TRACTEL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£827K
-11.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-16.4% vs 2023
Employees
35
-2.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+4.4% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TRACTEL (UK) LIMITED 1999-05-21 → present
- TIRFOR LIMITED 1954-05-25 → 1999-05-21
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,962,517 | £6,095,311 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £791,635 | £587,118 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £791,719 | £586,011 | — | £1,517,076 | £1,584,148 | |
| Net profit | £640,894 | £477,714 | — | £1,133,183 | £1,183,089 | |
| Cash | £896,341 | £488,219 | — | £933,597 | £826,736 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,996,204 | £1,568,630 | — | £2,563,802 | £2,153,896 | |
| Net assets | £1,982,921 | £1,560,635 | — | £2,541,131 | £2,124,220 | |
| Equity | £1,982,921 | £1,560,635 | £1,847,948 | £2,541,131 | £2,124,220 | |
| Average employees | 41 | 42 | — | 36 | 35 | |
| Wages | £1,227,778 | £1,238,783 | — | £1,222,350 | £1,346,426 |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 9.6% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 7.8% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 39.7% | 37.4% | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 419.07x | — | — | — |
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.
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBAN, Russell | Secretary | 2025-09-05 | — | — |
| GRANGE, Sylvain | Director | 2009-07-02 | Apr 1971 | French |
| NEVOT MURILLO, Jose Maria | Director | 2025-02-28 | Jul 1969 | Spanish |
| ZIMMERMANN, Mark | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1970 | German |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEELEY, Nicholas Louis | Secretary | — | 2003-11-28 |
| HARDY, Ruth | Secretary | 2024-09-01 | 2025-09-04 |
| WINGFIELD, John Lawton | Secretary | 2003-11-28 | 2021-03-15 |
| BOUMAN, Anske Johannes | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2016-02-26 |
| CATU, Bernard Gerard | Director | — | 1991-09-24 |
| DECAE, Joeri | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2024-09-01 |
| GASTINEAU, Philippe Jean Leon Pierre | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2025-02-28 |
| GRAVEN, Bernardus Wilhelmus Lambertus | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| GUEZENNEC, Alain | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| KINGDON, Roger Taylor | Director | 1991-11-07 | 1998-10-31 |
| KLAPKAREK, William Thomas | Director | — | 2007-02-12 |
| PATANCHON, Benoit | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-01-17 |
| PRADON, Denis Noel Rene | Director | 2000-04-11 | 2017-04-30 |
| SIMM, Gilbert Edwards | Director | — | 1998-10-31 |
| THIERRY LUC, Bertrand | Director | 1997-06-10 | 2001-03-31 |
| TRUTT, Jean-Claude | Director | — | 2001-12-19 |
| YOUNG, Robert | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tractel International Sas | Corporate entity | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-10-21 | Active |
| Cinven Group Limited | Corporate entity | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2022-10-21 |
| Cinven Group Limited | Corporate entity | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- 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
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-11.4%
£933,597 £826,736
-
Net assets
-16.4%
£2,541,131 £2,124,220
-
Employees
-2.8%
36 35
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+4.4%
£1,517,076 £1,584,148
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+10.2%
£1,222,350 £1,346,426
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers