SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD
Formerly known as SITA UK, the company operates as the British waste management and recycling subsidiary of the dual-listed SUEZ group, providing waste collection, material recovery, and energy-from-waste services to local authorities and commercial clients.
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Cash
£453k
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£206m
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
5,137
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£16m
-51% 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 | £684,059,000 | £771,007,000 | £828,192,000 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £9,989,000 | £33,165,000 | £18,738,000 | -43.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,941,000 | £33,598,000 | £16,450,000 | -51% | |
| Net profit | £2,758,000 | £21,501,000 | £11,768,000 | -45.3% | |
| Cash | £492,000 | £480,000 | £453,000 | -5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £265,214,000 | £286,007,000 | £316,458,000 | +10.6% | |
| Net assets | £192,096,000 | £194,231,000 | £205,705,000 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £192,096,000 | £194,231,000 | £205,705,000 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 4,108 | 4,655 | 5,137 | +10.4% | |
| Wages | £141,275,000 | £168,227,000 | £187,271,000 | +11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 1.5% | 4.3% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 11.6% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.7% | 71.0% | 72.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.06x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 0.72x | 2.02x | 1.17x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD 2016-03-24 → present
- SITA UK LIMITED 2002-08-30 → 2016-03-24
- SITA (GB) LIMITED 2000-11-02 → 2002-08-30
- S.I.T.A. (GB) LIMITED 1993-02-22 → 2000-11-02
- SITA (G.B.) LIMITED 1992-01-21 → 1993-02-22
- SITACLEAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1988-11-04 → 1992-01-21
- BUCKSDENE LIMITED 1988-08-30 → 1988-11-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having made enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and The Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD · parent
- Midland Land Reclamation Limited 100%
- Shropshire Waste Management Limited 100%
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Isle Of Man Ltd 100%
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Surrey Ltd 100%
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery Suffolk Ltd 100%
- Nene Valley Waste Limited 100%
- SHUKCO 341 LTD 100%
- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Pension Plans Trustees Ltd 100%
- Suez Connect UK Ltd 100%
- Waste Holdco Ltd 100%
- Devon Contracts Waste Ltd 100%
- F&R Cawley Ltd 100%
- SHUKCO 2020 Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 July 2026, a fire occurred at a materials recycling facility belonging to the Company, resulting in significant damage to the facility. There were no injuries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Mark Hedley | Secretary | 2009-01-05 | — | British |
| MAYSON, Gary, Mr. | Director | 2020-01-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| SCANLON, John James, Mr. | Director | 2009-01-05 | Nov 1969 | Irish |
| THORN, Christopher Derrick | Director | 2020-02-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Elizabeth Jayne Clare | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| KNIGHT, Joan | Secretary | 2001-07-18 | 2001-09-01 |
| MCKENNA-MAYES, Graham Arthur | Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2009-01-05 |
| SCANLON, John James | Secretary | 2009-01-05 | 2009-01-05 |
| THORNE, Simon John | Secretary | 1997-07-31 | 2001-06-30 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1999-05-19 |
| BARLOW, Andrew Richard | Director | — | 1999-06-01 |
| BLUSZTEJN, Marc | Director | 1997-12-02 | 1999-09-15 |
| BRONGNIART, Phillipe | Director | — | 1993-12-10 |
| CARNEAU, Pierre | Director | 1989-02-08 | 1999-10-28 |
| CHAPRON, Christophe Andre Bernard | Director | 2007-02-19 | 2016-02-29 |
| DE LA CHAPELLE, Philippe George | Director | 1995-01-26 | 1997-02-07 |
| DOBLE, Charles John | Director | 1998-03-23 | 1999-09-15 |
| DUVAL, Florent Thierry Antoine | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| FOSTER, David | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2013-11-30 |
| GILLATT, Peter John | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2006-10-31 |
| GOODFELLOW, Ian Frederick | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2003-05-31 |
| GORDON, Marek Robert | Director | 2009-03-30 | 2016-03-31 |
| GORDON, Marek Robert | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2009-01-05 |
| GRAVESON, Gavin | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2000-05-01 |
| HESPE, David Anthony | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2002-09-01 |
| HJORT, Per-Anders | Director | 2003-05-31 | 2008-10-01 |
| HOUDART, Eric | Director | — | 1998-06-05 |
| LEAVER, John Frederick | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2001-03-30 |
| LEBEL, Jean-Claude | Director | — | 1997-11-01 |
| MELUL, Frederic Charles | Director | — | 1995-03-03 |
| PALMER-JONES, David Courtenay | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| PETRY, Jacques Francis | Director | 1997-01-24 | 1999-09-15 |
| PIN, Dominique | Director | 1997-12-02 | 1999-09-15 |
| PROMPSY, Jean Jacques | Director | 1993-12-10 | 1995-10-19 |
| SCHWARZ, Thierry Laurent | Director | 1995-10-19 | 1997-11-06 |
| SEARBY, Robert Anthony | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2001-03-02 |
| SEXTON, Ian Anthony | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2007-02-19 |
| TAYLOR, John Michael | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1997-11-01 |
| THORNE, Simon John | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2001-06-30 |
| WARD, Brian Eric | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2000-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suez Recycling And Recovery Holdings Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.