ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
Formerly known as MTU UK Limited, the company operates as a business support and solutions subsidiary within the London-listed aerospace and defence group Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£40M
+21% vs 2023
Employees
292
+13.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£25M
+68.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £176,545,000 | £220,712,000 | +25% | |
| Operating profit | £15,165,000 | £22,802,000 | +50.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,094,000 | £25,402,000 | +68.3% | |
| Net profit | £11,588,000 | £18,360,000 | +58.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,479,000 | £46,139,000 | +19.9% | |
| Net assets | £32,670,000 | £39,530,000 | +21% | |
| Equity | £32,670,000 | £39,530,000 | +21% | |
| Average employees | 258 | 292 | +13.2% | |
| Wages | £13,467,000 | £17,375,000 | +29% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £228,000 | £271,000 | +18.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 10.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.4% | 49.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.0% | 65.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 7.83x | 39.79x |
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
- ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2021-06-30 → present
- MTU UK LIMITED 2008-02-06 → 2021-06-30
- MTU DETROIT DIESEL UK LIMITED 2003-03-10 → 2008-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors consider that the Company will have sufficient financial resources to meet its obligations for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of the Financial Statements.”
Group structure
- ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · parent
- Kinolt UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During April 2025, the Company agreed to purchase the entire shareholding in Powerfield Limited (trading as Rolls-Royce Distributed Generation Systems) from Vinters Engineering Limited. This is expected to complete during 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORTHY, Leah Edith Zipporah Hardcastle | Secretary | 2025-12-01 | — | — |
| GOERTZ, Andreas | Director | 2024-04-01 | Sep 1965 | German |
| OSTERMAIER, Tobias | Director | 2022-10-01 | Oct 1981 | German |
| PHILLIPS, Bruce James | Director | 2014-07-29 | Sep 1973 | British |
| RUEHFEL, Simone Claudia | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1979 | German |
| WECKEL, Samuel James | Director | 2021-05-25 | Nov 1987 | American |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENFIELD, Emma | Secretary | 2023-05-16 | 2024-03-31 |
| HARVEY-WRATE, Andrew | Secretary | 2016-03-24 | 2018-07-25 |
| REEVES COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-04-08 | 2015-12-09 |
| STERLING MILNE SECRETARIAT LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2003-03-10 | 2009-04-08 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-10 | 2003-03-10 |
| BURGESS, Gordon Rhodes | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2007-06-30 |
| DAFFEY, Kevin | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| DAVIS, Anthony James | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2014-07-29 |
| FERRIS, Michael Andrew | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2018-03-31 |
| FRISCHMUTH, Markus Dieter, Dr | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2017-01-11 |
| GOERTZ, Andreas | Director | 2018-03-31 | 2022-09-21 |
| GROSCH, Peter Franz Anton | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2005-03-16 |
| HUNDSDOERFER, Thomas Karl Bruno, Herr | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2013-04-17 |
| HUSS, Holger Herbert Oskar | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2014-07-29 |
| KARK, Andreas | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2004-06-02 |
| KRUEPER, Bernd | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2010-03-22 |
| LOVASZ, Alexander | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2011-03-31 |
| PLUNDER, David | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2007-02-28 |
| RAMNIALIS, Christos | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2012-10-08 |
| SCHUH, Hubert | Director | 2003-08-04 | 2006-05-08 |
| SCHULER, Thomas | Director | 2017-01-11 | 2021-05-04 |
| WINKLER, Angelika Ruth | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-02-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-03-10 | 2003-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinters International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.