DRAKA COMTEQ UK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
+100% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1.6M
-748.1% vs 2023
Employees
28
-54.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.2M
+69.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £27,785,000 | £19,021,000 | -31.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,445,000 | -£777,000 | +77.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,879,000 | -£1,198,000 | +69.1% | |
| Net profit | -£3,015,000 | -£1,897,000 | +37.1% | |
| Cash | -£29,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,806,000 | -£1,213,000 | -143.2% | |
| Net assets | £241,000 | -£1,562,000 | -748.1% | |
| Equity | £241,000 | -£1,562,000 | -748.1% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 28 | -54.8% | |
| Wages | £2,153,000 | £880,000 | -59.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | -12.4% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | -10.9% | -10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -122.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.86x | 0.52x | |
| Interest cover | -4.16x | -0.96x |
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
- DRAKA COMTEQ UK LIMITED 2004-05-21 → present
- EVER 2313 LIMITED 2004-02-11 → 2004-05-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Belluzzo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company has performed a going concern assessment based on a rolling forecast, cashflow projections and sensitivity analysis for a period until June 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Colin Anthony | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | — | — |
| PETRUS, Raymond Marie Noel Suresch | Director | 2025-10-03 | Dec 1971 | French |
| SESSIONS, James Terry | Director | 2021-03-17 | May 1975 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEW, Ian | Secretary | 2004-05-20 | 2004-10-15 |
| FARRELL, Peter Stephen | Secretary | 2011-09-02 | 2014-10-01 |
| HAYES, Bryan Philip | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2011-09-02 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-11 | 2004-05-20 |
| ATKINSON, Paul Raymond | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2016-02-29 |
| BAVARESCO, Matteo | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| BOTT, Andreas | Director | 2023-02-13 | 2025-02-14 |
| CASERTA, Luca, Dr. | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-03-08 |
| DEL BRENNA, Marcello Maria Giuseppe Ambrogio | Director | 2018-07-27 | 2023-03-01 |
| GOULDSTONE, Roger Philip | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2004-10-15 |
| MAFFIOLI, Alberto | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2014-10-01 |
| ROBERTS, John Llyr Lewis | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2023-02-01 |
| ROBERTS, John Llyr Lewis | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2018-07-30 |
| SHAW, Paul David | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2011-09-15 |
| DRAKA COMTEQ SERVICES BV | Corporate Director | 2007-02-27 | 2011-09-15 |
| EVERDIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-11 | 2004-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prysmian Uk Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.