SAUTER AUTOMATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-11 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-27
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
137
Average over period
Profit before tax
£862K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £22,746,000 | £25,386,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,170,000 | £840,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,161,000 | £862,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £679,000 | £896,000 | £850,000 | £648,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,146,000 | £694,000 | £1,817,000 | £2,640,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,633,000 | £4,664,000 | £6,188,000 | £5,593,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,778,000 | £4,599,000 | £5,995,000 | £5,393,000 | |
| Equity | £3,099,000 | £3,778,000 | £4,599,000 | £5,995,000 | £5,393,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 132 | 137 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £7,318,000 | £7,864,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £786,000 | £780,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.1% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.7% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 18.9% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 40.7% | 49.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.03x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 45.00x | — |
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
- SAUTER AUTOMATION LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
- FR. SAUTER AUTOMATION LIMITED 1976-12-30 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Stewart & Co Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SAUTER AUTOMATION LIMITED · parent
- Wren Environmental Limited 0.75%
Significant events
- “The strong market presence secured during 2023 continued in 2024, with further market penetration contributing to the business outperforming revenue and EBIT targets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKENZIE, Andrew Turner | Secretary | 2016-12-01 | — | — |
| CLINCH, Mark John | Director | 2009-01-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| DOLLEY, Neil | Director | 2025-05-28 | Aug 1966 | British |
| KARLEN, Werner | Director | 2015-01-01 | Jan 1967 | Swiss |
| MCKENZIE, Andrew Turner | Director | 2016-12-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| WRIGHT, Ian | Director | 2025-05-28 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKLEY, John Charles | Secretary | — | 2016-12-01 |
| BARANYAI, Laurent | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2019-06-13 |
| BUCKLEY, John Charles | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2016-12-01 |
| CHURCH, Clive Robert | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2015-11-23 |
| FITZGERALD, John Richard | Director | — | 2002-03-14 |
| KAHLERT, Erik | Director | 2015-11-27 | 2017-02-28 |
| LEIMGRUBER, Joseph Antoine, Doctor | Director | 1999-05-31 | 2002-03-14 |
| REID, Chris | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2023-10-06 |
| SCHMITZ, Bertram | Director | 2006-03-17 | 2014-08-12 |
| SCHWARTZENTRUBER, Jean | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-10-19 |
| SWINDELLS, Philip | Director | — | 2007-09-07 |
| THOMPSON, Paul | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2025-05-28 |
| WAGNER, Hanspeter | Director | — | 1999-05-31 |
| WEBER, Rudolf | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2006-03-17 |
| ZIEGLER, Harald | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-03-28 |
| ZIEGLER, Harald | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2003-02-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F R Sauter Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.