SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2m
+50% vs 2024
Net assets
£115m
+9.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
511
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
-22.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £90,186,000 | £94,286,000 | £99,172,000 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £14,345,000 | £16,486,000 | £12,516,000 | -24.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,661,000 | £14,638,000 | £11,404,000 | -22.1% | |
| Net profit | £11,883,000 | £13,714,000 | £10,230,000 | -25.4% | |
| Cash | £15,960,000 | £2,146,000 | £3,218,000 | +50% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £103,936,000 | £124,609,000 | £133,770,000 | +7.4% | |
| Net assets | £91,249,000 | £104,963,000 | £115,193,000 | +9.7% | |
| Equity | £91,249,000 | £104,963,000 | £115,193,000 | +9.7% | |
| Average employees | 507 | 507 | 511 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £22,427,000 | £24,023,000 | £24,973,000 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £457,000 | £352,000 | £51,000 | -85.5% |
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 | 15.9% | 17.5% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 14.5% | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 13.2% | 9.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 26.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.79x | 4.31x | 4.40x | |
| Interest cover | 20.97x | 8.74x | 11.26x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED 1986-08-15 → present
- SAFETY-KLEEN PARTS WASHER SERVICE LIMITED 1974-11-08 → 1986-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“With the current liquidity position of the Group, the robust performance of the business in 2025, and the strength of the business model, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a Going Concern basis.”
Group structure
- SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED · parent
- Technowash Limited 100%
- Metalwash Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITH, Andrew Patrick | Director | 2017-02-10 | Mar 1968 | British |
| KUNC, Oliver | Director | 2022-03-22 | Oct 1978 | British |
| WIEFFERING, Erwin Sander | Director | 2021-02-01 | Oct 1972 | Dutch |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYLES, John Donald, Councillor | Secretary | 1997-06-01 | 1999-08-25 |
| BALDOCK, Geoffrey Martin | Secretary | 2008-07-02 | 2015-07-23 |
| BIELSKY, Hyman | Secretary | 2000-05-26 | 2001-01-18 |
| BOWYER, Simon | Secretary | 2004-06-21 | 2005-09-23 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Secretary | 1999-08-25 | 2000-05-26 |
| FIRTH, Andrew Gregory | Secretary | 2015-07-23 | 2020-07-02 |
| FIRTH, Andrew Gregory | Secretary | 2005-04-21 | 2006-08-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Timothy | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2008-07-02 |
| TARASENKO, Wally | Secretary | 2001-01-18 | 2004-06-21 |
| WILLMSCHEN, Robert Wayne | Secretary | — | 1997-06-01 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1998-12-23 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1987-06-09 | 1999-02-11 |
| AYLES, John Donald, Councillor | Director | — | 1999-08-25 |
| BAKER, Warren Bryce Rezvan | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2011-12-23 |
| BALDOCK, Geoffrey Martin | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2018-01-09 |
| BIELSKY, Hyman | Director | 1996-07-12 | 2005-04-21 |
| BRAIN, Stephen Clifford | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2014-06-12 |
| BRINCKMAN, Donald Wesley | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| BUCHBORN-KLOS, Klaus | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-04-02 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Alphonsus | Director | 1997-06-01 | 1998-05-21 |
| CASWELL, Christopher John | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2005-04-21 |
| CAWLEY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2018-01-05 | 2021-10-19 |
| CRAMER, Sarah Louise | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2018-03-28 |
| DATTILO, David Allan | Director | 1994-04-07 | 1995-01-31 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2000-05-26 |
| FERGUSON, John Russell | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2011-01-26 |
| FERREIRA DUARTE, Jose Antonio | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2014-06-12 |
| FIRTH, Andrew Gregory | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2006-08-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Michael Frank | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2017-02-10 |
| HABICHT, Frank Henry | Director | 1994-04-07 | 1998-05-21 |
| HALL, Darren Richard | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2014-09-12 |
| HAMLET, Joseph | Director | — | 1994-04-12 |
| HANDLEY, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2011-06-02 |
| HOSIER, Lee Stephen | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2012-11-06 |
| HUMPHREYS, Paul Robert | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-12-22 |
| JOHNSON, John George | Director | 1995-01-31 | 1997-08-09 |
| JONES, Andrew Timothy | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2010-03-31 |
| KLINDERA, Clarence Ralph | Director | — | 1996-07-12 |
| LEE, Daniel William | Director | 2016-02-12 | 2018-06-19 |
| MAUGUY, Philippe Robert Francis | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2020-07-02 |
| MUKERJI, Swagatam | Director | 2010-06-16 | 2014-06-12 |
| OLDERSMA, Meine | Director | 2020-07-02 | 2021-02-01 |
| PEACOCK, Gregory Garth | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2014-09-01 |
| ROSE, Clark John | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-05-21 |
| SHORT, Anthony Graham | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2016-01-25 |
| TARASENKO, Wally | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2004-06-21 |
| TAYLOR, Henry Herbert | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-12-22 |
| THORNBACK, Nigel | Director | 1995-07-28 | 2004-08-12 |
| WILLMSCHEN, Robert Wayne | Director | — | 1997-06-01 |
| WOOD, Wesley Gordon | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wp Sk Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2018-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.