SICK (UK) LTD.
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Cash
£207k
+1,970% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.5m
-27.6% vs 2024
Employees
68
-27.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.2m
-11.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £58,449,000 | £61,481,000 | £52,025,000 | -15.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,690,000 | £4,365,000 | £3,932,000 | -9.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,015,000 | £4,693,000 | £4,174,000 | -11.1% | |
| Net profit | £3,072,000 | £3,520,000 | £3,130,000 | -11.1% | |
| Cash | £76,000 | £10,000 | £207,000 | +1,970% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,289,000 | £17,401,000 | £11,515,000 | -33.8% | |
| Net assets | £6,884,000 | £10,404,000 | £7,534,000 | -27.6% | |
| Equity | £6,884,000 | £10,404,000 | £7,534,000 | -27.6% | |
| Average employees | 95 | 94 | 68 | -27.7% | |
| Wages | £5,884,000 | £5,845,000 | £4,480,000 | -23.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £201,000 | £218,000 | £196,000 | -10.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £62,000 | £56,000 | £56,000 | 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 7.1% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 5.7% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 50.6% | 25.1% | 34.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.9% | 65.5% | 61.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 2.51x | 2.26x |
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
- SICK (UK) LTD. 2005-04-05 → present
- ERWIN SICK LIMITED 1997-04-03 → 2005-04-05
- ERWIN SICK OPTIC-ELECTRONIC LIMITED 1973-11-27 → 1997-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, incorporating the company's forecasts and its financial position, the letter of support from the ultimate parent company, Sick AG, along with the directors' assessment of Sick AG's ability to provide such support, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for a period of 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In December 2024 the process automation sector of the SICK AG group was merged with Endress & Hauser creating a new joint venture company outside SICK (UK) Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REEVES, Alan John | Secretary | 1999-02-12 | — | British |
| AZZERRI, Massimo Maria | Director | 2022-10-15 | May 1970 | Italian |
| REEVES, Alan John | Director | 2002-10-21 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH, Wendy | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 1998-11-30 |
| SIDNELL, John Ewart | Secretary | — | 1996-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Michael | Secretary | 1998-11-30 | 1999-02-12 |
| AREND, Heinrich Christian | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| CERVERA, Josepmaria | Director | 2021-02-03 | 2022-05-01 |
| DEUTRICH, Anne Kathrin | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2003-09-01 |
| DEUTRICH, Anne Kathrin | Director | 1992-05-06 | 2002-03-01 |
| FISCHER, Dieter Peter | Director | 1994-03-31 | 1997-03-04 |
| FISCHER, Dieter Peter | Director | — | 1993-03-17 |
| GOEKSTORP, Mats | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2021-02-03 |
| HEHL, Frank Roger | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-06-06 |
| KAST, Rudolf | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| MELDER, Claus | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-09-01 |
| PASCHMANN, Markus | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| RDZANEK, Wlodzmierz Piotr | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2022-10-15 |
| REICHE, Hans Herman Volker | Director | — | 1992-02-04 |
| SCHMITZ, Walter Hugo Hans Peter | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2002-09-27 |
| SIDNELL, John Ewart | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Michael | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2002-10-21 |
| VATTER, Markus | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2021-02-03 |
| WANNER, Theodor, Dr | Director | 1992-02-04 | 1994-03-31 |
| WINDAU, Wolfgang | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2002-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Leopold Glaser | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-11 | Active |
| Sick Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.