SARENS (UK) LTD
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Cash
£255K
+280.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£17M
+5.4% vs 2023
Employees
214
+8.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.1M
-86.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £83,492,000 | £70,758,000 | -15.3% | |
| Operating profit | £8,162,000 | £414,000 | -94.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,435,000 | £1,125,000 | -86.7% | |
| Net profit | £7,185,000 | £894,000 | -87.6% | |
| Cash | £67,000 | £255,000 | +280.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,268,000 | £27,458,000 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,458,000 | £17,352,000 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £16,458,000 | £17,352,000 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 198 | 214 | +8.1% | |
| Wages | £14,573,000 | £16,512,000 | +13.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £169,000 | £233,000 | +37.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.1% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | 11.51x | 0.98x |
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
- SARENS (UK) LTD 1997-05-22 → present
- CURTIS CONTRACTS SERVICES LIMITED 1988-11-29 → 1997-05-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 15 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, and in light of the Company's ability to access the group's cash pool facility, the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period. The directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SARENS (UK) LTD · parent
- Sarens (PNG) Limited 50%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAND, Christopher John | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| SARENS, Carl Leo | Director | 2022-08-05 | Mar 1973 | Belgian |
| SARENS, Wim | Director | 2022-08-05 | May 1979 | Belgian |
| WINTER, Andrew | Director | 2019-05-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, John Keith | Secretary | 1996-05-10 | 1997-09-30 |
| BENTLEY, Beverley Maxwell | Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 2012-08-01 |
| CURTIS, George Edward | Secretary | — | 1996-04-30 |
| HEDLEY, Allison Jane | Secretary | 2016-02-28 | 2021-11-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Michelle | Secretary | 2012-08-01 | 2016-02-28 |
| ANDERSON, John Keith | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1997-09-30 |
| BENTLEY, Beverley Maxwell | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| BENTLEY, Beverley Maxwell | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2012-09-30 |
| DAILEY, Jonathan Malcolm | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-02-01 |
| DERRICK, John Michael | Director | 1993-05-17 | 1996-04-13 |
| MITCHELL, Grant Roy | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| SARENS, Benny Antoon Ian | Director | — | 2017-12-31 |
| SARENS, Ludo | Director | — | 2026-02-05 |
| SARENS, Marc Victor Felicitas Maria | Director | 2018-01-08 | 2026-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ludo Sarens | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2023-04-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-21 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.