DURACELL UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-37% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-16% vs 2023
Employees
52
+4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+12.2% vs 2023
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 | £117,598,472 | £138,366,586 | |
| Operating profit | £5,802,083 | £6,512,063 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,802,083 | £6,512,063 | |
| Net profit | £4,284,115 | £4,879,108 | |
| Cash | £12,884,451 | £8,119,770 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,546,402 | £7,423,857 | |
| Net assets | £6,988,343 | £5,867,451 | |
| Equity | £6,988,343 | £5,867,451 | |
| Average employees | 50 | 52 | |
| Wages | £4,479,991 | £5,514,126 |
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 | 4.9% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 67.9% | 87.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.3% | 85.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.22x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors, therefore, at the time of approving the financial statements, have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Turnover for the 12-month period of operating was £138,366,586 (2023: £117,598,472), a growth of £20,768,114. In the retail market the business saw significant market share growth in a market that grew in value, with Duracell's growth being seen across a broad range of customers.”
- “There have been no material post balance sheet events. The Directors remains confident in the ability of Duracell UK Limited to deliver against its objectives. Duracell UK has demonstrated its resilience to such changes in market dynamics and expects to be able to adapt to the needs of the market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASKINS, Daniel Edward | Director | 2020-04-23 | Aug 1974 | British |
| PIARAS, Apostolos | Director | 2016-02-29 | Apr 1980 | Greek |
| RYDER, Edward Charles | Director | 2020-04-23 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLETON, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2015-03-14 | 2016-02-29 |
| HERNANDEZ RETA, Javier | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2018-08-15 |
| VELUTINI, Ramon Andres | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2020-04-23 |
| YOUNG, Brian Desmond | Director | 2015-03-14 | 2016-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
+17.7%
£117,598,472 £138,366,586
-
Cash
-37%
£12,884,451 £8,119,770
-
Net assets
-16%
£6,988,343 £5,867,451
-
Employees
+4%
50 52
-
Operating profit
+12.2%
£5,802,083 £6,512,063
-
Profit before tax
+12.2%
£5,802,083 £6,512,063
-
Wages
+23.1%
£4,479,991 £5,514,126
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