UTS ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£486K
-43.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-0.6% vs 2024
Employees
135
+35% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£85K
-92.3% first positive since 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,106,178 | — | — | £15,274,567 | £18,442,635 | +20.7% | |
| Operating profit | £374,579 | — | — | £1,531,430 | £777,777 | -49.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £367,174 | -£522,474 | £2,304,437 | £1,101,325 | £85,246 | -92.3% | |
| Net profit | £194,705 | -£386,283 | £2,282,279 | £1,198,310 | -£69,045 | -105.8% | |
| Cash | £267,637 | £491,165 | £628,703 | £858,315 | £486,240 | -43.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,314,255 | £10,379,689 | £12,634,191 | £14,424,088 | £13,787,307 | -4.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,512,869 | £7,847,137 | £10,304,416 | £11,502,726 | £11,433,681 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £8,512,869 | £7,847,137 | £10,304,416 | £11,502,726 | £11,433,681 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 113 | 106 | 100 | 135 | +35% | |
| Wages | £3,631,718 | £3,736,257 | £3,782,434 | £3,998,758 | £5,575,936 | +39.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £208,000 | £221,488 | £235,871 | £223,000 | £340,750 | +52.8% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | — | — | 10.0% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | — | — | 7.8% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | — | — | 10.6% | 5.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.98x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | 50.27x | — | — | 3.54x | 1.12x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- UTS ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- UTS Engineering for Pipelines 100%
- UTS Engineering Services (India) Private Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A material proportion of this growth was delivered through the successful completion of a strategic business acquisition that completed during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, Giles Gavin | Director | 2016-09-01 | May 1977 | British |
| SADLER, Shaun William | Director | 2001-04-02 | Sep 1970 | British |
| WILSON, Daniel | Director | 2016-09-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCANANEY, Brian | Secretary | 2012-07-10 | 2015-11-30 |
| PRESTON, David William Kingsford | Secretary | 2001-04-02 | 2012-04-30 |
| SADLER, Sharon | Secretary | 2006-10-16 | 2008-10-31 |
| 1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-02 | 2001-04-02 |
| DOBBS, Kevin Mark | Director | 2024-06-04 | 2025-06-09 |
| HILL, Colin | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| PRESTON, David William Kingsford | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2012-04-30 |
| WILKINSON, Thomas | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2021-10-22 |
| 1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-04-02 | 2001-04-02 |
| REPORTACTION LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-02 | 2001-04-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Shaun William Sadler | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2019-03-31 | Ceased 2019-05-08 |
| Shaun Sadler Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-31 | Active |
| Uts Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.