GEORGE UTZ LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
-18% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7m
-18.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
75
-16.7% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.1m
+49.5% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,569,000 | £36,097,000 | £18,989,000 | £12,624,000 | £18,187,000 | +44.1% | |
| Operating profit | £447,000 | £3,187,000 | -£1,684,000 | -£3,821,000 | -£1,720,000 | +55% | |
| Profit before tax | £396,000 | £3,105,000 | -£1,908,000 | -£4,094,000 | -£2,066,000 | +49.5% | |
| Net profit | £299,000 | £2,369,000 | -£1,439,000 | -£3,112,000 | -£1,592,000 | +48.8% | |
| Cash | £4,622,000 | £4,770,000 | £3,047,000 | £3,473,000 | £2,847,000 | -18% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,761,000 | £17,150,000 | £16,228,000 | £15,533,000 | £12,315,000 | -20.7% | |
| Net assets | £10,778,000 | £13,148,000 | £11,709,000 | £8,598,000 | £7,006,000 | -18.5% | |
| Equity | £10,778,000 | £13,148,000 | £11,709,000 | £8,598,000 | £7,006,000 | -18.5% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 90 | 101 | 90 | 75 | -16.7% | |
| Wages | £3,220,000 | £3,698,000 | £3,922,000 | £3,690,000 | £3,363,000 | -8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £520,000 | £443,000 | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 8.8% | -8.9% | -30.3% | -9.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 6.6% | -7.6% | -24.7% | -8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 18.6% | -10.4% | -24.6% | -14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.2% | 41.7% | 39.9% | 55.6% | 62.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.60x | 2.56x | — | |
| Interest cover | 8.60x | 37.49x | -6.48x | -12.87x | -4.55x |
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
- GEORGE UTZ LIMITED 1990-04-12 → present
- ENTERTREND LIMITED 1989-02-24 → 1990-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Budgets and forecasts suggest positive results and cash flows are achievable in the coming year. On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAPOOR, Barbara Mary | Secretary | 2007-02-27 | — | British |
| FLUHLER, Oliver | Director | 2024-05-24 | Sep 1971 | Swiss |
| SCHURMANN, Marc | Director | 2025-02-03 | Dec 1971 | Swiss |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOFTHOUSE, Philip | Secretary | — | 1993-11-12 |
| LOVETT, Yvonne | Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2002-02-26 |
| MUNDIE, Calum Andrew | Secretary | 2002-02-26 | 2007-02-27 |
| PAYNE, Michael Leonard | Secretary | — | 2001-09-07 |
| BAUMANN, Daniel | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2008-06-26 |
| BUCHER, Bruno Josef | Director | 2009-10-20 | 2024-05-24 |
| DIEKMANN, Carsten | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2017-02-21 |
| DUBOIS, Jean Marc, Herr | Director | — | 2009-10-20 |
| PAYNE, Michael Leonard | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1994-02-24 |
| RITZBERGER, Axel | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2025-02-03 |
| SCHMUTZ, Hans-Ruedi, Herr | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| SCHWANK, Gunter, Herr | Director | — | 2005-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Utz Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-26 | 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.