KNDS DEFENCE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£34m
+124.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32m
+11.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
429
+27.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.9m
+5.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £51,220,000 | £66,751,000 | £121,380,000 | +81.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,729,000 | £2,722,000 | £6,066,000 | +122.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,051,000 | £3,695,000 | £3,899,000 | +5.5% | |
| Net profit | £813,000 | £2,799,000 | £2,817,000 | +0.6% | |
| Cash | £21,317,000 | £15,322,000 | £34,457,000 | +124.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,586,000 | £45,178,000 | £75,213,000 | +66.5% | |
| Net assets | £25,586,000 | £28,872,000 | £32,321,000 | +11.9% | |
| Equity | £25,586,000 | £28,872,000 | £32,321,000 | +11.9% | |
| Average employees | 270 | 336 | 429 | +27.7% | |
| Wages | £13,674,000 | £16,123,000 | £20,685,000 | +28.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £690,000 | £823,000 | £859,000 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £72,000 | £79,000 | £82,000 | +3.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £271,000 | £294,000 | £307,000 | +4.4% |
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 | 5.3% | 4.1% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 6.0% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.2% | 73.3% | 84.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.37x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 1.43x | 11.94x | 2.62x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- KNDS DEFENCE UK LIMITED 2024-03-28 → present
- WFEL LIMITED 2001-08-31 → 2024-03-28
- WILLIAMS FAIREY ENGINEERING LTD. 1986-11-13 → 2001-08-31
- FAIREY ENGINEERING LIMITED 1936-02-11 → 1986-11-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that KNDS Defence UK Limited has adequate resources available to it to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRADY, Patrick Neill | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | — | — |
| GRADY, Patrick Neill | Director | 2011-02-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HELM, Markus Tobias | Director | 2026-01-27 | May 1979 | German |
| HOHENWARTER, Florian | Director | 2026-01-27 | Feb 1976 | German |
| SCHNUR, Frank Peter | Director | 2018-12-03 | Jun 1965 | German |
| WEBB, Anthony Paul | Director | 2022-07-26 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-22 |
| PARSONS, Graham John | Secretary | — | 1992-09-25 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Secretary | 2003-10-22 | 2004-02-16 |
| RICHARDS, Clifford | Secretary | 2006-12-12 | 2011-02-01 |
| SADLER, Robert William | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2005-12-01 |
| STRATTON, Malcolm | Secretary | 1992-09-25 | 2000-11-15 |
| WILLIAMSON, Paul | Secretary | 2004-02-16 | 2005-12-01 |
| EDWIN COE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| ANDERTON, Ian | Director | 2018-04-04 | 2026-01-27 |
| EHMKE, Brent S | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| FIELD, James Alexander | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2015-08-20 |
| FLEMING, Ronald Andrew | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GALLACHER, Christopher Paul | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-01-25 |
| HARPER, John Michael | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1999-12-08 |
| HILL, Steven William | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-07-02 |
| HOUGHTON, Max Gillespie | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| KETZEL, Ralf | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2026-01-27 |
| MCMURRAY, William | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1994-01-10 |
| NICHOLAS, John Edward | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2000-11-15 |
| NUTTALL, Derek | Director | — | 1992-05-01 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-07-02 |
| RICHARDS, Clifford | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2011-02-01 |
| RIEDER, Horst | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2022-06-24 |
| SCHEIBEL, Axel, Dr | Director | 2022-06-24 | 2026-01-27 |
| SHERIDAN, Mark | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2015-07-10 |
| STEWART, William Smith | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| THOMAS, Lindsey Maitland | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2004-12-31 |
| VADAY, Douglas John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-08-01 |
| WEBER, Jurgen | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2018-12-02 |
| WILSON, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| KIDDE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| KIDDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| WESTMINSTER SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
| WFEL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knds Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-28 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-28 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.