SWISSLOG (UK) LTD.
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Cash
£8.4m
+159.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£6.8m
+55.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
287
-3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.8m
-22.7% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £44,849,823 | £38,590,331 | £78,691,632 | £57,882,116 | £61,476,141 | £71,117,227 | +15.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£16,884 | -£324,245 | £2,820,819 | £3,102,697 | £1,949,417 | £1,715,380 | -12% | |
| Profit before tax | -£182,833 | -£533,935 | £2,796,297 | £3,556,605 | £2,307,602 | £1,784,316 | -22.7% | |
| Net profit | -£182,833 | -£533,935 | £2,796,297 | £3,550,676 | £1,769,955 | £2,368,284 | +33.8% | |
| Cash | £2,188,186 | £1,323,468 | £1,794,340 | £13,164,282 | £3,226,844 | £8,371,094 | +159.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,648,057 | -£3,018,904 | £188,009 | £2,910,244 | £5,195,749 | £7,580,529 | +45.9% | |
| Net assets | -£8,976,375 | -£5,327,310 | -£553,513 | £2,188,413 | £4,342,768 | £6,750,902 | +55.5% | |
| Equity | -£8,976,375 | -£5,327,310 | -£553,513 | £2,188,413 | £4,342,768 | £6,750,902 | +55.5% | |
| Average employees | 218 | 227 | 263 | 295 | 298 | 287 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £11,946,300 | £12,707,981 | £14,769,069 | £17,237,126 | £16,261,082 | £16,723,306 | +2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £445,332 | £234,071 | £314,007 | £309,280 | £325,373 | £288,819 | -11.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £15,687 | £32,085 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £223,006 | £244,703 | £224,014 | -8.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.0% | -0.8% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -1.4% | 3.6% | 6.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1500.4% | 106.6% | 37.5% | 22.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 155.2% | 142.0% | 102.5% | 93.3% | 85.2% | 77.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.01x | 1.07x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | -0.16x | -2.56x | 67.61x | 20.75x | 38.96x | 22.32x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SWISSLOG (UK) LTD. 2003-05-02 → present
- DIGITRON LIMITED 1998-01-02 → 2003-05-02
- ACCALON LTD. 1996-03-27 → 1998-01-02
- BT ROLATRUC SYSTEMS LIMITED 1992-12-18 → 1996-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mills Pyatt Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which the directors believe to be appropriate. The company is occasionally dependent for its working capital requirements upon funds provided to it by KUKA Aktiengesellschaft, an intermediate parent”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUHY, Richard James | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | — | — |
| DUHY, Richard James | Director | 2020-12-01 | May 1989 | British |
| FAULKNER, Shane | Director | 2025-02-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| SHARPLES, James Arthur | Director | 2013-08-06 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Jeffrey Nicholas, Mr. | Secretary | 1994-05-04 | 2020-12-01 |
| MANSFIELD, Susan Diane | Secretary | 1992-12-18 | 1994-03-30 |
| ADAMS, Jeffrey Nicholas | Director | 1994-05-04 | 2020-12-01 |
| AEBERSOLD, Lorenz | Director | 2016-05-31 | 2019-03-31 |
| APELGREN, Klas Anders | Director | 1995-10-31 | 2000-01-01 |
| BAUMANN, Robert | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-03-01 |
| BOHM, Lars Olof | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1995-10-31 |
| FEENSTRA, Pieter Lieuwe | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2010-07-26 |
| JANSSON, Ulf Bengt | Director | 1994-10-21 | 2004-07-07 |
| KARLSSON, Sigvard Karl Gunnar | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1996-10-30 |
| KUEFFER, Andreas Kurt | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-12-01 |
| LUNDESJO, Jan Eric Gregor | Director | 1992-12-18 | 2003-01-24 |
| MADER, Christian | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2015-05-01 |
| MAIER, Wolfgang | Director | 2007-05-18 | 2008-01-09 |
| MANSFIELD, Susan Diane | Director | 1993-02-15 | 1994-03-30 |
| MANSHIP, Andrew Philip | Director | 2010-07-26 | 2015-12-31 |
| SANDEN, Sven Gustaf | Director | 1996-10-30 | 2003-03-12 |
| SCHLEEDE, Kristian Robert Dietrich, Dr | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2005-11-30 |
| SCHMALE, Jens Christian | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2025-07-17 |
| SCHMIDT, Markus Michael | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2005-09-01 |
| SCHWYN, Christoph Andreas | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2016-05-31 |
| SIEGENTHALER, Urs | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-09-24 |
| SVENNSON, Sven Gunnar | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-09-30 |
| TEISSONNIERE, Charles Albert Pierre | Director | 2004-07-07 | 2007-11-19 |
| TRIOSCHI, Antonio, Mr. | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2024-03-01 |
| WATKISS, Jonathan | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Xiangjian He | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-06 | Active |
| Kuka Aktiengesellschaft | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-28 | Ceased 2022-11-16 |
| Swisslog Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-07-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
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