APPLUS UK LTD
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Cash
£104
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12M
+6.8% vs 2023
Employees
402
-4.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£983K
+17% 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 | £40,641,044 | £47,182,195 | +16.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,147,917 | £1,172,527 | +2.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £840,132 | £982,814 | +17% | |
| Net profit | £732,384 | £747,210 | +2% | |
| Cash | — | £104 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,158,132 | £13,213,829 | +8.7% | |
| Net assets | £10,961,819 | £11,709,030 | +6.8% | |
| Equity | £10,961,819 | £11,709,030 | +6.8% | |
| Average employees | 419 | 402 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £20,783,256 | £21,663,694 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £192,596 | £199,446 | +3.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.4% | 8.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.24x | |
| Interest cover | 2.34x | 2.32x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- APPLUS UK LTD 2019-05-31 → present
- APPLUS RTD UK LIMITED 2009-05-21 → 2019-05-31
- MB INSPECTION LIMITED 2003-08-26 → 2009-05-21
- MOTHERWELL BRIDGE INSPECTION LIMITED 2002-10-30 → 2003-08-26
- M M & S (2925) LIMITED 2002-08-30 → 2002-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Anderson Anderson & Brown Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, therefore, have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In June 2024, ownership of the group changed due to with a majority stake acquisition by a joint venture of investment funds (see note 21), leading to the delisting from the Madrid stock exchange.”
- “The onerous lease provision was made when non-destructive testing operations ceased at our leased Aberdeen facility in 2019. In June 2024, this lease was renounced with no cost incurred. The provision has therefore been released to the P&L in the current year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, John David | Secretary | 2022-03-31 | — | — |
| GHAZALEH, Darren Basil Abu | Director | 2022-05-16 | Jun 1973 | British |
| MAYOR BALVIS, Julian | Director | 2024-05-17 | May 1969 | Spanish |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Robert Herd | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2008-01-25 |
| HILLIER, Stewart | Secretary | 2002-10-29 | 2003-11-18 |
| LAFFERTY, Terence Colvin | Secretary | 2015-12-22 | 2022-03-31 |
| POLLAND, Owen | Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2004-07-01 |
| WENTING, Paul | Secretary | 2008-02-06 | 2015-12-22 |
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-30 | 2002-10-29 |
| ANDREWS, David | Director | 2009-06-24 | 2010-11-09 |
| BETHEL, Archibald Anderson | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2003-08-31 |
| BLINDE, Marcel Ronald | Director | 2008-01-25 | 2011-09-01 |
| EIDE, Bengt | Director | 2010-07-26 | 2011-10-01 |
| GRAY, Christopher John | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2006-01-27 |
| HANNAH, Neil Roberts | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2018-07-27 |
| HAYES, Michael Hugh | Director | 2003-11-18 | 2008-01-25 |
| HENDERSON, Nicolas John | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2021-11-23 |
| LIGHT, Iain Michael | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-12-22 |
| MACDONALD, Alexander Alister | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2003-09-24 |
| MCNULTY, Gary Edward | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-07-07 |
| POLLAND, Owen | Director | 2003-11-18 | 2008-01-25 |
| PROSSER, William Lindsay | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2003-03-28 |
| REID, William Mungall | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2007-07-01 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Alan | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2004-02-06 |
| ROSS, Francis Wright | Director | 2005-07-25 | 2009-04-22 |
| VAN DER PUT, Dirk Marinus Dominicus | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2024-05-17 |
| VAN DOORN, Robert Hendrick | Director | 2008-01-25 | 2011-02-03 |
| VOULON, Sijtze | Director | 2015-12-22 | 2018-12-31 |
| WEBSTER, Colin Alexander Adulph | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2005-09-30 |
| VINDEX LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-30 | 2002-10-29 |
| VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-30 | 2002-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rontgen Technische Dienst Holding Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-31 | Active |
| Applus Rtd Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-11-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.