PROBE MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION LIMITED
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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
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
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Material uncertainty over going concern
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.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PROBE MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION LIMITED 2023-07-05 → present
- PROBE OIL TOOLS LIMITED 1974-04-26 → 2023-07-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 53 | 58 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.3% | -338.8% | |
| Net margin | 28.4% | -326.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.0% | -818.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.72x | 0.99x | |
| 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
- “During the year the company's parent company was sold, and as part of the new group's strategy a divestment programme of the Energy Services business line was initiated in which this company forms part of. This process is ongoing at the date of signing these financial statements.”
- “On 6 August 2025, 100% of the share capital of the company was purchased by fellow group company, Project Santis DeltaCo Limited. The company's ultimate parent undertaking and ultimate controlling party remain as disclosed in note 29.”
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 | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 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 | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-06-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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
+5.4%
£11,855,000 £12,494,000
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
-97.5%
£41,816,000 £1,060,000
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Employees
+9.4%
53 58
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Operating profit
-2,438.7%
£1,810,000 -£42,331,000
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Profit before tax
-1,000.2%
£4,399,000 -£39,598,000
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Wages
+15.3%
£2,244,000 £2,588,000
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