ADIENT SEATING UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-03 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-17
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£16M
-6.6% vs 2023
Employees
826
-12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£21K
+99.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- ADIENT SEATING UK LTD 2016-10-18 → present
- JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LTD. 1991-03-01 → 2016-10-18
- HOOVER UNIVERSAL (UK) LTD. 1991-02-21 → 1991-03-01
- JOHNSON CONTROLS AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LTD 1991-02-06 → 1991-02-21
- HOOVER UNIVERSAL (UK) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1991-02-06
- HOOVER BALL AND BEARING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 1947-10-15 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £226,422,000 | £235,761,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,626,000 | £2,055,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,209,000 | -£21,000 | |
| Net profit | -£8,897,000 | -£256,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£16,163,000 | -£17,195,000 | |
| Net assets | -£14,634,000 | -£15,597,000 | |
| Equity | -£14,634,000 | -£15,597,000 | |
| Average employees | 944 | 826 | |
| Wages | £44,307,000 | £39,579,000 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | -12.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 117.7% | 122.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | -0.38x | 0.94x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has net liabilities of £15,597,000 (2023: £14,634,000). This is due to the company's capital requirements being met through the Adient plc group cash pool debt £1,800,000 (2023: £3,270,000) and bank overdraft of £41,223,000 (2023: £40,574,000), which is secured by way of a guarantee from the ultimate parent company. Furthermore, the directors have received confirmation from the Adient Group that it will support the company if necessary for at least one year after the financial statements are signed. With this support in place, covering the period of twelve months since the date of the signature of the Financial Statements and after assessing the Group's ability to to provide the support if required, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors therefore consider that it is appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ADIENT SEATING UK LTD · parent
- Adient UK Pension Scheme Trustee Limited 100%
- Adient Automotive Seating Maroc SARL 90%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLANAGAN, Michael | Director | 2007-08-01 | Jun 1965 | Irish |
| HICKS, Mark Stephen | Director | 2022-11-03 | May 1973 | British |
| ROTMAN II, Phillip Allan | Director | 2019-11-07 | Oct 1966 | American |
| SMITH, Gregory Scott | Director | 2019-11-07 | Jul 1968 | American |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEESON, Richard | Secretary | — | 1995-07-02 |
| SMITH, Kenneth Frederick John | Secretary | 2000-03-22 | 2006-11-30 |
| SPATKE, Reiner Guenter, Dr | Secretary | 2007-09-06 | 2013-12-13 |
| WATSON, Rodney Frederick | Secretary | 1995-07-02 | 2000-03-22 |
| ALLISON, Calum | Director | 1999-01-20 | 2000-12-22 |
| BARTH, John | Director | — | 2007-07-01 |
| BELL, Jeffrey | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2017-08-24 |
| CADWALLADER, Brian James | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2016-10-18 |
| CLEGG, Philip | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2013-03-31 |
| DE BEST, Jeffrey | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2005-11-01 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-10-10 |
| EBACHER, Cathleen Ann | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2019-11-07 |
| EDWARDS, Gary Wyn | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2016-10-18 |
| FIORI, Giovanni Battista | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2007-12-31 |
| GRAY, Bryan Barclay | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2016-06-10 |
| HURLEY, Laurence Stephen | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| KENNEDY, John | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2005-02-04 |
| LANG, Stewart James | Director | 1996-11-14 | 2007-07-01 |
| LOMAS, Andrew | Director | 2013-05-06 | 2015-09-30 |
| MCDONOUGH, John | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MCMAHON, David Patrick | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2019-09-06 |
| MOORE, Michael James | Director | — | 1992-09-24 |
| OKARMA, Jerome Dennis | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2014-10-01 |
| OWEN, Kenneth | Director | 2001-08-13 | 2003-12-05 |
| POTTER, Vince | Director | — | 1996-11-14 |
| RHODES, Christopher | Director | 2001-02-12 | 2003-09-30 |
| SKONIECZNY JR, Mark A | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2019-10-04 |
| SMITH, David Edward Philip | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2005-06-30 |
| SONIA, Belfield, Director | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-10-01 |
| STERN, Dermot Desmond | Director | 2003-08-22 | 2003-12-05 |
| STIEF, Brian John | Director | 2014-11-30 | 2016-10-18 |
| TATE, Ray | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| TWEMLOW, Peter Robert | Director | 2001-08-13 | 2011-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adient Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-17 | Active |
| Adient Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-31 | Ceased 2016-10-31 |
| Adient Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-04-17 |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-31 |
| Adient Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 294 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | 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
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
+4.1%
£226,422,000 £235,761,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-6.6%
-£14,634,000 -£15,597,000
-
Employees
-12.5%
944 826
-
Operating profit
+226.4%
-£1,626,000 £2,055,000
-
Profit before tax
+99.6%
-£5,209,000 -£21,000
-
Wages
-10.7%
£44,307,000 £39,579,000
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