ARCADIS GEN UK (SEAMS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-16
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£5K
-94.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-76% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2M
-56.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-16.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern, consistent with the prior year, due to the intention to wind up the Company as part of a wider group restructuring.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,000 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,566,000 | -£2,316,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,566,000 | -£2,446,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,208,000 | -£1,267,000 | |
| Cash | £91,000 | £5,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,668,000 | -£2,935,000 | |
| Net assets | -£1,668,000 | -£2,935,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,668,000 | -£2,935,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £2,338,000 | £2,023,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £424,000 | £409,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-100%
£27,000 £0
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Cash
-94.5%
£91,000 £5,000
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Net assets
-76%
-£1,668,000 -£2,935,000
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Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
-47.9%
-£1,566,000 -£2,316,000
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Profit before tax
-56.2%
-£1,566,000 -£2,446,000
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Wages
-13.5%
£2,338,000 £2,023,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 93.9% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | -0.88x | -0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | -17.82x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ARCADIS GEN UK (SEAMS) LIMITED 2020-01-06 → present
- SKIPWORTH ENGELHARDT ASSET MANAGEMENT STRATEGISTS LIMITED 2002-02-11 → 2020-01-06
- INTELLIGENT BICYCLES LIMITED 2000-10-26 → 2002-02-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern, consistent with the prior year, due to the intention to wind up the Company as part of a wider group restructuring.”
Significant events
- “During the financial year, the Company continued to operate under the ownership of the Arcadis Gen Holdings group. As part of a broader strategic restructuring of the group, a decision was made to wind up and liquidate the Company.”
- “In May 2025, the FLAT (Fiscal, Legal, Accounting, and Treasury) team formally approved the recommendation to proceed with the liquidation. As part of this process, a significant intercompany loan payable to Gen Holdings was forgiven. This event materially improved the Company's financial position, enabling a return to a positive net asset position, which is a necessary step prior to the transfer of trade and the formal closure of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNCOMBE, Fiona Margaret | Secretary | 2026-04-02 | — | — |
| CONSTABLE, Daniel James | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| PARSONS, Mark, Dr | Director | 2024-10-30 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRTLES, Richard Mark | Secretary | 2000-10-26 | 2002-06-24 |
| CADMAN, Philip Lee | Secretary | 2002-06-24 | 2003-10-03 |
| DAY, Margot | Secretary | 2018-01-02 | 2019-06-15 |
| DUNCOMBE, Fiona | Secretary | 2018-01-02 | 2022-01-04 |
| FOY, Gillian | Secretary | 2011-11-03 | 2018-01-02 |
| PHILLIPS, John Meurig | Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2011-11-03 |
| SHIVSHANKER, Ashwini | Secretary | 2020-07-01 | 2026-04-02 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-26 | 2000-10-26 |
| BRAMWELL, David Matthew | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2014-12-15 |
| BROOKES, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-08-12 |
| CATTON, David John, Mr. | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2002-03-13 |
| CLARK, Anne Rosemary | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2021-07-27 |
| ENGELHARDT, Mark Owen | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2020-07-01 |
| EVANS, John William | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2012-05-30 |
| GOSTICK, Nick Andrew, Dr | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2003-09-24 |
| JONES, Claire Aranka | Director | 2021-07-27 | 2022-01-10 |
| LAYFIELD, John | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2007-10-31 |
| LOCK, Guy William John | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2024-11-29 |
| PHILLIPS, John Meurig | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2018-01-02 |
| SKIPWORTH, Peter John, Professor | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2009-07-08 |
| TURNER, Mark Roy | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2018-01-02 |
| WHITE, Rachel Clare | Director | 2019-08-12 | 2022-10-31 |
| WILKES, Sarah | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-08-12 |
| WITTGEN, Frank Peter Philippe | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2023-04-01 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-26 | 2000-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadis Gen Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-06-02 | Active |
| Mr John Meurig Phillips | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-24 | Ceased 2018-01-02 |
| Mr Mark Roy Turner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-24 | Ceased 2018-01-02 |
| Mr Mark Owen Engelhardt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-24 | Ceased 2018-01-02 |
| Seams (Global) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.