KNDS DEFENCE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-11
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£15M
-28.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£29M
+12.8% vs 2023
Employees
326
+20.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+251.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-11.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- KNDS DEFENCE UK LIMITED 2024-03-28 → present
- WFEL LIMITED 2001-08-31 → 2024-03-28
- WILLIAMS FAIREY ENGINEERING LTD. 1986-11-13 → 2001-08-31
- FAIREY ENGINEERING LIMITED 1936-02-11 → 1986-11-13
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 | £51,220,000 | £66,751,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,729,000 | £2,721,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,051,000 | £3,695,000 | |
| Net profit | £813,000 | £2,799,000 | |
| Cash | £21,317,000 | £15,322,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,586,000 | £29,223,000 | |
| Net assets | £25,586,000 | £28,872,000 | |
| Equity | £25,586,000 | £28,872,000 | |
| Average employees | 270 | 326 | |
| Wages | £13,674,000 | £16,123,000 |
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 | 5.3% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.2% | 73.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 1.43x | 11.93x |
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
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that KNDS Defence UK Limited has adequate resources available to it to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRADY, Patrick Neill | Secretary | 2011-02-01 | — | — |
| GRADY, Patrick Neill | Director | 2011-02-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HELM, Markus Tobias | Director | 2026-01-27 | May 1979 | German |
| SCHNUR, Frank Peter | Director | 2018-12-03 | Jun 1965 | German |
| WEBB, Anthony Paul | Director | 2022-07-26 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Secretary | 2000-11-15 | 2003-10-22 |
| PARSONS, Graham John | Secretary | — | 1992-09-25 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Secretary | 2003-10-22 | 2004-02-16 |
| RICHARDS, Clifford | Secretary | 2006-12-12 | 2011-02-01 |
| SADLER, Robert William | Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2005-12-01 |
| STRATTON, Malcolm | Secretary | 1992-09-25 | 2000-11-15 |
| WILLIAMSON, Paul | Secretary | 2004-02-16 | 2005-12-01 |
| EDWIN COE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| ANDERTON, Ian | Director | 2018-04-04 | 2026-01-27 |
| EHMKE, Brent S | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| FIELD, James Alexander | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2015-08-20 |
| FLEMING, Ronald Andrew | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GALLACHER, Christopher Paul | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-01-25 |
| HARPER, John Michael | Director | 1997-03-03 | 1999-12-08 |
| HILL, Steven William | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2006-12-12 |
| HORNBUCKLE, Steven Colin | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-07-02 |
| HOUGHTON, Max Gillespie | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2015-03-19 |
| KETZEL, Ralf | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2026-01-27 |
| MCMURRAY, William | Director | 1992-05-05 | 1994-01-10 |
| NICHOLAS, John Edward | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2000-11-15 |
| NUTTALL, Derek | Director | — | 1992-05-01 |
| QUINLAN, Diane | Director | 2000-11-15 | 2001-07-02 |
| RICHARDS, Clifford | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2011-02-01 |
| RIEDER, Horst | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2022-06-24 |
| SCHEIBEL, Axel, Dr | Director | 2022-06-24 | 2026-01-27 |
| SHERIDAN, Mark | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2015-07-10 |
| STEWART, William Smith | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| THOMAS, Lindsey Maitland | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2004-12-31 |
| VADAY, Douglas John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-08-01 |
| WEBER, Jurgen | Director | 2012-05-22 | 2018-12-02 |
| WILSON, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| KIDDE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| KIDDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| WESTMINSTER SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
| WFEL LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | — | 2000-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knds Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-28 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-28 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-01 | 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
- 3
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
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Turnover
+30.3%
£51,220,000 £66,751,000
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Cash
-28.1%
£21,317,000 £15,322,000
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Net assets
+12.8%
£25,586,000 £28,872,000
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Employees
+20.7%
270 326
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Operating profit
-0.3%
£2,729,000 £2,721,000
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Profit before tax
+251.6%
£1,051,000 £3,695,000
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Wages
+17.9%
£13,674,000 £16,123,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers