UPNORTH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-18 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£75K
-93.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-13.4% vs 2024
Employees
115
-20.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£760K
-25.3% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £23,772,380 | £13,506,109 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£563,748 | -£724,908 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£606,688 | -£760,160 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£648,090 | -£885,626 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,126,385 | £75,496 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,253,400 | £6,095,659 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £6,602,500 | £5,716,874 | |
| Equity | £8,699,143 | £5,728,507 | £6,120,605 | — | — | £6,602,500 | £5,716,874 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,861,490 | £4,105,115 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £473,187 | £317,617 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-43.2%
£23,772,380 £13,506,109
-
Cash
-93.3%
£1,126,385 £75,496
-
Net assets
-13.4%
£6,602,500 £5,716,874
-
Employees
-20.1%
144 115
-
Operating profit
-28.6%
-£563,748 -£724,908
-
Profit before tax
-25.3%
-£606,688 -£760,160
-
Wages
-30%
£5,861,490 £4,105,115
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.4% | -5.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.7% | -6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -7.8% | -11.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.89x | 3.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -12.71x | -20.56x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- UPNORTH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 2011-03-30 → present
- UPNORTH COOLING LIMITED 2002-03-30 → 2011-03-30
- SANDCO 736 LIMITED 2002-02-04 → 2002-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above factors the directors believe the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and therefore the directors believe it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The results for the year were impacted by the completion and close-out of several legacy fixed-price contracts entered in prior periods. Management took the decision to complete these contracts in full to bring certainty to delivery, protect client relationships, and remove ongoing commercial exposure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIERSON, Stewart Alan | Director | 2002-03-26 | Jan 1978 | British |
| SOULSBY, John Alexander Francis | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jun 1983 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIERSON, Vickie | Secretary | 2002-03-26 | 2020-03-09 |
| WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-04 | 2002-03-26 |
| GRIERSON, Vickie | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2024-03-22 |
| WEST, Stephen | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-07-31 |
| WARD HADAWAY INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-02-04 | 2002-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upnorth Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-24 | Active |
| Mr Stewart Alan Grierson | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-02-04 | Ceased 2018-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.