ADIENT SEATING UK LTD
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£19m
-24.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
732
-11.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
-6,181% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £226,422,000 | £235,761,000 | £183,344,000 | -22.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,626,000 | £2,055,000 | £822,000 | -60% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,209,000 | -£21,000 | -£1,319,000 | -6,181% | |
| Net profit | -£8,897,000 | -£256,000 | -£2,062,000 | -705.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£20,157,000 | — | |
| Net assets | -£14,634,000 | -£15,597,000 | -£19,475,000 | -24.9% | |
| Equity | -£14,634,000 | -£15,597,000 | -£19,475,000 | -24.9% | |
| Average employees | 944 | 826 | 732 | -11.4% | |
| Wages | £44,307,000 | £39,579,000 | £36,367,000 | -8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £582,000 | £591,000 | £552,000 | -6.6% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | -0.1% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 117.7% | 122.2% | 125.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.67x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | -0.38x | 0.94x | 0.36x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- ADIENT SEATING UK LTD 2016-10-18 → present
- JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LTD. 1991-03-01 → 2016-10-18
- HOOVER UNIVERSAL (UK) LTD. 1991-02-21 → 1991-03-01
- JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LTD 1991-02-06 → 1991-02-21
- HOOVER UNIVERSAL (UK) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1991-02-06
- HOOVER BALL AND BEARING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 1947-10-15 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, and the confirmations received, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ADIENT SEATING UK LTD · parent
- Adient Automotive Seating Maroc SARL 90%
Significant events
- “On 23 March 2026, the Company formally approved and communicated to employees and other stakeholders the closure of its Wednesbury facility, following a collective consultation process initiated in February 2026 in response to significant structural and market challenges affecting the long-term viability of the site. As at the date of signing these financial statements, the Company expects to incur approximately £3.5 million of costs related to this closure.”
- “On 17 April 2026, the Adient Holdings UK Ltd, immediate parent, disposed of its entire investment in the Company to its fellow group undertaking, Adient Global Holdings Ltd, for a consideration of £50,919,062. The sale does not affect the amounts recognised in these financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2025 but is disclosed to provide users with relevant information regarding significant events after the reporting period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLANAGAN, Michael | Director | 2007-08-01 | Jun 1965 | Irish |
| HICKS, Mark Stephen | Director | 2022-11-03 | May 1973 | British |
| ROTMAN II, Phillip Allan | Director | 2019-11-07 | Oct 1966 | American |
| SMITH, Gregory Scott | Director | 2019-11-07 | Jul 1968 | American |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEESON, Richard | Secretary | — | 1995-07-02 |
| SMITH, Kenneth Frederick John | Secretary | 2000-03-22 | 2006-11-30 |
| SPATKE, Reiner Guenter, Dr | Secretary | 2007-09-06 | 2013-12-13 |
| WATSON, Rodney Frederick | Secretary | 1995-07-02 | 2000-03-22 |
| ALLISON, Calum | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2000-12-22 |
| BARTH, John | Director | — | 2007-07-01 |
| BELL, Jeffrey | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2017-08-24 |
| CADWALLADER, Brian James | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2016-10-18 |
| CLEGG, Philip | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2013-03-31 |
| DE BEST, Jeffrey | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2005-11-01 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-10-10 |
| EBACHER, Cathleen Ann | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2019-11-07 |
| EDWARDS, Gary Wyn | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2016-10-18 |
| FIORI, Giovanni Battista | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2007-12-31 |
| GRAY, Bryan Barclay | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2016-06-10 |
| HURLEY, Laurence Stephen | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| KENNEDY, John | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2005-02-04 |
| LANG, Stewart James | Director | 1996-11-14 | 2007-07-01 |
| LOMAS, Andrew | Director | 2013-05-06 | 2015-09-30 |
| MCDONOUGH, John | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MCMAHON, David Patrick | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2019-09-06 |
| MOORE, Michael James | Director | — | 1992-09-24 |
| OKARMA, Jerome Dennis | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| OWEN, Kenneth | Director | 2001-08-13 | 2003-12-05 |
| POTTER, Vince | Director | — | 1996-11-14 |
| RHODES, Christopher | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2003-09-30 |
| SKONIECZNY JR, Mark A | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2019-10-04 |
| SMITH, David Edward Philip | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| SONIA, Belfield, Director | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-10-01 |
| STERN, Dermot Desmond | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2003-12-05 |
| STIEF, Brian John | Director | 2014-11-30 | 2016-10-18 |
| TATE, Ray | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| TWEMLOW, Peter Robert | Director | 2001-08-13 | 2011-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adient Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-17 | Active |
| Adient Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-31 | Ceased 2016-10-31 |
| Adient Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-17 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-31 |
| Adient Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 295 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.