INTERTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-17 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£45M
Equity attributable
Employees
146
Average over period
Profit before tax
£369K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- INTERTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2003-05-16 → present
- INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1996-11-22 → 2003-05-16
- INCHCAPE TESTING SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1993-02-01 → 1996-11-22
- SPECIALIST SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1984-06-07 → 1993-02-01
- ESPERANZA INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 1982-02-01 → 1984-06-07
- ESPERANZA LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1982-02-01
- ESPERANZA TRADE AND TRANSPORT LIMITED 1906-02-14 → 1979-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,512,000 | £23,190,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,763,000 | -£507,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£560,000 | £369,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,133,000 | -£2,031,000 | |
| Cash | £3,279,000 | £3,264,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,514,000 | £47,175,000 | |
| Net assets | £67,126,000 | £45,246,000 | |
| Equity | £67,126,000 | £45,246,000 | |
| Average employees | 157 | 146 | |
| Wages | £6,701,000 | £5,893,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.2% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | -4.6% | -8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.5% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.9% | 32.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.21x | 3.24x | |
| Interest cover | -881.50x | -101.40x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the Company's financial position, the Company's Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which the Company's financial statements have been signed; thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. Refer to Note 1.2 for more details.”
Group structure
- INTERTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Intertek Bangladesh Limited 50%
- Intertek International Guinee S.A.R.L 100%
- Intertek (Qeshm Island) Limited 51%
- Intertek Testing Services Caleb Brett Egypt United Kingdom Limited 50%
- Intertek International Limited RDC SASU 100%
Significant events
- “Following the year end, there have been no significant events that would materially impact these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERTEK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-01-04 | — | — |
| GASPARD, Jeremy | Director | 2022-12-21 | Dec 1985 | French |
| HARRIS, Neil Andrew | Director | 2026-05-08 | Nov 1983 | British |
| OWENS, Steven John | Director | 2021-03-04 | Jul 1986 | Australian |
| THOMAS, Mark Nicholas | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jul 1979 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Martin Christopher | Secretary | 2001-11-21 | 2003-06-13 |
| EVANS, Fiona Maria | Secretary | 2003-06-18 | 2004-12-08 |
| GOODRICH, Brian John | Secretary | — | 1998-07-23 |
| HALE, Sarah | Secretary | 2001-11-05 | 2001-11-21 |
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Secretary | 2004-12-08 | 2006-10-05 |
| MELLOR, Margaret Louise | Secretary | 2006-10-09 | 2012-03-30 |
| TURNER, David Charles | Secretary | 1998-07-23 | 2001-11-05 |
| WALMSLEY, Debbie | Secretary | 2012-03-30 | 2013-01-04 |
| BAINSFAIR, Neil Paul | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2017-05-22 |
| BOURNE, Graham Ian | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2012-03-26 |
| BRAZINGTON, Phillip Ernest | Director | 2006-11-20 | 2009-03-17 |
| BRAZINGTON, Phillip Ernest | Director | 2001-05-31 | 2004-06-23 |
| BUTCHER, Dale Francis | Director | 1993-03-15 | 1994-04-06 |
| CAFFIN, Jean Michel Gustave | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1999-01-20 |
| CLOUGH, James George | Director | 2004-02-02 | 2007-12-31 |
| COONEY, Eamonn Anthony | Director | 1997-03-12 | 1999-01-15 |
| CRESPI, Laura | Director | 2024-01-10 | 2026-05-08 |
| DILWORTH, Robert Stuart | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2009-01-21 |
| DORP, Robert Alan Van | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2017-05-22 |
| EGAN, Joshua Ellis Thomas Allan | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2021-03-04 |
| ELLIOTT, Robert Miles | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
| FALLOWS, David | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2006-11-30 |
| GALLOWAY, Ian Edward | Director | 2014-08-11 | 2024-01-10 |
| GREGORY, David | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2016-07-15 |
| HANDLEY, David Paul | Director | 1996-09-02 | 1998-03-31 |
| HARRINGTON, Stephen Arthur | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2014-08-11 |
| HARVEY, Nigel | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2009-02-28 |
| HAUSER, Wolfhart Gunnar, Dr | Director | 2005-03-31 | 2010-02-04 |
| HODSOLL, Darren | Director | 2004-06-23 | 2019-04-26 |
| KERR, Michael David | Director | 2004-06-23 | 2005-05-31 |
| KING, Brian Andrew | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2007-03-01 |
| KITCHIN, Ian David | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2009-02-20 |
| KORDICK, Thomas | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2022-12-21 |
| LIMB, Peter | Director | — | 1996-02-29 |
| LISS, Jeffrey Alexander | Director | 1994-05-10 | 1999-01-15 |
| LUCAS, Vivian Nigel | Director | 1999-01-29 | 2001-01-17 |
| MCCLUSKEY, Ross | Director | 2024-01-10 | 2026-05-01 |
| NELSON, Richard Campbell | Director | — | 2005-03-31 |
| PARMAR, Chetan Kumar, Dr | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2013-12-11 |
| REYNOLDS, Brian | Director | 1999-10-13 | 2001-03-14 |
| RICKETTS, Alan Michael | Director | 2005-07-18 | 2009-01-12 |
| SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2015-02-19 |
| SKINNER, Matthew Paul | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2019-05-01 |
| SOHI, Talban Singh | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2013-12-11 |
| SOMERVELL, John Matthew | Director | 2006-03-03 | 2006-11-14 |
| SPENCER, William | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2009-12-18 |
| SWIFT, Aston George William | Director | 1999-01-29 | 1999-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intertek Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 253 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31