FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING UK LIMITED
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Cash
£39m
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24m
-17.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
265
-17.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
+63.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £183,055,000 | £140,776,000 | £117,772,000 | -16.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,256,000 | -£7,764,000 | -£3,419,000 | +56% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,959,000 | -£6,657,000 | -£2,407,000 | +63.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,545,000 | -£4,948,000 | -£5,087,000 | -2.8% | |
| Cash | £38,483,000 | £38,530,000 | £39,381,000 | +2.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,281,000 | £31,821,000 | £25,617,000 | -19.5% | |
| Net assets | £33,661,000 | £28,787,000 | £23,814,000 | -17.3% | |
| Equity | £33,661,000 | £28,787,000 | £23,814,000 | -17.3% | |
| Average employees | 293 | 320 | 265 | -17.2% | |
| Wages | £10,268,000 | £10,998,000 | £8,772,000 | -20.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | -3.4% | -5.5% | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | -1.4% | -3.5% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.8% | -24.4% | -13.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 58.3% | 58.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.65x | 1.55x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | -11.05x | -12.07x | -7.21x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING UK LIMITED 2000-10-10 → present
- BERTRAND FAURE SEATING LIMITED 1995-08-11 → 2000-10-10
- BERTRAND FAURE TACHI-S UK LIMITED 1991-04-09 → 1995-08-11
- TRADEWAKE LIMITED 1990-11-07 → 1991-04-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Company's cashflow forecasts and future profit projections, which make assumptions about trading, the market, inflation and other operational impacts as detailed in the Strategic report, and after consideration of available support from its parent, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite the uncertainties of the current economic environment.”
Group structure
- FAURECIA AUTOMOTIVE SEATING UK LIMITED · parent
- Faurecia Midlands Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-06-23 | — | — |
| MUSKALA, Krzysztof Tomasz | Director | 2025-02-11 | Mar 1973 | Polish |
| PICARD, Bertrand | Director | 2023-01-23 | Jan 1966 | French |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Neil Joseph | Secretary | 2004-07-20 | 2007-02-09 |
| WHITE, Malcolm John | Secretary | 1997-10-31 | 2001-05-31 |
| DRACLIFFE COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1991-12-19 | 1997-10-31 |
| DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-01 | 2004-07-20 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-11-02 | 2021-02-01 |
| HEALD NICKINSON (A FIRM) | Corporate Secretary | — | 1991-08-30 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-07 | 2018-09-03 |
| LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-01 | 2022-06-23 |
| MUCKLE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-02-09 | 2010-10-07 |
| BATTEUX, Armand | Director | 1992-09-14 | 2002-08-26 |
| CHOCHOY, Gerard Joseph Edouard | Director | 2003-08-27 | 2006-12-15 |
| DE VECCHI, Marco | Director | — | 1993-04-15 |
| DOUAY, Philippe | Director | 1993-04-15 | 2001-05-31 |
| GUILLEMOT, Phillippe Claude Andre | Director | 2002-08-26 | 2003-08-27 |
| IMBERT, Frank Jean Marie | Director | 2005-06-13 | 2014-02-03 |
| KOLLER, Patrick Willy | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2014-09-16 |
| LEGRAS, Guillaume Michel Dominique Yves | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2018-03-09 |
| PIPONNIER, Christophe | Director | 2018-03-09 | 2023-01-20 |
| POLAK, Christian Phillippe | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| SHIBUYA, Fumio | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| SIVIGNON, Pierre Jean Jerome | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2005-06-13 |
| TOURNAND, Jean Claude | Director | — | 1992-09-14 |
| VAN DEN MAEGDENBERGH, Jack | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2016-09-19 |
| FAURECIA INVESTMENTS | Corporate Director | 2014-09-16 | 2025-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faurecia Investments | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-02-15 | Ceased 2018-02-15 |
| Faurecia Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-15 |
| Faurecia Investments | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date |
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.