ESAB GROUP (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£17k
+142.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£80m
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
-8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,843,000 | £35,794,000 | £34,872,000 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,521,000 | £1,313,000 | £1,393,000 | +6.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,880,000 | £4,135,000 | £3,803,000 | -8% | |
| Net profit | £3,548,000 | £3,922,000 | £3,457,000 | -11.9% | |
| Cash | £46,000 | £7,000 | £17,000 | +142.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £72,418,000 | £76,387,000 | £79,818,000 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £72,418,000 | £76,340,000 | £79,797,000 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £72,418,000 | £76,340,000 | £79,797,000 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 34 | 32 | -5.9% | |
| Wages | £2,004,000 | £1,932,000 | £1,804,000 | -6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £334,000 | £201,000 | £205,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £17,000 | £17,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £143,000 | £107,000 | £105,000 | -1.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 11.0% | 9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.9% | 5.2% | 4.9% | |
| Current ratio | 16.90x | 19.28x | 20.31x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ESAB GROUP (UK) LIMITED 1984-03-27 → present
- ESAB LIMITED 1933-05-16 → 1984-03-27
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 have a reasonable expectation that the company can continue as going concern to 31 December 2027. Accordingly, these financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company has assessed the impact of the recent and ongoing USA - Iran conflict and also determined that currently there is no material impact on our financial statements, although we have seen some increases in raw material costs and energy.”
- “Furthermore, the UK cost of living crisis has also led to increased costs and inflation, which impacts all areas of the UK marketplace.”
- “The impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to have a reducing impact on our manufacturing cost base and of our supply chain, specifically around energy and raw materials costs.”
- “The Company has assessed the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and determined there is no material impact on its financial statements. The Company has no significant operations, suppliers, or customers in the affected regions, and business activities remain unaffected.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWELL, Curtis Evan | Director | 2022-02-14 | Dec 1981 | American |
| JOHNSON, Kevin | Director | 2022-02-14 | Sep 1975 | British |
| MANSELL, Christopher Edwin | Director | 2011-07-13 | Jul 1970 | British |
| TODD, David | Director | 2023-04-03 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2010-12-31 | 2012-01-27 |
| DUHIG, Melanie | Secretary | 2010-07-16 | 2010-12-31 |
| GIBSON, David John Armstrong | Secretary | 1994-02-07 | 2011-07-13 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick | Secretary | — | 1994-02-07 |
| STEBBINGS, Paul | Secretary | 2009-02-17 | 2010-07-16 |
| THOMAS, Walter Joe, Dr | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | 2008-12-17 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-04-02 | 2017-03-30 |
| BRANNAN, Charles Scott | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2016-09-01 |
| CLARK, Robin Hurst | Director | 2013-04-05 | 2014-11-30 |
| DODD, Peter Gerald | Director | — | 2011-07-13 |
| EGAN, David John | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2012-12-07 |
| FLEXON, William (Bill) | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2020-02-05 |
| GIBSON, David John Armstrong | Director | 1994-02-07 | 2012-10-25 |
| KISBY, Gary Paul | Director | 2009-05-14 | 2023-04-03 |
| LEHMAN, Mark Paul | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2019-10-01 |
| MACLEOD, Roderick | Director | — | 1997-01-10 |
| MURRAY, Thomas Anthony | Director | 2013-04-05 | 2014-11-21 |
| PATEY, John | Director | 1995-10-12 | 2004-11-10 |
| PRYOR, Daniel Alexis | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2022-02-14 |
| PUCKETT, Anne Lynne | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2019-02-12 |
| STOCKWELL, Andrew James | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2013-03-31 |
| TEMPLEMAN, Jonathan | Director | 2007-04-10 | 2009-05-08 |
| WILKINSON, John Graham | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esab Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 223 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.