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LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING (UK) LIMITED

#00324340 · Active · Incorporated 1937-02-17 (89y 5m) · Last filing 2026-06-05 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46690 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-05-10 (in 10 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£400K

+0.5% vs 2024

Net assets

£106M

-18.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

242

-7.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£5.4M

-78.2% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £65,005,000£48,047,000£49,365,000 +2.7%
Operating profit £5,134,000-£17,361,000-£20,589,000 -18.6%
Profit before tax £57,971,000£24,991,000£5,441,000 -78.2%
Net profit £56,368,000£29,766,000£10,258,000 -65.5%
Cash £400,000£398,000£400,000 +0.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £147,445,000£131,739,000£122,923,000 -6.7%
Net assets £147,201,000£131,217,000£106,430,000 -18.9%
Equity £147,201,000£131,217,000£106,430,000 -18.9%
Average employees 262262242 -7.6%
Wages £16,280,000£17,592,000£18,705,000 +6.3%
Directors' remuneration £103,000£45,000£50,000 +11.1%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 7.9%-36.1%-41.7%
Net margin 86.7%62.0%20.8%
Return on capital employed 3.5%-13.2%-16.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) —35.0%41.7%
Current ratio 0.53x0.64x0.40x
Interest cover 2.14x-10.02x-9.23x

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

  1. LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING (UK) LIMITED 2003-12-01 → present
  2. LANSING LINDE LIMITED 1989-03-29 → 2003-12-01
  3. LANSING BAGNALL LIMITED 1937-02-17 → 1989-03-29

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
KPMG LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. Linde Heavy Truck Division Limited 100% · UK · Supply of materials handling equipment
    2. Linde MH UK Limited 100% · UK · Supply and service of materials handling equipment
    3. Linde Jewsbury's Limited 100% · UK · Dormant company
    4. Linde Material Handling East Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    5. Linde Material Handling South East Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    6. Linde Severnside Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    7. Linde Material Handling Scotland Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    8. Linde Sterling Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    9. Linde Creighton Limited 100% · UK · Non-trading
    10. Castle Lift Trucks Limited 100% · UK · Holding Company
    11. Creighton Materials Handling Limited 100% · UK · Holding Company
    12. Fork Truck Rentals Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    13. Fork Truck Training Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    14. McLeman Forklift Services Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    15. Linde Castle Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    16. DBS Brand Factors Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    17. Stephensons Enterprise Fork Trucks Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    18. Lancashire (Fork Truck) Services Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    19. Lansing Linde Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    20. Lansing Linde Trifik Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    21. Sterling Mechanical Handling Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    22. Regentruck Limited 100% · UK · Dormant Company
    23. Chadwick Material Handling Ltd 48% · UK · Distributor of materials handling equipment

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 56 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
JUST, Ulrike Therese Director 2020-10-12 Mar 1980 German
LUDWIG, Marcel Werner Director 2023-04-01 Sep 1980 German
PARKER, Eamonn Director 2018-09-26 Jul 1978 British
WRIGLEY, James Anthony Director 2025-12-01 Jul 1984 British
Show 56 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
SIMMONDS, Peter John Secretary — 2012-12-31
ALBER, Alfred Michael Director 1996-11-05 2006-07-31
ALLENBY, Wulf John Director 1993-04-29 1996-12-31
ALLENBY, Wulf John Director — 1993-04-29
BEST, Peter Michael Director 2006-11-06 2007-09-14
BIRKNER, Karl Heinz Director 2005-10-27 2007-12-11
BLEBTA, Colin Director 2011-09-26 2023-04-30
BRUCKMOSER, Erwin, Dipl Volkswirt Director 1993-04-29 2005-10-27
BRUCKMOSER, Erwin, Dipl Volkswirt Director — 1993-04-29
COLSON, Terry Allen Director 1993-04-29 1996-12-31
COLSON, Terry Allen Director — 1993-04-29
DALY, Andrew Hamilton Director 2007-09-01 2018-05-11
ECKERSLEY, Paul John Director 1995-07-04 2007-06-29
FREEMAN, Richard Robert Director 1997-05-01 2000-01-31
FULL, Gerhard Director — 1993-04-29
GEUECKE, Wolfgang Dieter Director 2002-04-25 2007-12-31
GEUECKE, Wolfgang Dieter Director 1994-03-14 1999-03-30
GOEDL, Rainer Director 1993-04-29 1999-12-31
GOEDL, Rainer Director 1993-03-31 1993-04-29
HARTWIG, Roland Helmut Johannes Director 2005-10-17 2010-03-29
HOFMANN, Klaus Heinrich Director 2002-04-25 2008-01-01
HOFMANN, Thorsten Director 1999-01-25 2002-07-01
KASPER, Martin Director 1994-09-01 1995-12-31
KLEINE, Udo Director 1993-04-29 1997-05-01
KRINNINGER, Andreas Ulf Director 2014-01-01 2021-02-02
KROSSA, Hubertus Director 2003-10-29 2008-04-23
KROSSA, Hubertus Director 1999-12-31 2002-04-25
KULICK, Bruno Director 2002-04-25 2005-12-31
KULICK, Bruno Director — 1993-04-29
LAGLER, Alexander Director 2021-02-02 2025-12-31
LAUTRAY, Christophe Paul Bernard Director 2009-07-13 2025-04-11
LOHNHERR, Alexander Director 2001-11-27 2002-11-28
LOHSE, Reinhard, Dr Director — 1993-04-29
LOVATT, Graham Bland Director 1995-07-04 1998-11-11
MAHNEL, Andreas Johannes Director 2001-08-30 2001-08-31
MAURER, Theodor Director 2008-01-01 2015-01-14
MCDONAGH, Kerry James Director 2007-09-01 2017-09-29
MEGERLIN, Ferdinand Director 1999-07-22 2003-03-31
MEGERLIN, Ferdinand Director 1996-01-01 1997-05-01
MOCK, Ralf Director 1997-04-29 2002-04-25
MOLLOY, Bernard James Director 2000-01-04 2002-07-31
MOULE, Stephen Geoffrey Director 2003-01-07 2006-12-29
MUNDKOWSKI, Rudolf Director 1993-04-29 1998-11-11
RINCK, Stefan, Dr Director 2003-10-29 2007-11-30
RISKE, Gordon Erwin Director 2008-01-01 2009-07-13
SAMMARTANO, Massimiliano Director 2017-06-06 2021-01-20
SCHLING DIPL ING, Falko Director 1998-09-14 2000-02-01
SCHMITZ, Matthias Gunther Director 2007-11-05 2013-12-31
SCHMOHL, Hans-Peter, Dr Director 2000-02-01 2003-12-31
SILBERMANN, Georg Director 2005-04-26 2008-01-01
STREHLAU, Frank Director 1997-11-06 2006-04-07
STURM, Frank Ludwig Director 1995-07-04 2001-08-30
THOMSON, Edward Donaldson Director 1993-04-29 1998-11-11
THOMSON, Edward Donaldson Director — 1993-04-29
UHLEMANN, Martin Director 1997-04-29 1999-07-22
WIJNEN, Hubertus Antonius Wijnand Director 2008-03-17 2011-09-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Kion Group Ag Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2016-04-06
Linde Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 297 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-01-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-03-04 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-06-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-07 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-10-20 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-07-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-04-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-04-03 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-04-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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