TRACTEL (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£827k
-11.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2.1m
-16.4% vs 2023
Employees
35
-2.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+4.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,962,517 | £6,095,311 | £6,973,830 | £7,219,027 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £791,635 | £587,118 | £1,517,076 | £1,582,326 | +4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £791,719 | £586,011 | £1,517,076 | £1,584,148 | +4.4% | |
| Net profit | £640,894 | £477,714 | £1,133,183 | £1,183,089 | +4.4% | |
| Cash | £896,341 | £488,219 | £933,597 | £826,736 | -11.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,996,204 | £1,568,630 | £2,563,802 | £2,153,896 | -16% | |
| Net assets | £1,982,921 | £1,560,635 | £2,541,131 | £2,124,220 | -16.4% | |
| Equity | £1,982,921 | £1,560,635 | £2,541,131 | £2,124,220 | -16.4% | |
| Average employees | 41 | 42 | 36 | 35 | -2.8% | |
| Wages | £1,227,778 | £1,238,783 | £1,222,350 | £1,346,426 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £58,538 | £50,881 | £60,938 | £56,366 | -7.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 9.6% | 21.8% | 21.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 7.8% | 16.2% | 16.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.7% | 37.4% | 59.2% | 73.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.8% | 41.7% | 30.7% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.21x | 2.76x |
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
- TRACTEL (UK) LIMITED 1999-05-21 → present
- TIRFOR LIMITED 1954-05-25 → 1999-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has reviewed the performance of the company since the year end and prepared forecasts for the period to March 2027. 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 based on trading since the year end, the forecasts, the financial resources currently available and further actions that the board might take to mitigate any deterioration in their financial position. Alimak Group AB, the ultimate parent company has also confirmed that it will provide financial support to the company should it be required for a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements have been signed. On this basis, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Invasion of Ukraine, Russian sanctions and other geopolitical tensions”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBAN, Russell | Secretary | 2025-09-05 | — | — |
| GRANGE, Sylvain | Director | 2009-07-02 | Apr 1971 | French |
| NEVOT MURILLO, Jose Maria | Director | 2025-02-28 | Jul 1969 | Spanish |
| ZIMMERMANN, Mark | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1970 | German |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEELEY, Nicholas Louis | Secretary | — | 2003-11-28 |
| HARDY, Ruth | Secretary | 2024-09-01 | 2025-09-04 |
| WINGFIELD, John Lawton | Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2021-03-15 |
| BOUMAN, Anske Johannes | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2016-02-26 |
| CATU, Bernard Gerard | Director | — | 1991-09-24 |
| DECAE, Joeri | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2024-09-01 |
| GASTINEAU, Philippe Jean Leon Pierre | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2025-02-28 |
| GRAVEN, Bernardus Wilhelmus Lambertus | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| GUEZENNEC, Alain | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| KINGDON, Roger Taylor | Director | 1991-11-07 | 1998-10-31 |
| KLAPKAREK, William Thomas | Director | — | 2007-02-12 |
| PATANCHON, Benoit | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-01-17 |
| PRADON, Denis Noel Rene | Director | 2000-04-11 | 2017-04-30 |
| SIMM, Gilbert Edwards | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| THIERRY LUC, Bertrand | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2001-03-31 |
| TRUTT, Jean-Claude | Director | — | 2001-12-19 |
| YOUNG, Robert | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tractel International Sas | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as firm) | 2022-10-21 | Active |
| Cinven Group Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-10-21 |
| Cinven Group Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.