FAUN ZOELLER (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£325k
-28.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£759k
+126.5% vs 2024
Employees
56
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£424k
+125.7% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £47,074,073 | £34,016,452 | £40,274,685 | +18.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,179,799 | -£856,054 | £150,131 | +117.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £736,088 | -£1,651,450 | £424,095 | +125.7% | |
| Net profit | £736,088 | — | £424,095 | — | |
| Cash | £285,897 | £452,795 | £325,281 | -28.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,902,467 | £724,975 | £1,157,543 | +59.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,986,657 | £335,207 | £759,302 | +126.5% | |
| Equity | £1,986,657 | £335,207 | £759,302 | +126.5% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 56 | 56 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,359,915 | £2,648,782 | £2,833,500 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £496,367 | £349,196 | £285,242 | -18.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £38,294 | £23,199 | £20,779 | -10.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £188,346 | £140,590 | £139,248 | -1% |
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 | 2.5% | -2.5% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | — | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.6% | -118.1% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.6% | 98.8% | 97.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 0.82x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 1.48x | -0.70x | 0.13x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- FAUN ZOELLER (UK) LIMITED 2011-04-19 → present
- FAUN MUNICIPAL VEHICLES LIMITED 1996-02-01 → 2011-04-19
- LAIRD (ANGLESEY) LIMITED 1963-02-28 → 1996-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed cash flow forecasts for the company for more than 12 months from the approval of these financial statements. These forecasts indicate the company is able to operate within its facilities and meet its liabilities as they fall due. On the basis of the points above, the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FAUN ZOELLER (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Enginius FZ (UK) Limited 100%
- FAUN Trackway Limited 99%
- FAUN Zoeller Fleet Services Limited 100%
- FAUN Trackway USA, Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “During the year a waiver of £Nil (2024 - £375,000) was received from a group company, FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG.”
- “The company provided a debt waiver to its subsidiary company FAUN Trackway Limited for £Nil (2024 - £375,000) and to Faun Zoeller Fleet Services for £250,000 (2024 - £Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUGMORE, Lee John | Secretary | 2025-06-30 | — | — |
| HORTON, Richard Ian | Director | 2016-02-24 | Apr 1977 | British |
| LORD, Ben | Director | 2025-06-30 | Jun 1983 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Stephen David | Secretary | 2012-01-12 | 2013-08-31 |
| BROWNING, Roger | Secretary | 2000-05-10 | 2002-05-31 |
| FARNELL, William | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1999-06-30 |
| FIRTH, Kevin Paul | Secretary | 1999-06-30 | 2000-05-10 |
| FIRTH, Kevin Paul | Secretary | — | 1996-01-01 |
| HORTON, Richard | Secretary | 2013-09-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| JONES, John Alun | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| PATON, Ian James | Secretary | 2002-06-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| CORLESS, Andrew | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2007-06-14 |
| COWLING, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1991-10-09 |
| EVANS, Gwynedd Jones, Works Director | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1999-01-19 |
| FIRTH, Kevin Paul | Director | — | 2000-05-10 |
| GARDINER, John Anthony | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| GEORGE, Russell Martin | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2004-09-20 |
| GREGORY, Stewart Ian | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2024-11-30 |
| HENEY, Geoffrey Frederick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| HYDE, Simon Gretton | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| JONES, John Alun | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| KIRCHHOFF, Johannes F | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-05-10 |
| NICOL, John Gair, Engineering Director | Director | 1992-11-02 | 1996-02-01 |
| O'CONNOR, Vincent | Director | — | 1996-04-23 |
| PHILLIMORE, Lyndon | Director | — | 1992-08-19 |
| SCHMITZ, Thomas | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2017-02-16 |
| SCHNEIDER, Jochen | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2012-02-14 |
| STOTT, Alan | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2005-03-16 |
| STOWELL, Charles George D'Eyncourt | Director | 1999-01-19 | 2004-09-30 |
| VOGEL, Armin, Dr | Director | 2000-05-10 | 2007-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Wolfgang Kirchhoff | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Johannes Friedrich Kirchhoff | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Arndt Günter Kirchhoff | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.