ZIEGLER UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4M
-64.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£21M
-8.5% vs 2024
Employees
340
+12.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2M
-139.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | — | £108,277,357 | £126,574,095 | £94,589,862 | £112,189,554 | £126,417,028 | +12.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,752,582 | £4,668,434 | £7,038,849 | £4,837,228 | £1,738,115 | -£1,763,681 | -201.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,636,724 | £4,662,888 | £7,039,926 | £5,156,983 | £2,939,549 | -£1,173,318 | -139.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,415,548 | £3,510,597 | £5,760,938 | £3,854,970 | £1,900,571 | -£1,955,126 | -202.9% | |
| Cash | £3,911,802 | £6,472,766 | £14,297,989 | £11,469,060 | £6,907,455 | £2,421,228 | -64.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,923,916 | £11,596,570 | £17,254,495 | £21,147,384 | £23,823,071 | £22,107,227 | -7.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,930,389 | £11,440,986 | £17,201,924 | £21,056,894 | £22,957,465 | £21,002,339 | -8.5% | |
| Equity | £7,930,389 | £11,440,986 | £17,201,924 | £21,056,894 | £22,957,465 | £21,002,339 | -8.5% | |
| Average employees | 172 | 215 | 249 | 265 | 302 | 340 | +12.6% | |
| Wages | £6,331,046 | £10,066,638 | £11,478,129 | £11,954,599 | £13,440,901 | £15,345,554 | +14.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £432,000 | £1,049,240 | £1,181,294 | £935,325 | £731,749 | £380,917 | -47.9% |
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 | — | 4.3% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.2% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 1.7% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.7% | 40.3% | 40.8% | 22.9% | 7.3% | -8.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.83x | 1.82x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 15.13x | — | — | — | — | — |
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
- ZIEGLER UK LIMITED 2009-02-13 → present
- ZIEGLER PROPERTIES LIMITED 2005-11-25 → 2009-02-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bryden Johnson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ZIEGLER UK LIMITED · parent
- ICT Express Limited 100%
- Comac Freight Services Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAK, Joshua David | Secretary | 2026-06-30 | — | — |
| LEAK, Joshua David | Director | 2026-03-16 | Jun 1992 | British |
| MARSHALL, Lee James | Director | 2009-07-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Douglas Campbell | Secretary | 2019-06-05 | 2026-06-30 |
| CRAIG, William Geoffrey | Secretary | 2017-05-22 | 2019-06-05 |
| PARSONS, Denis Robert Alan | Secretary | 2005-11-25 | 2017-05-22 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-11-25 | 2005-11-25 |
| BRIGGS, Douglas Campbell | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2026-04-28 |
| CRAIG, William Geoffrey | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2019-06-05 |
| GOVAERTS, Diane | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2026-01-26 |
| ZIEGLER, Alain Robert | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2026-03-16 |
| ZIEGLER, Arthur Edouard | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2017-10-20 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-11-25 | 2005-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglets Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.