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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-23 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-09

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£1M

-97.5% vs 2023

Employees

58

+9.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£40M

-1,000.2% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. PROBE MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION LIMITED 2023-07-05 → present
  2. PROBE OIL TOOLS LIMITED 1974-04-26 → 2023-07-05

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £11,855,000£12,494,000
Operating profit £1,810,000-£42,331,000
Profit before tax £4,399,000-£39,598,000
Net profit £3,366,000-£40,756,000
Cash £149,000
Total assets less current liabilities £45,789,000£5,174,000
Net assets £41,816,000£1,060,000
Equity £41,816,000£1,060,000
Average employees 5358
Wages £2,244,000£2,588,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 15.3%-338.8%
Net margin 28.4%-326.2%
Return on capital employed 4.0%-818.1%
Current ratio 6.72x0.99x
Interest cover 8.01x-142.53x

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
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“Despite this, a material uncertainty still exists however that may cast doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern should this entity's ownership change within the foreseeable future. The financial statements do not contain any adjustments that would arise from the basis of preparation as a going concern being inappropriate.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 10 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BOUFFARD, Brice Marc Director 2024-05-29 May 1970 French
HANTON, Samuel John Director 2021-07-15 Aug 1977 British
Show 10 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FORD, Keith Secretary 2013-09-05
BRENNAN, David Director 2016-09-15 2019-12-31
BRUGGAIER, Bernhard, Dr Director 2013-09-05 2024-05-29
DEACON, Eric Stanley Fairfax Director 1993-01-21
FORD, Keith Director 2016-08-31
FORD, Kevin Director 1993-03-17 2013-09-05
FORD, Pauline Ann Director 1993-05-05 2013-09-05
HUNTER, Steven Director 2020-02-05 2021-07-15
MOBBS, Jane Director 1998-03-27 2013-09-05
OVENDEN, Kevin Francis Director 2013-09-05 2016-09-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Claxton Pmf Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2026-03-31 Active
Project Santis Deltaco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-08-06 Ceased 2025-08-06
Project Santis Deltaco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-08-05 Ceased 2026-03-31
Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-03-21 Ceased 2025-08-06
Acteon Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-03-21

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 151 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-07-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-06-12 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-04-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-04-07 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-07 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2026-02-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-08-11 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-08 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-06 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-06 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-01 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-05-01 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2025-04-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-12-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-07-26 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-07-26 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-07-16 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-06-12 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-06-07 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-06-07 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-06-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
11

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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