AUTOTECH ENGINEERING R&D UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
-2.4% vs 2023
Employees
52
-3.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£24K
-102.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,428,000 | £6,492,000 | -23% | |
| Operating profit | £617,000 | -£462,000 | -174.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £955,000 | -£24,000 | -102.5% | |
| Net profit | £967,000 | -£283,000 | -129.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,016,000 | £11,778,000 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £11,781,000 | £11,498,000 | -2.4% | |
| Equity | £11,781,000 | £11,498,000 | -2.4% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 52 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £2,436,000 | £2,876,000 | +18.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | -7.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | -4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | -3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.3% | 18.0% | |
| Current ratio | 6.36x | 5.74x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is dependent on continuing financial support being made available from its parent undertaking. The Directors have received formal confirmation through a letter from the Gestamp Automoción, S.A. (the Parent Company) that financial assistance will be provided up to 31 December 2026. On this basis, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 December 2024, saw a decrease in turnover due to the uncertainty within the automotive industry from both commercial and political issues surrounding the introduction of electric vehicles.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIKELMANN, Mario | Director | 2021-07-12 | Jul 1960 | German |
| MERA, Francisco José Riberas | Director | 2012-10-02 | Jun 1964 | Spanish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEYHURST, Kevin | Secretary | 2013-03-20 | 2015-07-31 |
| PASCUAL, David Vázquez | Secretary | 2016-08-02 | 2025-10-06 |
| ARMENDARIZ TELLITU, Maria Jose | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2021-07-12 |
| HEYHURST, Kevin | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2015-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Juan María Riberas Mera | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Francisco José Riberas Mera | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2017-10-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.