HEIDELBERG GRAPHIC EQUIPMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-21 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£50K
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£32M
+8.3% vs 2024
Employees
140
-3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £67,170,000 | £67,978,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,635,000 | £2,097,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,907,000 | £3,281,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,910,000 | £2,423,000 | |
| Cash | £50,000 | £50,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,362,000 | £35,902,000 | |
| Net assets | £29,348,000 | £31,771,000 | |
| Equity | £29,348,000 | £31,771,000 | |
| Average employees | 145 | 140 | |
| Wages | £9,786,000 | £9,741,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.5% | 41.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.80x | 2.77x | |
| Interest cover | 12.11x | 20.76x |
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
- Rouse Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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.”
Group structure
- HEIDELBERG GRAPHIC EQUIPMENT LIMITED · parent
- Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Ireland Limited 100%
- Heidelberg Group Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The slight increase in revenue was partly as a result of Drupa 2025, a printing equipment exhibition which is held in Düsseldorf Germany every four years.”
- “KPMG LLP resigned as the Company's auditors on 28 February 2025, and Rouse Audit LLP were appointed by the directors to fill the casual vacancy.”
- “In June 2023, legislation was enacted in the UK introducing the Pillar II effective minimum tax rate of 15%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMBLE, Simon Richard, Mr. | Director | 2016-04-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| MILES, Ryan | Director | 2019-04-01 | Feb 1976 | South African |
| ROCH, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2021-03-04 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SCHMEDDING, David, Dr. | Director | 2020-04-22 | Mar 1977 | German |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, George William Herbert | Secretary | — | 1995-01-24 |
| HEANUE, Gerard Joseph | Secretary | 2004-04-23 | 2012-01-05 |
| HEANUE, Gerard Joseph | Secretary | 1995-01-24 | 1999-06-28 |
| ROOS, Mikael | Secretary | 2000-09-06 | 2004-04-23 |
| SEMPRINI, Christopher William Jose | Secretary | 1999-06-28 | 2000-06-02 |
| SMYTH, Robert Franklin | Secretary | 2000-06-08 | 2000-09-15 |
| VOSS VON DAHLEN, Gunnar | Secretary | 2007-03-12 | 2008-08-14 |
| CLARKE, George William Herbert | Director | — | 2012-01-05 |
| DOSCH, Hilmar Josef, Dr | Director | — | 1996-07-03 |
| DURHAM, Dennis | Director | — | 1996-07-03 |
| GORTH, Wolfgang Jacob | Director | — | 2000-07-01 |
| HEANUE, Gerard Joseph | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2019-02-08 |
| HEANUE, Gerard Joseph | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1999-08-13 |
| HOGAN, Mark Christian | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2014-06-23 |
| KALIEBE, Dirk Ronald | Director | 2006-03-19 | 2013-05-03 |
| KIRSCHENLOHR, Roderich | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2016-04-01 |
| LAMMER, Axel | Director | 2013-05-03 | 2020-04-22 |
| MAUSER, Ulrich | Director | — | 1997-05-15 |
| MEYER, Herbert, Doctor | Director | 1995-06-12 | 2007-03-12 |
| OUTSCHAR, Michael | Director | 2013-05-03 | 2016-03-31 |
| RAUTERT, Juergen, Dr | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2010-01-20 |
| REICHARDT, Holger | Director | 1998-02-11 | 2003-11-17 |
| ROOS, Mikael | Director | 2000-09-06 | 2004-04-23 |
| SCHREIER, Bernhard | Director | 2010-01-20 | 2013-05-03 |
| SCHREIER, Bernhard | Director | 2004-02-04 | 2008-10-07 |
| SEMPRINI, Christopher William Jose | Director | 1999-06-28 | 2000-06-02 |
| THURBON, Richard John | Director | — | 2005-09-09 |
| TODD, James Robert | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2019-11-01 |
| WILCOCK, Ian Terence | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2021-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-09 | Active |
| Mr Ryan Miles | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2024-04-09 |
| Mr. Simon Richard Gamble | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-09 |
| Mr Ian Terence Wilcock | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-04 |
| Mr Axel Lammer | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-22 |
| Mr James Robert Todd | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
| Mr Gerard Joseph Heanue | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-03-31 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-31 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-01-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-01-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-01-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+1.2%
£67,170,000 £67,978,000
-
Cash
0%
£50,000 £50,000
-
Net assets
+8.3%
£29,348,000 £31,771,000
-
Employees
-3.4%
145 140
-
Operating profit
+28.3%
£1,635,000 £2,097,000
-
Profit before tax
+12.9%
£2,907,000 £3,281,000
-
Wages
-0.5%
£9,786,000 £9,741,000
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