EUROFINS WATER HYGIENE TESTING UK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.1m
+9.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
198
+20% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.1m
-430.7% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £13,768,000 | £17,965,000 | £22,741,000 | +26.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,076,000 | £1,067,000 | £933,000 | -12.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £711,000 | £635,000 | -£2,100,000 | -430.7% | |
| Net profit | £918,000 | £671,000 | -£2,120,000 | -415.9% | |
| Cash | £128,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,754,000 | £12,249,000 | £12,518,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,887,000 | £6,515,000 | £7,130,000 | +9.4% | |
| Equity | £5,887,000 | £6,515,000 | £7,130,000 | +9.4% | |
| Average employees | 129 | 165 | 198 | +20% | |
| Wages | £3,230,000 | £4,529,000 | £5,666,000 | +25.1% | |
| 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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 5.9% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 3.7% | -9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 8.7% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32x | 1.87x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | 2.70x | 2.19x | 2.02x |
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
- EUROFINS WATER HYGIENE TESTING UK LIMITED 2017-09-23 → present
- EUROFINS ACTON LIMITED 2015-10-02 → 2017-09-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have no reason to believe that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt in the ability of this Company to continue as is or its ability to continue with current financing arrangements with the group.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to 31 December 2025, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated on 28 February 2026, including military actions and related economic sanctions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and certain other countries in the region (the "Conflict").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDERTON, Laura Jayne | Secretary | 2023-01-20 | — | — |
| JOHNSON, Christopher William | Director | 2025-10-21 | Nov 1981 | British |
| WATTS, Michael Robert | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILES, Sonia | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-01-20 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | 2022-03-31 |
| CARNAGHAN, Mark Lindesay | Director | 2021-03-25 | 2025-10-21 |
| COLES, Philip David | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2020-12-09 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2022-03-31 |
| RISDON, Graeme Charles | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2016-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Scientific S.E. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.