DAIFUKU AUTOMOTIVE U.K. LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-27 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-13
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-46.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
-20.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
19
-13.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£265K
+95.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,940,530 | £8,918,101 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£5,899,185 | £44,429 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£6,064,604 | -£265,401 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£6,223,604 | -£265,401 | |
| Cash | £2,147,032 | £3,196,570 | — | — | £6,070,130 | £3,239,740 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,025,244 | £5,984,936 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | -£1,309,649 | -£1,575,050 | |
| Equity | £6,025,244 | £5,984,936 | — | — | -£1,309,649 | -£1,575,050 | |
| Average employees | 20 | 20 | — | — | 22 | 19 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £974,760 | £829,947 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -45.6% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -48.1% | -3.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -35.54x | 0.14x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Although it has been a difficult year, the company continues to win new contracts and the wider group continues to support the company. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Turnover was down by 31% as it has been a challenging year for Daifuku.”
- “Daifuku Automotive U.K. Ltd has benefited from financial assistance supplied by our parent company, Daifuku North America.”
- “There has been a prior year adjustment to charge interest to the profit and loss account in the prior year on the loan from group undertakings. The impact was a £166,009 increase in the loss for the year to 31 December 2023 and a reduction in net assets at 31 December 2023 of £166,009.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOLE, Ian | Secretary | 2005-02-09 | — | British |
| MOLE, Ian | Director | 2004-10-18 | Jan 1965 | British |
| OTANI, Satoru | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jun 1965 | Japanese |
| STEGERT, Scott | Director | 2023-01-01 | Feb 1963 | American |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEELEY, Sean Patrick | Secretary | 1997-03-07 | 1998-08-20 |
| MAHONEY, Terence Patrick | Secretary | 1999-11-08 | 2005-02-09 |
| NEWELL, Nancy Lee | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 1999-11-08 |
| NEWELL, Nancy Lee | Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 1997-03-07 |
| SHOOLBRED, Rupert James | Secretary | — | 1993-09-01 |
| BALL, Jonathan | Director | 2003-07-23 | 2008-06-13 |
| BARBOUR, David Sinclair | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| BRENNAN, Terence Patrick | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2003-03-14 |
| DICKSON, Thomas | Director | — | 1997-01-20 |
| DOYCHICH, John Steven | Director | 2008-06-13 | 2019-04-01 |
| ELLENS, Daniel Scott | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| HODKINSON, Steven Francis | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2002-05-07 |
| ISHIMOTO, Haruki | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-01-01 |
| KEELEY, Sean Patrick | Director | 1997-03-07 | 1998-08-20 |
| KENT, Melvyn | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-10-18 |
| MAHONEY, Terence Patrick | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-10-18 |
| MOLE, Raymond Keith | Director | 1996-08-23 | 2004-10-18 |
| NEWELL, Nancy Lee | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1997-03-07 |
| NISHIMURA, Akihiko | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2019-04-01 |
| PIERSON, Robert Alfred | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2004-11-01 |
| SANDUSKY, Donald L | Director | 1993-09-02 | 1996-08-23 |
| SARUHASHI, Takao | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-07-01 |
| SASAKI, Kan | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| SHOOLBRED, Rupert James | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| SOBCZYK, John Stephen | Director | 1996-08-23 | 1998-10-21 |
| STEWART, Brian Gerard | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2015-04-24 |
| TAYLOR, Ronald Keith | Director | — | 2002-09-30 |
| WEBB, George Henry | Director | — | 2003-03-14 |
| WEBB, Jervis Handy | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| WEBB, Susan M | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2008-11-01 |
| WOOLFORD, Robert Alan | Director | — | 1998-01-17 |
| YATES, Terence Albert | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2004-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daifuku Co Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-31.1%
£12,940,530 £8,918,101
-
Cash
-46.6%
£6,070,130 £3,239,740
-
Net assets
-20.3%
-£1,309,649 -£1,575,050
-
Employees
-13.6%
22 19
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+100.8%
-£5,899,185 £44,429
-
Profit before tax
+95.6%
-£6,064,604 -£265,401
-
Wages
-14.9%
£974,760 £829,947
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