DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3k
-80.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£44k
+111.7% vs 2024
Employees
422
+15.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3k
+130.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
the Directors have limited certainty over the future intentions, financing arrangements and post-sale group structure as a result of the proposed sale of the Company to RENK Group AG. These events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £47,028,000 | £58,702 | £89,773 | +52.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£17,068,000 | -£4,006 | £2,163 | +154% | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,234,000 | -£9,646 | £2,972 | +130.8% | |
| Net profit | -£13,810,000 | -£9,473 | £8,442 | +189.1% | |
| Cash | — | £6,908 | £1,336 | -80.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £41,174,000 | £58,225 | £62,730 | +7.7% | |
| Net assets | £10,422,000 | £20,655 | £43,736 | +111.7% | |
| Equity | £10,422,000 | £20,655 | £43,736 | +111.7% | |
| Average employees | 375 | 364 | 422 | +15.9% | |
| Wages | £19,564,000 | £20,620 | £23,627 | +14.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,296,000 | £349 | £660 | +89.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £78 | £129 | +65.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £621,000 | £220 | £404 | +83.6% |
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 | -36.3% | -6.8% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | -29.4% | -16.1% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -41.5% | -6.9% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.4% | 83.7% | 65.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.38x | 0.62x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -5.67x | -0.71x | 1.00x |
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
- DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED 2020-11-15 → present
- DAVID BROWN GEAR SYSTEMS LIMITED 2008-06-19 → 2020-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“the Directors have limited certainty over the future intentions, financing arrangements and post-sale group structure as a result of the proposed sale of the Company to RENK Group AG. These events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 3 July 2025, the Company sold certain Intellectual Property Rights to David Brown Santasalo UK (Industrial) Limited for consideration of £3m.”
- “On 3 July 2026, RENK Group AG entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire DB Defence Holdco S.à r.l.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODDING, Elliot | Secretary | 2025-05-02 | — | — |
| ARMITT, David | Director | 2011-02-22 | Apr 1975 | British |
| BONE, Norman James | Director | 2025-11-07 | Aug 1962 | British |
| FINGER, Daniel | Director | 2024-10-21 | Nov 1984 | German |
| HELME, Michael | Director | 2024-05-01 | Nov 1959 | British |
| MACINTOSH, Stewart Robert | Director | 2012-03-20 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BINGHAM, Pamela Ann | Secretary | 2010-01-14 | 2012-02-01 |
| TULLEY, Karen Ann | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2025-05-02 |
| TULLEY, Karen Ann | Secretary | 2008-06-19 | 2010-01-14 |
| BURLEY, Thomas | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2018-10-18 |
| CHARLSON, Geoffrey | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2011-02-28 |
| FARQUHAR, Ian Kinrade | Director | 2008-08-11 | 2011-02-18 |
| GIBSON, Keith | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2012-03-15 |
| HAWKINS, Douglas Grahame | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2017-03-06 |
| HOLLAND, Mark Harry | Director | 2008-06-19 | 2011-07-01 |
| MARSHALL, Gerard | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2017-03-06 |
| MCCOLL, James Allan | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2019-03-26 |
| PATERSON, Norman John | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2013-04-17 |
| POWELL, Shauna Margaret | Director | 2013-08-08 | 2017-03-06 |
| STEWART, Alexander | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2012-03-15 |
| WATSON, Steven | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2024-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brown Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part cease with charge number | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.