ENGINEERED FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-05 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+296.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
-48.2% vs 2023
Employees
231
-12.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£8M
-719.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ENGINEERED FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED 2020-03-02 → present
- DS SMITH FOAMS UK LIMITED 2018-06-14 → 2020-03-02
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 | £43,756,000 | £44,589,000 | |
| Operating profit | £461,000 | -£6,039,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£990,000 | -£8,112,000 | |
| Net profit | -£471,000 | -£7,483,000 | |
| Cash | £1,265,000 | £5,018,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,222,000 | £11,286,000 | |
| Net assets | £15,511,000 | £8,028,000 | |
| Equity | £15,511,000 | £8,028,000 | |
| Average employees | 263 | 231 | |
| Wages | £9,054,000 | £8,680,000 |
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% | -13.5% | |
| Net margin | -1.1% | -16.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | -53.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.5% | 87.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.49x | 0.24x | |
| Interest cover | 0.32x | -2.91x |
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
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the uncertain economic outlook. The Company generates sufficient cash to support its operations and has access to further finance through its parent LB UK Holdco Limited.”
Group structure
- ENGINEERED FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED · parent
- Brand New Co (444) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 was a year of significant change for Engineered Foam Products. Following the conclusion in early 2024 of a consultation with the affected employees, the Directors decided to cease production at the Company's Torpoint plant over the course of 2024 in a phased process and consolidate production at the Company's other three manufacturing plants. In October 2024, the business acquired Springvale EPS. This acquisition cements Engineered Foam Products position as the leading EPS manufacturer in the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHMIDT, Henry Walter | Secretary | 2020-02-27 | — | — |
| VALLANCE, David | Director | 2018-11-20 | Jan 1969 | British |
| WILSON, Timothy Scott | Director | 2021-05-28 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE, Anne | Secretary | 2018-06-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| STONE, Zillah Wendy | Secretary | 2018-10-31 | 2020-02-27 |
| HAMILTON, Adam | Director | 2020-02-27 | 2026-02-16 |
| HICKS, William Beverley | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2020-02-27 |
| STEELE, Anne | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2018-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lb Uk Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-27 | Active |
| Ds Smith Plastics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2019-04-30 | Ceased 2020-02-27 |
| Ds Smith (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-14 | Ceased 2020-02-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-25 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.9%
£43,756,000 £44,589,000
-
Cash
+296.7%
£1,265,000 £5,018,000
-
Net assets
-48.2%
£15,511,000 £8,028,000
-
Employees
-12.2%
263 231
-
Operating profit
-1,410%
£461,000 -£6,039,000
-
Profit before tax
-719.4%
-£990,000 -£8,112,000
-
Wages
-4.1%
£9,054,000 £8,680,000
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