DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£529K
-34.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£53M
-2.8% vs 2023
Employees
53
-11.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£11M
-9.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED 2000-05-23 → present
- NEW DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED 2000-04-20 → 2000-05-23
- CHANCESTUDY LIMITED 2000-02-15 → 2000-04-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,311,000 | £9,404,000 | |
| Operating profit | £125,000 | -£234,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,108,000 | £10,945,000 | |
| Net profit | £11,511,000 | £10,505,000 | |
| Cash | £807,000 | £529,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,582,000 | £67,998,000 | |
| Net assets | £54,582,000 | £53,033,000 | |
| Equity | £54,582,000 | £53,033,000 | |
| Average employees | 60 | 53 | |
| Wages | £2,303,000 | £2,120,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | 101.8% | 111.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -0.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 2.92x | |
| Interest cover | 0.08x | -0.08x |
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
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Through work performed by the group management team, inclusive of current year results and future year forecasts, this entity can continue as a going concern. The Company has also obtained written confirmation of continued financial support from Form Technologies, Inc. for a period of at least 12 months beyond the date the financial statements are authorised for issue, such that the Company will have the financial resources to continue its normal course of operations as a going concern basis for at least that period. The directors have concluded there is a reasonable expectation the entity has sufficient resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and, for this reason, the directors considers adoption of the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- DYNACAST (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Dynacast Beteiligungs GmbH 100%
- Dynacast Pectin France 100%
- Fishercast (UK) Limited 100%
- Dynacast Limited (FC) 100%
- Dynacast Holdings Italy SRL 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, Ares Management ("Ares") acquired a majority interest of common equity in Precision Parent, Inc., the parent company of Form Technologies Inc. As a result of this transaction, there was a change in the Company's ultimate parent undertaking.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISBAN, Veronica Anne | Director | 2026-02-12 | Dec 1985 | American |
| KNECHT, Michael | Director | 2026-02-12 | Oct 1968 | Austrian |
| MCCORKLE, Zachary Leigh | Director | 2023-03-01 | Nov 1983 | American |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | Secretary | 2006-03-09 | 2011-07-19 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2005-08-04 |
| MCDONALD, Ross Edward | Secretary | 2005-05-26 | 2006-03-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-02-15 | 2000-03-06 |
| ANGELL, David John | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2026-02-12 |
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2011-07-19 |
| GILLESPIE, Graham Richard William | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-12-03 |
| IANNIELLI, Francis | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2023-03-01 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2005-05-26 |
| MARTIN, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 2005-07-20 | 2011-07-19 |
| MURPHY, Adrian David | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2021-06-30 |
| NEWMAN, Simon James | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2019-11-19 |
| NEWMAN, Simon James | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2011-07-19 |
| NEWMAN, Simon | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2005-05-25 |
| PEART, Alistair Garfield | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2011-07-19 |
| PECKHAM, Simon Antony | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2011-07-19 |
| UNGERHOFER, Josef | Director | 2018-01-03 | 2026-02-12 |
| WEIDMAN, Keith Richard | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-02-21 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynacast Uk Parent Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-16.9%
£11,311,000 £9,404,000
-
Cash
-34.4%
£807,000 £529,000
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£54,582,000 £53,033,000
-
Employees
-11.7%
60 53
-
Operating profit
-287.2%
£125,000 -£234,000
-
Profit before tax
-9.6%
£12,108,000 £10,945,000
-
Wages
-7.9%
£2,303,000 £2,120,000
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