
| CURTIS, Mark John | Secretary | 1991-05-08 | 1991-06-07 |
| HINDMARCH, Andrew John | Secretary | 2003-10-10 | 2004-09-30 |
| LUX, Erich | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| MORETON, Robert Colin | Secretary | 2006-10-11 | 2021-05-11 |
| WELTER, Heinz-Peter | Secretary | 1991-06-07 | 1993-02-26 |
| WELTER, Peter | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ZIMMER, Gunter Hans Heinrich | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2006-10-11 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-02-26 | 1991-05-08 |
| BARKER, Simon James | Director | 1991-05-08 | 1991-06-07 |
| BUSS, Anthony John | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2024-04-03 |
| CURTIS, Mark John | Director | 1991-05-08 | 1991-06-07 |
| DIRKSEN, Renko Harm, Dr. | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2024-03-08 |
| DIRKSEN, Renko Harm | Director | 2012-07-09 | 2014-10-15 |
| FASSBENDER, Ludwig, Doctor | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1998-12-31 |
| HAYNES, David Martin | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2024-04-03 |
| HEUPERMAN, Paulus Franciscus | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-02-29 |
| HINDMARCH, Andrew John | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2004-09-30 |
| HOFMANN, Kurt Joachim | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| HURLEY, Paul Kevin | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2018-01-31 |
| HURLEY, Paul Kevin | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2004-09-30 |
| KATHAN, Johannes, Dr | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2017-05-04 |
| KHELAIFIA, Kathrin | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2023-10-01 |
| NICOLL, Werner | Director | 2003-07-11 | 2022-12-31 |
| REUTER, Dirk Otto | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| SCHMITZ, Dieter | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2000-07-10 |
| VORMOOR, Christoph, Dr. | Director | 2014-10-16 | 2015-09-30 |
| WELTER, Heinz Peter | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-26 | 1991-05-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-02-26 | 1993-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arag Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2025-01-02 | Active |
| Dr Paul Otto Fassbender | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | 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
FY2021 → FY2022 · period ending 2022-12-31 vs 2021-12-31
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Turnover
+8.4%
£15,636,784 £16,957,848
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-7.7%
£17,748,338 £16,377,953
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-7.3%
£12,418,123 £11,507,322
-
Employees
+9%
134 146
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-75.7%
£1,913,672 £464,282
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-74.5%
£1,913,672 £487,971
-
Wages
+8.8%
£6,956,213 £7,568,076
highest in 4 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
Heads up: a more recent set of accounts has been filed but isn't yet reflected here — the figures above are older than the company's latest filing.