GENERAL DYNAMICS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-27 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£55K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£369M
-2.8% vs 2023
Employees
1,026
+10.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£10M
-13.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GENERAL DYNAMICS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 2001-09-07 → present
- COMPUTING DEVICES COMPANY LIMITED 1988-08-19 → 2001-09-07
- COMPUTING DEVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED 1985-05-07 → 1988-08-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £363,612,000 | £348,163,000 | |
| Operating profit | £24,979,000 | £25,802,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,215,000 | -£10,472,000 | |
| Net profit | -£6,236,000 | -£10,157,000 | |
| Cash | — | £55,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £393,782,000 | £386,713,000 | |
| Net assets | £379,639,000 | £369,077,000 | |
| Equity | £379,639,000 | £369,077,000 | |
| Average employees | 931 | 1,026 | |
| Wages | £52,037,000 | £62,874,000 |
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 | 6.9% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | -1.7% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 6.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 0.69x | 0.69x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“General Dynamics Corporation has indicated its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company, and that it does not intend to seek repayment of the amounts currently due to the group, which on 31st December 2024 amounted to £573.7M, during the going concern assessment period. ...Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GENERAL DYNAMICS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED · parent
- General Dynamics Information Systems and Technology Arabia Company 0.49%
Significant events
- “On March 27, 2025 the Company and UK MoD signed a new 5-year contract that will see the Company continue to provide critical capability uplifts for the fielded Bowman system.”
- “The Company continued to deliver on its programmes in 2024 successfully delivering more AJAX units and in 2025 has secured a new 5 year contract to support the in-service Bowman Tactical Communication System.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Rebecca | Secretary | 2021-02-22 | — | — |
| WHEELER, Linwood Neal | Secretary | 2021-03-08 | — | — |
| W LEGAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-07-16 | — | — |
| FIGGURES, Andrew Collingwood, Lieutenant General (Retd) | Director | 2019-06-05 | Nov 1950 | British |
| MILNE, Scott | Director | 2024-04-30 | Apr 1977 | British |
| WHEELER, Linwood Neal | Director | 2024-04-30 | Dec 1974 | American |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASLAKSEN, Julie | Secretary | 2008-12-10 | 2014-10-07 |
| BURTON, Tracey Giles | Secretary | 2008-09-25 | 2014-06-23 |
| FINN, Michael Franklin | Secretary | 2007-09-20 | 2008-09-05 |
| HOUSE, Margaret Nash | Secretary | 2002-01-16 | 2008-12-05 |
| KAMPANI, Arjun Lal | Secretary | 2014-06-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| MITCHELL, Zara Nina | Secretary | 2004-06-16 | 2021-02-05 |
| MONAHAN, Jason | Secretary | 2016-07-07 | 2021-03-08 |
| RUNCIMAN, Fraser Dinning | Secretary | 2002-01-16 | 2003-03-12 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-09-10 | 2010-09-24 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-09-21 | 2024-07-16 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 2001-09-10 |
| BARTON, Eric Anthony | Director | — | 1992-09-11 |
| BRADY, Christopher | Director | 2019-01-10 | 2019-02-25 |
| BRAMMER, Timothy John | Director | 1995-12-11 | 2007-03-30 |
| BUTLEE, Daniel James | Director | 1992-09-24 | 1993-02-16 |
| CAHN, Andrew Thomas, Sir | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2019-03-05 |
| DAHLBERG, Kenneth Craig | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2003-10-10 |
| DEEP, Danny | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| DEMURO, Gerard Joseph, Mr. | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2013-02-12 |
| DOLAN, Daniel James | Director | 1992-09-24 | 1997-12-31 |
| DOLAN, Daniel James | Director | — | 1992-09-11 |
| EDWARDS, Paul Richard | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2013-03-01 |
| GORDON, John Alexander | Director | 1999-03-19 | 2001-11-08 |
| GRECCO, Edward | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2011-06-28 |
| HANDBERG, Roger Eugene | Director | — | 1993-01-27 |
| HOOKER, Ronald George | Director | — | 1992-09-11 |
| HUMPHRIS, Christopher William | Director | — | 1992-09-11 |
| JOHNSON, Lawrence Edward | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2005-01-01 |
| JUNTILLA, James Edward | Director | 1995-03-08 | 2000-06-01 |
| LEVENE OF PORTSOKEN, Peter Keith, Lord | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2019-12-31 |
| MARZILLI, Christopher | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2019-01-10 |
| ROWBOTHAM, Steven Edward | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2024-04-11 |
| RUNCIMAN, Fraser Dinning | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2001-11-08 |
| SCOTT, David Ernest | Director | 1996-01-08 | 1999-06-01 |
| SPIERS, Donald Maurice, Sir | Director | 1994-10-28 | 2010-08-01 |
| STEEDEN, Michael Frank, Dr | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2001-11-07 |
| TURLEY, Michael | Director | 1992-07-22 | 1992-09-11 |
| TURNBULL, Alexander Charles | Director | — | 1995-05-04 |
| TURNER, Ronald | Director | 1993-02-16 | 1997-12-31 |
| UTTLEY-MOORE, William James | Director | 1992-09-24 | 1997-01-09 |
| UTTLEY-MOORE, William James | Director | — | 1992-09-11 |
| WHITED, Gary Lee | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2020-04-01 |
| WILSON, Alexander David | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-07-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 254 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
-4.2%
£363,612,000 £348,163,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£379,639,000 £369,077,000
-
Employees
+10.2%
931 1,026
-
Operating profit
+3.3%
£24,979,000 £25,802,000
-
Profit before tax
-13.6%
-£9,215,000 -£10,472,000
-
Wages
+20.8%
£52,037,000 £62,874,000
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