SEATEC UK LIMITED
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Cash
£396K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20M
Equity attributable
Employees
48
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,360,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £8,130,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £7,993,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £7,725,000 | — | |
| Cash | £396,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,237,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £20,353,000 | — | |
| Equity | £20,353,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 48 | — | |
| Wages | £1,796,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £162,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.67x | |
| Interest cover | 5.58x |
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
- SEATEC UK LIMITED 2006-05-10 → present
- SEATEC SAFETY SYSTEMS LIMITED 1994-12-30 → 2006-05-10
- CARGO ANALYTICS LIMITED 1987-08-11 → 1994-12-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking into account the Company's own financial position, the recent Group capital restructure, and the financial strength and financial support of its ultimate parent company, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of these Financial Statements. Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Red Sea instability and conflict in Iran continued to increase the risk to operations including safety of our employees and contractors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTENSEN, Allan Falkenberg | Director | 2021-12-17 | Nov 1979 | Danish |
| ENGELS, Johannes Paulus Henricus | Director | 2020-05-07 | Oct 1964 | Dutch |
| HALL, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2022-02-24 | Feb 1977 | British |
| MAGNIN, Patrick Stephan | Director | 2020-05-07 | Jun 1978 | Dutch |
| MCDERMOTT, Edward Anthony | Director | 2025-12-08 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNIE, Paul James | Secretary | 2016-03-03 | 2017-07-14 |
| FAIRFIELD, James | Secretary | 1992-03-25 | 2006-04-19 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | 2021-12-17 |
| MACIVER, Carleen Laura Watt | Secretary | 2017-09-14 | 2018-11-30 |
| MUIR, James | Secretary | 2006-04-19 | 2016-03-03 |
| VALLANCE, Ian | Secretary | 2017-07-14 | 2017-09-14 |
| MURRAY BEITH MURRAY WS | Corporate Secretary | — | 1992-03-25 |
| BARRIE, David Alexander, Dr. | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2017-07-14 |
| BERBERAT, Raymond | Director | 1991-07-03 | 1994-06-14 |
| COONEY, Peter Martin | Director | 2004-05-18 | 2007-10-01 |
| COUPER, Ian Rediger | Director | — | 1996-05-07 |
| DI MAIO, Matteo | Director | 2017-03-15 | 2018-04-06 |
| GRIMASON, Deborah | Director | 2019-08-16 | 2021-12-17 |
| HARLEY, David | Director | 2002-04-29 | 2012-01-24 |
| JAMES, Trevor | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2002-02-01 |
| KUO, Chengi, Professor | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2007-10-19 |
| MACFARLANE, Stephen Derek | Director | 2022-02-24 | 2025-12-08 |
| MCDERMOTT, Edward Anthony | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2023-09-30 |
| MCGILLIVRAY, James | Director | 2007-01-30 | 2010-10-11 |
| MUIR, James | Director | 2012-01-24 | 2016-03-03 |
| POWELL, Paul Douglas | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2004-03-17 |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2010-10-11 | 2014-02-25 |
| ROSSELET, Claude | Director | 1994-06-14 | 1999-03-01 |
| STAFFORD, Martin Thomas | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2017-03-15 |
| TREVARTHEN, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2016-03-03 |
| VALLANCE, Ian | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2019-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouvray Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.