KANNEGIESSER UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
+61.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
164
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-24.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £40,562,681 | £47,596,642 | £42,653,139 | -10.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,394,499 | £3,717,173 | £2,575,230 | -30.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,511,989 | £3,813,875 | £2,885,334 | -24.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,142,126 | £2,838,906 | £2,128,890 | -25% | |
| Cash | £2,305,774 | £1,829,214 | £2,953,296 | +61.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,148,919 | £14,993,308 | £17,055,194 | +13.8% | |
| Net assets | £11,857,015 | £14,695,921 | £16,824,811 | +14.5% | |
| Equity | £11,857,015 | £14,695,921 | £16,824,811 | +14.5% | |
| Average employees | 160 | 160 | 164 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £7,819,577 | £8,474,321 | £8,763,851 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £459,988 | £607,496 | £553,481 | -8.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,000 | £19,386 | £20,158 | +4% | |
| Highest paid director | £239,019 | £312,031 | £258,484 | -17.2% |
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 | 3.4% | 7.8% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 6.0% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.5% | 24.8% | 15.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.2% | 46.5% | 57.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 2.09x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | 50.59x | — |
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
- KANNEGIESSER UK LIMITED 2007-01-02 → present
- DUCKER ENGINEERING LIMITED 1978-03-09 → 2007-01-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In March 2026, Kannegiesser postponed the progress of a job that was due to take place in Dubai as a result of the escalation of conflict in the Middle East.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Katherina Paulina | Secretary | 2003-12-03 | — | British |
| CARTWRIGHT, Andrew David | Director | 2002-05-01 | Mar 1963 | British |
| HARTLEY, Katherina Paulina | Director | 2005-07-21 | Feb 1967 | British |
| MORLEY, Paul Nicholas, Dr | Director | 2018-01-29 | Sep 1972 | British |
| PRIESTER, Uwe Kurt | Director | 2018-03-31 | Sep 1963 | German |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSLEY, Lisa | Secretary | — | 2003-12-03 |
| BULL, Martin Richard | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| CARTER SMITH, Lynn Denise | Director | 2003-12-03 | 2004-07-09 |
| CROSSLEY, Lisa | Director | 1993-10-15 | 2003-12-31 |
| DUCKER, Christopher Robert | Director | — | 2005-07-21 |
| DUCKER, Geoffrey Bower | Director | — | 1997-09-08 |
| HOLLOWAY, Rodney David | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-07-15 |
| LITTMANN, Dirk | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2018-03-30 |
| MCGEEVER, Thomas Martin | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2016-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jutta Kannegiesser | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Martin Kannegiesser | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Miss Tina Kannegiesser | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | OC | miscellaneous | Court order | |
| 2021-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2020-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.