SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-11 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-86.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£105M
+15% vs 2023
Employees
507
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£15M
+7.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED 1986-08-15 → present
- SAFETY-KLEEN PARTS WASHER SERVICE LIMITED 1974-11-08 → 1986-08-15
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £90,186,000 | £94,286,000 | |
| Operating profit | £14,345,000 | £16,486,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,661,000 | £14,638,000 | |
| Net profit | £11,883,000 | £13,714,000 | |
| Cash | £15,960,000 | £2,146,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £103,936,000 | £124,609,000 | |
| Net assets | £91,249,000 | £104,963,000 | |
| Equity | £91,249,000 | £104,963,000 | |
| Average employees | 507 | 507 | |
| Wages | £22,427,000 | £24,023,000 |
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 | 15.9% | 17.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.2% | 14.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.8% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.8% | 26.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.79x | 4.31x | |
| Interest cover | 20.97x | 8.74x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has received a Letter of Support from its ultimate parent undertaking, Shilton Midco 2 Limited, confirming support to enable the company to meet its liabilities when they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of financial statements. With the current liquidity position of the Shilton Midco 2 Limited Group (the Group), the robust performance of the business in 2024, and the strength of the business model, the Directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a Going Concern basis.”
Group structure
- SAFETY-KLEEN U.K. LIMITED · parent
- Technowash Limited 100%
- Metalwash Limited 100%
- Parts Wash Limited 100%
- Parts Wash UK Limited 100%
- QED Chemical Solutions Limited 100%
- Krystal Kleen Heritage Limited 100%
- Bupi Golser UK LTD 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, Safety-Kleen U.K Limited acquired Krystal Kleen Heritage and it's subsidiaries; Metalwash Limited and Bupi Golser UK LTD.”
- “In early 2025, an internal HR consultation period was entered into to determine the future of Technowash Limited after the results of an internal review performed in 2024 found that Technowash Limited was not optimally structured to deal with the fluctuations in machine demand seen in the SK group. The review concluded that the trade and assets of the legal entity will be transferred to Safetykleen UK Limited and the legal entity, Technowash Limited, will be liquidated.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Group has started to undertake a corporate simplification process aimed at streamlining its legal entity structure to improve operational efficiency and reduce administrative costs. As part of this process, several dormant and/or non-trading subsidiaries, including 3 which Safetykleen UK Limited hold investments in (Parts Wash Limited, Parts Wash UK Limited & Q.E.D. Chemical Solutions Limited) will be dissolved or merged into other Group entities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITH, Andrew Patrick | Director | 2017-02-10 | Mar 1968 | British |
| KUNC, Oliver | Director | 2022-03-22 | Oct 1978 | British |
| WIEFFERING, Erwin Sander | Director | 2021-02-01 | Oct 1972 | Dutch |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYLES, John Donald, Councillor | Secretary | 1997-06-01 | 1999-08-25 |
| BALDOCK, Geoffrey Martin | Secretary | 2008-07-02 | 2015-07-23 |
| BIELSKY, Hyman | Secretary | 2000-05-26 | 2001-01-18 |
| BOWYER, Simon | Secretary | 2004-06-21 | 2005-09-23 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Secretary | 1999-08-25 | 2000-05-26 |
| FIRTH, Andrew Gregory | Secretary | 2015-07-23 | 2020-07-02 |
| FIRTH, Andrew Gregory | Secretary | 2005-04-21 | 2006-08-31 |
| JONES, Andrew Timothy | Secretary | 2006-08-31 | 2008-07-02 |
| TARASENKO, Wally | Secretary | 2001-01-18 | 2004-06-21 |
| WILLMSCHEN, Robert Wayne | Secretary | — | 1997-06-01 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1998-12-23 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1987-06-09 | 1999-02-11 |
| AYLES, John Donald, Councillor | Director | — | 1999-08-25 |
| BAKER, Warren Bryce Rezvan | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2011-12-23 |
| BALDOCK, Geoffrey Martin | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2018-01-09 |
| BIELSKY, Hyman | Director | 1996-07-12 | 2005-04-21 |
| BRAIN, Stephen Clifford | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2014-06-12 |
| BRINCKMAN, Donald Wesley | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| BUCHBORN-KLOS, Klaus | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2015-04-02 |
| CAMPBELL, Andrew Alphonsus | Director | 1997-06-01 | 1998-05-21 |
| CASWELL, Christopher John | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2005-04-21 |
| CAWLEY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2018-01-05 | 2021-10-19 |
| CRAMER, Sarah Louise | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2018-03-28 |
| DATTILO, David Allan | Director | 1994-04-07 | 1995-01-31 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2000-05-26 |
| FERGUSON, John Russell | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2011-01-26 |
| FERREIRA DUARTE, Jose Antonio | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2014-06-12 |
| FIRTH, Andrew Gregory | Director | 2005-04-21 | 2006-08-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Michael Frank | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2017-02-10 |
| HABICHT, Frank Henry | Director | 1994-04-07 | 1998-05-21 |
| HALL, Darren Richard | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2014-09-12 |
| HAMLET, Joseph | Director | — | 1994-04-12 |
| HANDLEY, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2011-06-02 |
| HOSIER, Lee Stephen | Director | 2006-05-12 | 2012-11-06 |
| HUMPHREYS, Paul Robert | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-12-22 |
| JOHNSON, John George | Director | 1995-01-31 | 1997-08-09 |
| JONES, Andrew Timothy | Director | 2006-08-31 | 2010-03-31 |
| KLINDERA, Clarence Ralph | Director | — | 1996-07-12 |
| LEE, Daniel William | Director | 2016-02-12 | 2018-06-19 |
| MAUGUY, Philippe Robert Francis | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2020-07-02 |
| MUKERJI, Swagatam | Director | 2010-06-16 | 2014-06-12 |
| OLDERSMA, Meine | Director | 2020-07-02 | 2021-02-01 |
| PEACOCK, Gregory Garth | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2014-09-01 |
| ROSE, Clark John | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-05-21 |
| SHORT, Anthony Graham | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2016-01-25 |
| TARASENKO, Wally | Director | 2001-01-18 | 2004-06-21 |
| TAYLOR, Henry Herbert | Director | 1998-05-21 | 1998-12-22 |
| THORNBACK, Nigel | Director | 1995-07-28 | 2004-08-12 |
| WILLMSCHEN, Robert Wayne | Director | — | 1997-06-01 |
| WOOD, Wesley Gordon | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wp Sk Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2018-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£90,186,000 £94,286,000
-
Cash
-86.6%
£15,960,000 £2,146,000
-
Net assets
+15%
£91,249,000 £104,963,000
-
Employees
0%
507 507
-
Operating profit
+14.9%
£14,345,000 £16,486,000
-
Profit before tax
+7.2%
£13,661,000 £14,638,000
-
Wages
+7.1%
£22,427,000 £24,023,000
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