UFP (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-26 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-35.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£25M
+4.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
96
+1.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+13.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UFP (UK) LIMITED 1999-09-22 → present
- UNIFORCE PRODUCTS LIMITED 1994-01-12 → 1999-09-22
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 | £124,900,928 | — | £111,089,975 | — | — | — | — | — | £134,750,592 | £135,426,476 | |
| Operating profit | £1,237,939 | — | £2,171,323 | — | — | — | — | — | £2,274,654 | £2,733,141 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,008,303 | — | £2,069,114 | — | — | — | — | — | £1,565,629 | £1,782,288 | |
| Net profit | £790,380 | — | £1,605,043 | — | £1,358,228 | — | £1,384,531 | — | £1,191,659 | £1,296,897 | |
| Cash | £3,307,225 | — | £11,696,628 | — | £9,001,608 | — | £10,415,652 | — | £8,479,887 | £5,491,085 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,844,403 | — | £21,553,801 | — | £22,907,629 | — | £23,296,553 | — | £23,788,610 | £24,783,797 | |
| Net assets | £20,844,403 | — | £21,479,701 | — | £22,837,929 | — | £23,187,888 | — | £23,687,510 | £24,699,097 | |
| Equity | £20,844,403 | £20,844,403 | £21,479,701 | £21,479,701 | £22,837,929 | £22,837,929 | £23,187,888 | £23,187,888 | £23,687,510 | £24,699,097 | |
| Average employees | 94 | — | 81 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 95 | 96 | |
| Wages | £2,768,607 | — | £2,415,361 | — | — | — | — | — | £3,339,284 | £3,427,315 |
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 | 1.0% | — | 2.0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | — | 1.4% | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | — | 10.1% | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6% | 11.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.98x | 3.53x | |
| Interest cover | 5.24x | — | 17.83x | — | — | — | — | — | 2.53x | 2.30x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis for accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- UFP (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Ergo Computing UK Limited 100%
- E-Tech Supplies Limited 100%
- OfficeXpress International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 3rd January 2025 UFP (UK) Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of OfficeXpress Europe Limited through a share for share exchange, the valuation of the shares issued in exchange for the shares of OfficeXpress Europe Limited was £3.5m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOKES, Nicholas Charles | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | — | British |
| ARSHAD, Sajad | Director | 1994-01-12 | Aug 1970 | British |
| ZARKA, Charles Serge | Director | 1994-01-12 | Apr 1956 | French |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARSHAD, Sajad | Secretary | 1994-01-12 | 1998-01-30 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-12 | 1994-01-12 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-12 | 1994-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ufp International Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Charles Serge Zarka | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+0.5%
£134,750,592 £135,426,476
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-35.2%
£8,479,887 £5,491,085
-
Net assets
+4.3%
£23,687,510 £24,699,097
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+1.1%
95 96
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+20.2%
£2,274,654 £2,733,141
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+13.8%
£1,565,629 £1,782,288
-
Wages
+2.6%
£3,339,284 £3,427,315
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