UBT (EU) LTD
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Cash
£5.4m
+66% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6m
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
224
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£125k
-92.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £103,949,357 | £107,845,877 | £118,825,882 | +10.2% | |
| Operating profit | £149,261 | £1,530,670 | £100,434 | -93.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £108,292 | £1,578,528 | £124,580 | -92.1% | |
| Net profit | £74,269 | £1,572,558 | £16,831 | -98.9% | |
| Cash | £5,768,534 | £3,275,178 | £5,437,847 | +66% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,061,615 | £4,334,173 | £4,140,904 | -4.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,061,615 | £3,634,173 | £3,640,904 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £2,061,615 | £3,634,173 | £3,640,904 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 200 | 221 | 224 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £14,407,382 | £17,009,484 | £16,414,238 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £154,957 | £237,064 | £337,046 | +42.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £155,638 | — | £78,964 | — |
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 | 0.1% | 1.4% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 1.5% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 35.3% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.5% | 90.0% | 89.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.97x | 0.93x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 0.83x | 10.68x | 0.68x |
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
- UBT (EU) LTD 2013-06-27 → present
- ONEFOCUS EU LIMITED 2009-11-28 → 2013-06-27
- UNIFOCUS LIMITED 2003-10-21 → 2009-11-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and the accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the Company is a going concern.”
Group structure
- UBT (EU) LTD · parent
- UBT Accountants Ltd 55%
- UBT Services UK Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2026, the Company completed the acquisition Leasepoint Vehicle Management Limited for consideration of c£1.5m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERNETHIE, John Nelson | Director | 2015-10-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| HARDWICK, Neil | Director | 2017-02-02 | Jun 1976 | British |
| NAPTHINE, Neil Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Luke | Director | 2023-05-19 | Oct 1991 | British |
| WHEATCROFT, Peter Mark | Director | 2017-02-02 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Alan | Secretary | 2003-10-21 | 2007-02-06 |
| SMART, Douglas Norman | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2007-02-06 |
| TYDEMAN, Martin Charles Earnshaw | Secretary | 2007-02-06 | 2016-05-31 |
| ABERNETHIE, Peter Charles | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2009-09-24 |
| BEATTIE, Jonathan | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-04-05 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Richard Allan | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2013-03-18 |
| BROWN, Andrew Robert | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-08-31 |
| CHRISTIE, Garth Anton | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-03-18 |
| COX, Roddy Neil | Director | 2026-02-12 | 2026-09-11 |
| COX, Roddy Neil | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2023-04-24 |
| DENNY, Kenneth | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2010-06-04 |
| DORMER, David John | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-03-04 |
| EDWARDS, Roger Nicholas | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-04-27 |
| FREEMAN, Robert James | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| GATES, Gerrard Bramwell | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2015-10-01 |
| GREGOIRE, Alain Andre | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-07-31 |
| HATHORN, Charles William | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2012-03-18 |
| HAZELL, James Percy | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2023-04-24 |
| JAMES, Graham Philip | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-03-18 |
| KING, Alan | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2007-02-06 |
| LYNES, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2015-10-01 |
| PATERSON, Robert | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2016-05-31 |
| RICH, John | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-03-19 |
| SIMPSON, Martin | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2009-09-24 |
| SMART, Douglas Norman | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2007-02-06 |
| TYDEMAN, Martin Charles Earnshaw | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2016-05-31 |
| WHEATCROFT, Edward | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-02-02 |
| WHITE, Charles Andrew | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubt Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-30 | Active |
| The Grace Trading Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.