VEOLIA DEWATERING AND MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£5K
-97.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.8M
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
76
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£38K
-111.1% lowest 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 | £10,009,000 | £9,056,000 | £10,107,000 | +11.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,242,000 | £169,000 | -£181,000 | -207.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,363,000 | £341,000 | -£38,000 | -111.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,031,000 | £251,000 | -£35,000 | -113.9% | |
| Cash | £438,000 | £221,000 | £5,000 | -97.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,774,000 | £8,254,000 | £8,125,000 | -1.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,589,000 | £7,840,000 | £7,805,000 | -0.4% | |
| Equity | £7,589,000 | £7,840,000 | £7,805,000 | -0.4% | |
| Average employees | 78 | 75 | 76 | +1.3% | |
| Wages | £3,486,000 | £3,484,000 | £3,856,000 | +10.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £27,000 | £25,000 | — | — |
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 | 12.4% | 1.9% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 2.8% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.0% | 2.0% | -2.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.2% | 22.3% | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | 5.15x | 4.18x | 3.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | 18.78x | -15.08x |
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
- VEOLIA DEWATERING AND MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 2025-03-24 → present
- BRETTEX SITE SERVICES LIMITED 2008-06-24 → 2025-03-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Further to the above assessment, the Directors of the Company have concluded that, if required, the Group will be able to provide financial support to VUK, who in turn will be able to provide financial support to the Company, for the period until 31 December 2027. Accordingly, the Directors are satisfied that they have a reasonable basis upon which to conclude that the Company is able to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the foreseeable future and that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Directors and the UK&I group are paying close attention to the Middle East conflict that commenced in late February 2026 and its potential implications for the business. Given the associated risks to global supply chains and inflationary pressures, management actively monitors and assesses these risks to identify vulnerabilities in sourcing critical materials, as well as develop appropriate mitigation strategies.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARRETT, Caroline | Secretary | 2025-10-31 | — | — |
| ABRAHAM, John Patrick | Director | 2019-03-29 | Mar 1968 | British |
| CLAVIE, Valerie Isabelle Marie | Director | 2021-06-30 | Apr 1968 | French |
| PATTON, Sinead | Director | 2024-10-11 | Dec 1975 | Irish |
| WILSON, Mark Andrew | Director | 2019-03-29 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Celia Rosalind | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2025-10-31 |
| YATES, Diana | Secretary | 2008-06-24 | 2019-03-29 |
| GERRARD, David Andrew | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2021-06-30 |
| KNIPE, Tracy Jayne | Director | 2019-03-29 | 2024-10-11 |
| SKELTON, Andrew Stanley | Director | 2009-06-23 | 2009-11-24 |
| YATES, Diana | Director | 2008-06-24 | 2019-03-29 |
| YATES, John William | Director | 2008-06-24 | 2019-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Water Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-29 | Active |
| Mr John Yates | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-29 |
| Mrs Diana Yates | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-29 |
| Mrs Diana Yates | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.