ROBUST UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-20 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£818K
+0.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-17.3% vs 2023
Employees
147
-4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-415.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ROBUST UK LIMITED 2000-01-24 → present
- LOOKOUT SECURITY LIMITED 1997-05-06 → 2000-01-24
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,016,663 | £16,086,692 | |
| Operating profit | £683,821 | -£2,295,329 | |
| Profit before tax | £714,988 | -£2,252,910 | |
| Net profit | £488,988 | -£1,696,910 | |
| Cash | £811,590 | £817,536 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,405,710 | £8,152,800 | |
| Net assets | £9,801,709 | £8,104,799 | |
| Equity | £9,801,709 | £8,104,799 | |
| Average employees | 154 | 147 | |
| Wages | £4,935,723 | £5,553,958 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.6% | -14.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | -10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.6% | -28.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.1% | 44.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 0.93x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors believe the going concern basis is appropriate, despite economic uncertainties and increased payroll costs from April 2025. Forecasts indicate return to profitability. Conclusion of no material uncertainty is based on continued financial support from the wider group, confirming ability to meet commitments.”
Significant events
- “Company relocated to a new production site, made substantial investments. Commissioning and ramp-up took longer than anticipated, reducing door output (April-Oct), negatively impacting sales. Operational challenges led to high remakes, delays, and increased material usage, adversely affecting gross margin. Reported significant loss for year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, John | Director | 2025-01-06 | Feb 1978 | British |
| HULSMANN, Jan | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1984 | German |
| MAETING, Corina | Director | 2024-08-15 | Apr 1977 | German |
| WILLIAMS, Paul John | Director | 2013-07-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOWES, David William | Secretary | 2003-05-15 | 2006-06-22 |
| LYCETT, Michael Frank | Secretary | 1997-08-29 | 2003-05-14 |
| PLANT, Michelle | Secretary | 2009-07-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-06 | 1997-08-29 |
| GOODWILLE LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-06-22 | 2009-06-30 |
| BAILEY, David Anthony | Director | 2024-04-08 | 2024-07-12 |
| BAKER, Jeremy Patrick Scott | Director | 2019-05-17 | 2021-06-30 |
| BAKER, Robin Leslie | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-08-15 |
| BERGHEL, Fredrik | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-12-22 |
| CRAIGEN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| ERIKSSON, Hans Olov, Ceo | Director | 2009-06-29 | 2010-05-06 |
| ERIKSSON, Hans Olov, Ceo | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2012-01-01 |
| HELGEVALL, Per Mikael | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| HOLMSTROM, Kjell-Roger | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2009-06-29 |
| ISIK, Moses Musa | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| JOHNS, Ian David Lawrence | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| JULLE, Anders | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2003-09-26 |
| KARLSSON, Anna Lena | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2010-12-09 |
| LYCETT, David Paul | Director | 1997-08-29 | 2023-12-31 |
| LYCETT, Michael Frank | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2003-05-14 |
| SONTUM, Christian | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2019-05-17 |
| CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-05-06 | 1997-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novoferm Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-06-25 | Active |
| Robust Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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
-15.4%
£19,016,663 £16,086,692
-
Cash
+0.7%
£811,590 £817,536
-
Net assets
-17.3%
£9,801,709 £8,104,799
-
Employees
-4.5%
154 147
-
Operating profit
-435.7%
£683,821 -£2,295,329
-
Profit before tax
-415.1%
£714,988 -£2,252,910
-
Wages
+12.5%
£4,935,723 £5,553,958
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers