KCA DEUTAG TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
+58.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£42m
-8.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
38
-71% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£6.1m
-96.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy 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 | £51,196,000 | £53,682,000 | £23,626,000 | -56% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,417,000 | -£1,057,000 | -£8,426,000 | -697.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,347,000 | -£3,087,000 | -£6,062,000 | -96.4% | |
| Net profit | -£4,735,000 | -£2,042,000 | -£3,709,000 | -81.6% | |
| Cash | £2,132,000 | £2,250,000 | £3,573,000 | +58.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£36,531,000 | -£38,740,000 | -£41,872,000 | -8.1% | |
| Net assets | -£36,556,000 | -£38,742,000 | -£41,872,000 | -8.1% | |
| Equity | -£36,556,000 | -£38,742,000 | -£41,872,000 | -8.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 131 | 38 | -71% | |
| Wages | — | £5,361,000 | £1,850,000 | -65.5% | |
| 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 | -8.6% | -2.0% | -35.7% | |
| Net margin | -9.2% | -3.8% | -15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 123.0% | 141.1% | 149.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.67x | 0.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.52x | -18.16x |
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
- KCA DEUTAG TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIMITED 2002-01-03 → present
- KCA TECHNICAL SUPPORT LIMITED 2001-09-12 → 2002-01-03
- TUMMELSCENE LIMITED 2001-05-22 → 2001-09-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have obtained confirmation from a fellow group undertaking that it will provide the necessary support to enable the Company to meet its obligations as they fall due. This confirmation is valid from the date of approval of the financial statements through to 30 September 2027. On this basis, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANSTON, Sean Richard Lawrence | Director | 2019-12-18 | Sep 1973 | British |
| MAIER, Ole Fredrik | Director | 2020-12-24 | Nov 1967 | Norwegian |
| POLSON, Niall David | Director | 2024-05-23 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW, Louise | Secretary | 2009-04-10 | 2014-03-31 |
| BANYARD, Alec William James | Secretary | 2001-09-11 | 2009-04-10 |
| P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-05-22 | 2001-09-11 |
| ANDREW, Louise | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2014-03-31 |
| BYRNE, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2021-12-31 |
| CLOW, Lynne | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2022-02-28 |
| DREW, Simon Rendle | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2025-10-02 |
| ELKHOURY, Joseph | Director | 2019-12-18 | 2025-01-16 |
| GILCHRIST, Neil Porteous | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2025-02-12 |
| MILNE, Peter John | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2010-08-11 |
| PAVER, Gary Neil | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2020-03-02 |
| POLSON, Niall David | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-21 |
| RAMSAY, Alaina | Director | 2022-12-21 | 2026-02-12 |
| RICHARDSON, Ross | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2011-08-31 |
| ROSE, Christopher John | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2005-08-12 |
| STEVENSON, Neil Graham | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2013-01-21 |
| SUTHERLAND, Gavin George | Director | 2020-03-02 | 2020-12-18 |
| TAYLOR, Brian Christopher | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2012-07-05 |
| THOMSON, Lynne | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2014-11-18 |
| WALKER, Mark Johnstone | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2013-01-31 |
| WALTERS, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2024-05-22 |
| WHITE, Maurice Alistair | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2009-03-31 |
| WIEST, Daniel Mathias, Dr | Director | 2010-08-20 | 2011-05-03 |
| P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-05-22 | 2001-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kca Deutag Drilling Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.