HMD SEAL/LESS PUMPS LIMITED
Get an alert when HMD SEAL/LESS PUMPS LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-26
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-14.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£446M
-0.1% vs 2023
Employees
116
+3.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£20M
+12.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-26.
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £21,381,881 | £18,203,229 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,411,897 | £277,220 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £17,617,717 | £19,806,669 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £17,513,903 | £19,826,370 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,884,723 | £1,609,713 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £446,323,491 | £446,053,961 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £445,865,587 | £445,553,183 | |
| Equity | £13,614,871 | £440,210,574 | £446,578,584 | £448,585,024 | £446,781,611 | £445,865,587 | £445,553,183 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 116 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,164,958 | £5,319,839 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £858,685 | £1,020,404 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-14.9%
£21,381,881 £18,203,229
-
Cash
-14.6%
£1,884,723 £1,609,713
-
Net assets
-0.1%
£445,865,587 £445,553,183
-
Employees
+3.6%
112 116
-
Operating profit
-88.5%
£2,411,897 £277,220
-
Profit before tax
+12.4%
£17,617,717 £19,806,669
-
Wages
+3%
£5,164,958 £5,319,839
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 81.9% | 108.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.34x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 579.78x | 65.69x |
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
- HMD SEAL/LESS PUMPS LIMITED 1995-12-22 → present
- HMD GROUP LTD 1991-10-10 → 1995-12-22
- H. M. D. SEAL 1983-05-06 → 1991-10-10
- H.M.D.PUMPS LIMITED 1946-11-06 → 1983-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HMD SEAL/LESS PUMPS LIMITED · parent
- Silver II UK Holdings Ltd 100%
- Bombas Ercole Marelli SL 100%
- Sundyne International Corporation SA 100%
- Sundyne Asia Japan Co Ltd 100%
- Sundyne US Purchaser LLC 100%
- Sundyne Holdings France SAS 100%
- Sundyne Industrial Equipment (Shanghai) Co Ltd 100%
- Sundyne Asia Pte Ltd 100%
- Sundyne International SA 100%
- Sundyne Pumps and Compressors India Private Limited 100%
- Star US Bidco LLC 100%
- Sundyne LLC 100%
- Sundyne Middle East FZE 100%
- Sundyne Arabia LLC 100%
- Sundyne International Corporation SA (Belgium Branch) 100%
- Sundyne Industrial Equipment (Shanghai) Co Ltd (Beijing Branch) 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 March 2025, Honeywell International Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Sundyne from Warburg Pincus LLC. This includes the acquisition of HMD Seal/Less Pumps Ltd and its subsidiaries. On 9 June 2025, Honeywell International Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of the Company for $2.16 billion in accordance with a purchase agreement announced on 4 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARTON, Claire Ann | Director | 2015-07-16 | Apr 1974 | British |
| CLIFFORD, Ronan Patrick | Director | 2025-06-06 | Aug 1980 | Irish |
| HELDER, Sander | Director | 2021-02-12 | Oct 1971 | Dutch |
| MOUNZEO, Lazare | Director | 2025-06-06 | Sep 1967 | French |
| TAGGART, Julie Anna | Director | 2024-10-24 | Aug 1971 | American |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUTLAND, Zona Mabel | Secretary | — | 1994-03-04 |
| SCHELDT, Peter Bromley | Secretary | 1994-03-04 | 1995-09-18 |
| STONE, Glendon Stentiford | Secretary | 1995-09-18 | 2011-02-21 |
| EDWIN COE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-02-13 | 2025-11-06 |
| EDWIN COE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-02-21 | 2012-12-13 |
| ANDREWS, Michael John | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2008-07-18 |
| BLUEDORN, Todd | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2001-12-21 |
| CLARK, David James | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2019-02-28 |
| ELLIOTT, David James | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2015-07-16 |
| GUDHEIM JNR, Arne Robert | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| GUPPY, Colin Desmond | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2024-10-25 |
| GUPPY, Colin Desmond | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2014-05-30 |
| HOWARD, Anthony John Eliot | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| HOWARD, Geoffrey John Eliot | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| HOWARD, Richard Charles Edward | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| HOWARD, Timothy Stratford | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| KALLMAN, Todd Joseph | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2003-03-31 |
| LANGDOWN, Neil Robert | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2021-02-12 |
| LAPRADE, Edwin | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2006-04-05 |
| LAPRADE, Edwin William | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1995-08-09 |
| MEDHURST, Mark Edward | Director | 2016-11-16 | 2018-02-06 |
| OSWALD, Stephen Gerard | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2010-07-01 |
| PUTLAND, Alan Victor | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| PUTLAND, Zona Mabel | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| RICKETTS, James Francis | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1996-09-09 |
| ROGAN, Thomas | Director | 1999-10-06 | 2001-09-17 |
| ROSE, Stephen Paul | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| RUFFNER, Phillip | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2012-01-01 |
| SCHELDT, Peter Bromley | Director | 1993-03-23 | 1994-03-04 |
| SCHILLING, Richard Merlin | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1997-12-15 |
| TAYLOR, William Edward | Director | 1995-09-18 | 2000-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Patrick Louis | Director | 1995-09-18 | 2000-08-31 |
| VENESS, John William | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-07-19 |
| VENESS, John William | Director | 1991-10-14 | 1994-03-04 |
| WALLIN, Berger Gene | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1995-08-09 |
| WIEMELT, Jeffrey Allan | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2014-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell International Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2025-12-01 | Active |
| Star Uk Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-17 | Ceased 2025-12-01 |
| Sii Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-06-03 | Ceased 2020-03-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-07 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-11-07 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.