DECEUNINCK LIMITED
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Cash
£86k
+4,200% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
+7.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
159
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
-4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £50,184,000 | £48,771,000 | £48,843,000 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,381,000 | £1,372,000 | £1,217,000 | -11.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,344,000 | £1,467,000 | £1,400,000 | -4.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,344,000 | £1,467,000 | £1,400,000 | -4.6% | |
| Cash | £44,000 | £2,000 | £86,000 | +4,200% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,082,000 | £19,549,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £18,082,000 | £19,549,000 | £20,947,000 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £18,082,000 | £19,549,000 | £20,947,000 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 158 | 158 | 159 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £6,148,000 | £6,330,000 | £6,327,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £138,000 | £138,000 | £136,000 | -1.4% |
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 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 7.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 35.3% | 31.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.96x | 1.72x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | 16.06x | 19.88x | 64.05x |
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
- DECEUNINCK LIMITED 1989-11-09 → present
- DEEPLAS LIMITED 1981-06-02 → 1989-11-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's projected financial performance, liquidity position and ongoing shareholder support, the Directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the 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 · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICEU, Serge Gerard | Director | 2021-01-18 | Feb 1976 | Belgian |
| VANDERPER, Bernard | Director | 2010-02-04 | May 1962 | British |
| WOODCOCK, Darren, Mr. | Director | 2025-01-29 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECEUNINCK, Arnold | Secretary | — | 2012-04-01 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-04-01 | 2016-12-12 |
| ACKER, Wim Van | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-01-18 |
| ADAMS, Julie | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2012-02-01 |
| BACKHOUSE, Peter Walker | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-09-10 |
| DE MEERSMAN, Clement | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2009-07-01 |
| DE PRYCKER, Willy | Director | — | 1994-02-11 |
| DEBUSSCHERE, Tom | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2016-03-01 |
| DECEUNINCK, Arnold | Director | — | 2011-06-01 |
| DECEUNINCK, Lionel | Director | — | 1996-05-14 |
| DECEUNINCK, Willy | Director | — | 2011-06-01 |
| DEMEULEMEESTER, Dirk | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2008-06-01 |
| EECKHOUT, Francis Van | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2022-01-01 |
| FROST, Roy Anthony | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| HUMBLET, Bruno Jozef Maria | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| MAECKELBERGHE, Philippe | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| MCGLENNON, Robert Lawrence | Director | 2016-12-23 | 2025-01-01 |
| MORTON, Gary | Director | 1999-09-21 | 2003-01-08 |
| PAINTER, Ronald Stuart | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-09-01 |
| POWELL, Steven George | Director | 1999-12-20 | 2003-01-08 |
| ROORYCK, Jacq | Director | — | 1995-10-06 |
| SKINNER, Jonathan Brett | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SWYNGEDAUW, Alain | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2010-02-04 |
| VAN DEN HENDE, Everd | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2007-05-01 |
| VANDENDRIESSCHE, Lieven | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2011-06-01 |
| VANHOUDT, Hugo | Director | 2003-01-08 | 2003-12-12 |
| WALSH, Geoffrey Robert | Director | 1998-10-05 | 1999-10-04 |
| WATTS, Peter David | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2005-06-01 |
| WHITE, Neil | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deceuninck N.V | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-20 | Active |
| Deceuninck Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.