CROMAR BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-13.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
71
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-62.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £37,405,354 | £25,383,749 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £5,896,087 | £2,129,360 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,289,762 | £5,927,706 | £2,239,143 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,433,803 | £4,421,189 | £1,653,202 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £3,721,662 | £8,762,918 | £7,596,324 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £12,475,566 | £16,123,286 | £17,188,058 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £12,305,584 | £15,912,789 | £17,023,335 | |
| Equity | £4,999,514 | — | — | £12,305,584 | £15,912,789 | £17,023,335 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 70 | 74 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,312,166 | £2,567,016 | £1,946,254 |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 15.8% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.8% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 36.6% | 12.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 31.5% | 20.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.12x | 4.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 14276.24x | 238.05x |
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
- Lambert Chapman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 28 February 2025, Cromar Building Products Limited was acquired by Sika Limited, a global leader in construction chemicals and solutions. This acquisition marks a significant milestone for the company and is expected to strengthen its market position and product offering.”
- “The accounting period to 28 February 2025 has been shortened to 9 months due to the acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILJADICA, Zoran | Director | 2025-02-28 | Aug 1965 | Croatian |
| PEREZ GONZALEZ, Fernando Pedro | Director | 2026-02-03 | Jul 1986 | Swiss |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, Cheryl Norma | Secretary | 1996-12-27 | 2019-12-09 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-27 | 1996-12-27 |
| LANG, Daniel Emil | Director | 2025-02-28 | 2025-12-04 |
| MARSHALL, Cheryl Norma | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| MARSHALL, Daniel James | Director | 2004-11-20 | 2025-02-28 |
| MARSHALL, Michael Ernest | Director | 1996-12-27 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sika Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-28 | Active |
| Mrs Cheryl Norma Marshall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-07-16 | Ceased 2025-02-28 |
| Mr Daniel James Marshall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-07-16 | Ceased 2025-02-28 |
| Mr Michael Ernest Marshall | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-17 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-21 | RP04PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-17 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
-32.1%
£37,405,354 £25,383,749
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Cash
-13.3%
£8,762,918 £7,596,324
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Net assets
+7%
£15,912,789 £17,023,335
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-4.1%
74 71
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Operating profit
-63.9%
£5,896,087 £2,129,360
-
Profit before tax
-62.2%
£5,927,706 £2,239,143
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
-24.2%
£2,567,016 £1,946,254
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