H.B. FULLER U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£49M
-35.1% vs 2023
Employees
37
+85% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£49M
-13,251.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- H.B. FULLER U.K. LIMITED 2001-12-03 → present
- INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES LIMITED 1998-02-10 → 2001-12-03
- PRECIS (1603) LIMITED 1997-11-20 → 1998-02-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-02 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,746,000 | £24,030,000 | |
| Operating profit | £672,000 | -£2,877,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £375,000 | -£49,317,000 | |
| Net profit | £116,000 | -£50,278,000 | |
| Cash | — | £3,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £76,672,000 | £49,053,000 | |
| Net assets | £75,460,000 | £48,961,000 | |
| Equity | £75,460,000 | £48,961,000 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 37 | |
| Wages | £2,058,000 | £3,649,000 |
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 | 2023-12-02 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | -12.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | -209.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.9% | -5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.74x | 2.96x | |
| Interest cover | 2.06x | -11.99x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the company can continue to exist, as the ultimate parent, H.B. Fuller Company, indicated that it has the ability and will continue to support the company for a period to 30th November 2026.”
Significant events
- “On May 6th 2024, Datac Adhesives Limited acquired the ownership of Beardow Adams Holdings Ltd.”
- “Datac Adhesives Limited contributed the distribution business acquired from Beardow Adams Holdings Ltd to H.B. Fuller U.K. Limited.”
- “Beardow and Adams (Adhesives) Limited changed its name to H.B. Fuller U.K. Production Ltd.”
- “The transfer of the distribution business, valued at £12.406 million, in exchange for one ordinary share of £1, resulted in a share premium of £12.406 million and generated a merger reserve of £11.373 million.”
- “During 2024, the company recognized an impairment charge of £46.817 million related to the customer lists of Beardow Adams and Apollo.”
- “For April 2025, the number of legal entities was reduced, leaving only one toller and one commissionaire in the UK, in line with the Group's strategy for the 3-Party Model. At the same time, we also had Sanglier joining the 3-Party Model.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITCO MANAGEMENT UK LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2018-11-01 | — | — |
| HUNTER, Marcus, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-06 | May 1974 | British |
| MARTSCHING, Robert Joseph | Director | 2014-04-17 | Jul 1964 | American |
| VILAS, Emilio Roque, Mr. | Director | 2017-01-01 | Dec 1968 | Spanish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Nigel Richard | Secretary | 1999-05-07 | 2002-02-28 |
| EVANS, Grenville Alun | Secretary | 1998-09-14 | 1999-02-12 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-06-21 | 2017-10-10 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-12-11 | 1998-09-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-20 | 1997-12-11 |
| CAIL, Louise Elizabeth | Director | 2006-02-20 | 2011-03-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Nicholas Craig | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2005-06-03 |
| CONATY, James R | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2004-11-30 |
| DAVIES, Nigel Richard | Director | 1999-05-07 | 2002-02-28 |
| EVANS, Grenville Alun | Director | 1998-09-14 | 1999-02-12 |
| GISSINGER, Peter | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2006-02-20 |
| LEES, Brian | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2001-11-29 |
| MCCREARY JR, James C | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2014-01-06 |
| MORETTI, Monica | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2008-03-07 |
| RIVERS, David Edward | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2005-09-30 |
| RODEIGUEZ ZAMORA, Marco Vinicio | Director | 2002-09-20 | 2003-07-15 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2006-02-20 | 2016-12-31 |
| TUCKER, Raymond A | Director | 2002-06-30 | 2003-07-30 |
| VOLPI, Michelle | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| WILSON, Clare Alice | Nominee Director | 1997-11-20 | 1998-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datac Adhesives Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-20 | Active |
| H.B. Fuller U.K. Operations Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-10 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 3
- 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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-12-02
-
Turnover
+210.2%
£7,746,000 £24,030,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-35.1%
£75,460,000 £48,961,000
-
Employees
+85%
20 37
-
Operating profit
-528.1%
£672,000 -£2,877,000
-
Profit before tax
-13,251.2%
£375,000 -£49,317,000
-
Wages
+77.3%
£2,058,000 £3,649,000
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