AUCTANE, LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
-60% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£334m
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
80
-19.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£13m
+37.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £43,267,000 | £44,425,000 | £49,044,000 | +10.4% | |
| Operating profit | £748,000 | £9,515,000 | £13,088,000 | +37.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,820,000 | £9,515,000 | £13,088,000 | +37.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,642,000 | £8,851,000 | £12,679,000 | +43.2% | |
| Cash | £8,926,000 | £7,918,000 | £3,168,000 | -60% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £312,338,000 | £322,332,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £312,338,000 | £322,332,000 | £333,951,000 | +3.6% | |
| Equity | £312,338,000 | £322,332,000 | £333,951,000 | +3.6% | |
| Average employees | 134 | 99 | 80 | -19.2% | |
| Wages | £14,599,000 | £10,790,000 | £9,396,000 | -12.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £509,000 | £43,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £1,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £162,000 | £43,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 21.4% | 26.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 19.9% | 25.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | 3.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 0.67x | 1.22x |
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
- AUCTANE, LIMITED 2022-11-29 → present
- METAPACK LIMITED 1999-11-03 → 2022-11-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the directors' assessment of the company's financial position and of enquiries made of the directors of the ultimate parent undertaking, the company's directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- AUCTANE, LIMITED · parent
- Auctane GmbH 100%
- Auctane Poland Sp. Z.o.o. 100%
- Auctane S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 June 2026, the company completed the following interrelated transactions: Auctane Limited entered into a seven-year loan facility agreement with its subsidiary, Auctane S.L., under which Auctane S.L. advanced £22.4m (26,000,000 EUR) at an interest rate of 5.75% per annum.”
- “Auctane Limited advanced a seven-year loan of £22.4m (29,459,508 USD) to Auctane Inc. at an interest rate of 6.00% per annum.”
- “Auctane Limited declared and distributed a dividend of £22.4m (29,459,508 USD) to its parent entity, Pacific Shelf 1855 Limited. The dividend was settled via the transfer of the loan receivable from Auctane Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADINE, Thomas Francis | Director | 2026-06-11 | Nov 1971 | American |
| PEARLSTEIN, Jacob | Director | 2026-06-11 | Feb 1964 | American |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, William | Secretary | 2002-02-12 | 2003-01-31 |
| CROWSON, James | Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2015-09-17 |
| FARADAY, Mathew | Secretary | 2001-05-15 | 2002-02-12 |
| FOSTER, Joanna Louise Norcott | Secretary | 2003-02-01 | 2003-11-26 |
| HALL, Michael | Secretary | 2000-03-06 | 2001-05-15 |
| MILLWARD, Guy Leighton | Secretary | 2015-09-17 | 2015-11-06 |
| RICHARDS, Helen Margaret | Secretary | 2003-11-26 | 2012-03-31 |
| RODRIGUEZ, Beatrice | Secretary | 1999-11-03 | 2000-03-06 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-03 | 1999-11-03 |
| ABDELSALAM, Tamer | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2025-05-02 |
| BERNARD, Sophie Christine Serge | Director | 2023-06-14 | 2024-01-18 |
| BURTENSHAW, David John Robert | Director | 2006-02-12 | 2014-03-06 |
| CARBERRY, Jeffrey | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2022-07-28 |
| CASPER, William Earl | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2025-06-30 |
| CURRIE, William Christopher | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2018-08-15 |
| DANIELS YOUNG, Sheryl | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2002-09-05 |
| DEODHAR, Amit Pranay | Director | 2023-06-14 | 2023-09-15 |
| DODD, Stewart Michael | Director | 2000-03-06 | 2002-02-05 |
| FIENNES, Martin | Director | 2003-06-10 | 2006-07-28 |
| FORBES, Thomas | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2024-01-18 |
| GARDIN, Francesco | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2012-10-04 |
| HALL, Michael | Director | 1999-11-03 | 2002-12-20 |
| III, Kinloch Gill | Director | 2025-06-30 | 2026-06-11 |
| JONES, Alan David | Director | 2005-05-07 | 2005-12-01 |
| JONES, Daniel Bryan | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-05-01 |
| LEAHY, Terence Patrick, Sir | Director | 2013-02-14 | 2018-08-15 |
| LEBEAU, Eric Guy Maurice | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-09-15 |
| LIPSON, Matthew | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2022-07-29 |
| LOMBARDI, Salvatore | Director | 2025-06-30 | 2026-06-11 |
| MCBRIDE, Kenneth | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2022-07-28 |
| MUSHIN, David Anthony | Director | 2001-05-21 | 2002-05-20 |
| NORMAN, Andrew Michael | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-06-14 |
| ROWLEY, Stephen Paul, Mr. | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2018-08-15 |
| SALAMA, Eric | Director | 2000-05-04 | 2002-10-08 |
| SPENCE, Kristi Dawn | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2025-06-30 |
| SYMON, Carl George | Director | 2001-06-12 | 2005-05-31 |
| VIDAL, Dominque | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2018-08-15 |
| WALL, Patrick Anthony | Director | 1999-11-03 | 2018-08-15 |
| WILLETT, Robert Alan | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2015-03-25 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-03 | 1999-11-03 |
| BRAINSPARK SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-02-05 | 2011-02-01 |
| CROSS ATLANTIC SERVICE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-09-06 | 2011-05-26 |
| ISOCELES FINANCE LTD | Corporate Director | 2007-03-13 | 2018-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Shelf 1855 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-08-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 297 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.