KREMPEL UK LIMITED
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Executive summary
Krempel UK Limited is a well-capitalised niche manufacturer of electrical insulation and composite materials, operating as the UK subsidiary of the German Krempel Group. The company's 2024 pre-tax loss of £271K on revenue of £21.2M reflects a cyclical downturn in power generation markets, with material cost overruns and operational gearing exposing margin sensitivity at reduced volumes. However, the exceptionally strong balance sheet — with net assets of £16.2M and minimal leverage of just 8.4% — provides substantial financial resilience uncommon in UK manufacturing SMEs and positions the company to weather the current cycle while investing in operational efficiency through SAP integration and energy cost reduction initiatives. The 2025 outlook is cautiously positive, with a stronger order book and continued cost discipline expected to restore profitability, though structural challenges around customer concentration and cost base flexibility remain medium-term priorities.
Shareholders' funds
£16,245,027
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The company’s principal activities during the year were the manufacture of Electrical Insulation, Thermal Insulation, Composite Materials and Technical Textile Materials for a range of high technology markets including high voltage power generation, low voltage rotating machines, wind power generation, medical, automotive and aerospace.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2000-05-10
- Employees
- 159 (2024 accounts · was 170 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Queens Mill, Queen Street, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3BS
- Postcode
- PR3 3BS
- Capital
- 4,667,001 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-06
- Next due by
- 2027-05-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 32990 Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
Officers 3 current · 15 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB052068 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| JONES STROUD INSULATIONS LIMITED | 2021-11-22 |
| BLANKNOTE LIMITED | 2000-11-15 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| DELANCO WORKS, CLOVELLY ROAD, BIDEFORD, DEVON EX39 3EZ | 2001-02-02 |
| 110 CANNON STREET, LONDON, EC4N 6AR | 2000-10-11 |
| 120 EAST ROAD, LONDON, N1 6AA | 2000-05-18 |
Among its peers
Top 1%
by shareholders' funds, of 111 similar companies in PR
The largest employer among its local peers (159 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2000.
No.1 of the largest other manufacturing not elsewhere classified companies in Preston →
Competitors Preston
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4. XYFIL LTD
This company ranks 1 among other manufacturing not elsewhere classified in Preston.
The class of 2000
53%
of the 574 companies in this sector incorporated in 2000 are still active today; 44% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2001-03-29
- Where
- Lancashire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA859836 | Lancashire | Freehold | 2001-03-29 | — |
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