INSPECTORATE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
-9.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£33M
-41.4% vs 2023
Employees
344
+3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6.4M
-6.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-26.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,953,000 | £42,942,000 | +16.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,761,000 | £3,814,000 | +38.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,829,000 | £6,408,000 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | £6,711,000 | £7,257,000 | +8.1% | |
| Cash | £1,193,000 | £1,075,000 | -9.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £58,820,000 | £35,846,000 | -39.1% | |
| Net assets | £56,245,000 | £32,943,000 | -41.4% | |
| Equity | £56,245,000 | £32,943,000 | -41.4% | |
| Average employees | 331 | 344 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £11,705,000 | £10,521,000 | -10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | 18.2% | 16.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 10.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.0% | 28.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 3.43x | |
| Interest cover | 1.74x | 2.52x |
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
- INSPECTORATE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2005-11-04 → present
- BSI INSPECTORATE LIMITED 2002-06-25 → 2005-11-04
- INSPECTORATE GRIFFITH LIMITED 1987-09-18 → 2002-06-25
- DANIEL C.GRIFFITH & CO.LIMITED 1959-09-30 → 1987-09-18
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 of Bureau Veritas SA, the ultimate parent undertaking, have confirmed that they will provide financial support to enable the company to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due for the period to 31 March 2027. On this basis, the directors have formed a judgement that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- INSPECTORATE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Inspectorate Singapore Pte Ltd 100%
- Inspectorate India Pvt Ltd 100%
- Inspectorate International (Saudi Arabia) Co. Ltd 65%
Significant events
- “In 2025 the FUELS services in terms of UK-based services (lab and fieldwork) as well as the international coordination activities are to be carved out of BV Commodities UK Limited and managed out of Inspectorate International Limited.”
- “On 30 April 2025, the director approved the purchase of business and assets from Bureau Veritas Commodities UK Limited as part of an internal reorganisation. The transaction was affected through an asset agreement dated 1 May 2025 for a total cash consideration value of £1,416,000.”
- “Following the escalation of regional tensions in the Middle East during early 2026, the Company implemented immediate crisis management protocols, prioritizing employee safety and relocating non-essential personnel from affected areas... are expected to adversely impact the Company's 2026 financial performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Elliot | Director | 2025-10-31 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPPAGE, David John | Secretary | 2005-10-28 | 2024-06-26 |
| LAPPAGE, David John | Secretary | 1994-07-11 | 2000-10-03 |
| MORT, Roy | Secretary | — | 1994-07-11 |
| BSI SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-03 | 2005-10-13 |
| BREEZE, Stevan William | Director | 2003-01-02 | 2005-09-15 |
| BRYAN, Richard David | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2021-01-29 |
| DIETHELM, Francois Charles | Director | 2023-03-10 | 2024-03-31 |
| DOWNS, Richard Charles | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2021-01-12 |
| FAULKNER, Mark Carl | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2006-01-09 |
| FENTON, Chrisopher Victor | Director | 2003-12-12 | 2005-10-13 |
| GRINSTEAD, Simon Hamlin | Director | — | 1992-08-22 |
| GYNN, John Frank | Director | 1995-12-04 | 2008-07-31 |
| HODSON, John Graham | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2016-02-15 |
| HOPE, Alan | Director | 1998-11-10 | 2003-01-03 |
| HOPKINS, Neil | Director | 2006-10-10 | 2013-04-02 |
| HOPKINSON, Matthew John | Director | 2016-02-15 | 2018-10-30 |
| LAPPAGE, David John | Director | 2007-05-18 | 2024-06-26 |
| LESLEY, William Jeffrey | Director | 2005-10-28 | 2007-05-18 |
| LESLEY, William Jeffrey | Director | — | 1999-06-11 |
| MCBRIDE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2010-02-16 |
| MORT, Roy | Director | 2006-06-21 | 2006-06-23 |
| MORT, Roy | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2006-01-17 |
| MORT, Roy | Director | 1995-12-04 | 2005-09-15 |
| SILVER, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2005-10-14 | 2010-02-16 |
| TOZZI, Keith | Director | 2005-10-14 | 2008-02-08 |
| VERITY, Martin John | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2025-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Stanley Killa | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2005-07-12 |
| WRIGHT, David Ronald | Director | 1992-08-22 | 2002-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas Commodity Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.