UTAC UK LTD
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Cash
£9.9m
+119.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.2m
-49.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
396
-2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£8m
+2.2% highest 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 | £41,084,000 | £50,449,000 | £48,717,000 | -3.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,003,000 | -£4,531,000 | -£4,224,000 | +6.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,476,000 | -£8,146,000 | -£7,963,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net profit | -£8,476,000 | -£8,146,000 | -£7,963,000 | +2.2% | |
| Cash | £1,421,000 | £4,519,000 | £9,905,000 | +119.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,575,000 | £20,422,000 | £12,421,000 | -39.2% | |
| Net assets | £24,308,000 | £16,162,000 | £8,199,000 | -49.3% | |
| Equity | £24,308,000 | £16,162,000 | £8,199,000 | -49.3% | |
| Average employees | 386 | 406 | 396 | -2.5% | |
| Wages | £17,957,000 | £20,013,000 | £19,452,000 | -2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £321,000 | £449,000 | £455,000 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £20,000 | £20,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £321,000 | £449,000 | £455,000 | +1.3% |
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 | -14.6% | -9.0% | -8.7% | |
| Net margin | -20.6% | -16.1% | -16.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -21.0% | -22.2% | -34.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.0% | 81.4% | 89.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.31x | 0.32x | 0.31x | |
| Interest cover | -2.43x | -1.25x | -1.13x |
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
- UTAC UK LTD 2023-10-02 → present
- MILLBROOK PROVING GROUND LIMITED 1988-03-31 → 2023-10-02
- BEGONIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1988-03-14 → 1988-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is reliant on the continued financial support of an intermediate parent company, UTAC Holding, and it has received written confirmation from UTAC Holding of its intention to support the company for a period of at least twelve months after these financial statements are signed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW, Kirsty Anne Henderson | Director | 2025-05-06 | Dec 1967 | British |
| MCCORMACK, Connor | Director | 2020-10-19 | Aug 1969 | Irish |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANSTON, Giles Winthorpe | Secretary | 2009-04-06 | 2010-01-18 |
| GORTON, Ian Reid | Secretary | 1996-02-01 | 1998-10-30 |
| JOLLEY, Andrew Charles William | Secretary | 2001-03-22 | 2009-04-06 |
| JOLLEY, Andrew Charles William | Secretary | — | 1996-02-01 |
| MACRAE, Anne | Secretary | 1998-10-30 | 2001-03-22 |
| NAGI, Rabiya Sultana | Secretary | 2010-01-18 | 2013-12-01 |
| ALDRED, Duncan Neil | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2013-12-01 |
| ARBEL, Pierre-Edouard | Director | 2021-08-23 | 2023-06-23 |
| BARTH, Hans | Director | 1993-11-22 | 1996-02-01 |
| BENJAMIN, Keith John | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2009-02-27 |
| BENJAMIN, Keith John | Director | 1992-12-24 | 1993-11-22 |
| BORLAND, David | Director | 2013-08-20 | 2013-12-01 |
| BRANSTON, Giles Winthorpe | Director | 2009-04-06 | 2010-01-18 |
| BURKUTEAN, Harry | Director | 2000-02-11 | 2002-05-31 |
| BURNS, Alexander Mark | Director | 2014-02-12 | 2020-09-18 |
| CALVERT, Rodney John | Director | — | 2009-04-30 |
| COVERLEY, Mark | Director | 1993-11-22 | 2010-06-30 |
| COWAN, Andrew | Director | 2020-06-16 | 2021-02-01 |
| DEVANNEY, William Gerard | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2015-11-27 |
| DOUGLASS, John Reginald | Director | — | 1993-11-22 |
| EATON, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2019-12-31 |
| FLEINER, Mark | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2020-06-16 |
| FRAGOSO, Miguel | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2014-01-31 |
| FULCHER, John Robert | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-12-01 |
| FULCHER, John Robert | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2008-08-01 |
| GILSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2013-12-01 |
| GORTON, Ian Reid | Director | 1996-09-16 | 1998-10-30 |
| GREEN, Josephine | Director | — | 1993-08-08 |
| HUGHES, Martin Owen | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2023-03-09 |
| JOHNSON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2008-11-01 |
| JOLLEY, Andrew Charles William | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2014-04-24 |
| JOLLEY, Andrew Charles William | Director | 1993-11-22 | 1996-02-01 |
| JUNG, Werner Heinrich | Director | 1998-06-25 | 2001-10-12 |
| LOEFFLER, Ferdinand Bernward Eduard | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1997-11-19 |
| LONG, Martin Hughenden | Director | — | 1993-11-22 |
| LOWE, Michael | Director | 1992-12-24 | 1993-11-22 |
| MILLWARD, Philip | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2013-12-01 |
| MOLYNEUX, Richard John | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2011-04-30 |
| NELSON, Andrew Edward Bass | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2021-08-23 |
| O'LIONAIRD, Eoghan Pol, Chairman | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2019-05-23 |
| OKRAY, Thomas Bernard | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2005-04-04 |
| PARFITT, Christopher William | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| SABISKY, Edward Vincent | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1998-06-25 |
| SHEEHAN, Dennis | Director | 1992-12-24 | 1993-11-22 |
| SHORTLAND, Graham Richard | Director | 1993-11-22 | 2003-03-01 |
| SHURMER, Colin Reginald | Director | 1993-11-22 | 2003-03-01 |
| WALLIS, David | Director | 1992-12-24 | 1993-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utac Acquisition Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-02-01 | Active |
| Spectris Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-08-24 | Ceased 2021-02-01 |
| Mpg Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.