WASHTEC (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-03 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+22.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+17% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
53
-3.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£803K
+80% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- WASHTEC (UK) LIMITED 2000-10-19 → present
- WESUMAT (UK) LIMITED 1999-03-31 → 2000-10-19
- WESUMAT CAR WASH EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1986-08-12 → 1999-03-31
- MATLIX LIMITED 1986-07-23 → 1986-08-12
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,900,622 | £13,798,212 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £465,490 | £776,990 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £585,388 | £445,884 | £802,669 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £448,367 | £318,589 | £735,044 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,339,215 | £2,027,280 | £2,489,912 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £4,781,431 | £4,901,802 | £5,337,769 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,134,604 | £4,314,587 | £5,049,631 | |
| Equity | £3,016,142 | £3,423,047 | £3,686,237 | £4,134,604 | £4,314,587 | £5,049,631 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 56 | 55 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,643,422 | £2,617,639 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 14.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.37x | 2.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 16.55x | 35.34x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “On the 15th July 2024 Matthias Bertoldi resigned and was replaced as Managing Director and Company Director by Lee Norton. Sebastian Struwe was also appointed Company Director on the 15th July 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Aleksandra | Secretary | 2018-05-24 | — | — |
| NORTON, Lee Michael | Director | 2024-07-15 | May 1966 | British |
| STRUWE, Sebastian | Director | 2024-07-15 | Jan 1986 | German |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALLS, David John | Secretary | 2004-06-30 | 2017-08-15 |
| HAMBLIN, Peter Lawrence | Secretary | 2000-12-01 | 2002-10-14 |
| POTTER, Terence William | Secretary | 2002-10-14 | 2004-06-30 |
| POTTER, Terence William | Secretary | — | 2000-12-01 |
| SPENCER, Jane-Anne | Secretary | 2017-08-15 | 2018-03-13 |
| BERNAL, Hugo | Director | 2018-05-17 | 2023-08-09 |
| BERNERT, Christian | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2008-03-17 |
| BERNERT, Christian | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-08-23 |
| BERTOLDI, Matthias | Director | 2023-10-23 | 2024-07-15 |
| DECKER, Wolfgang | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| FLEETHAM, Michael John | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2017-08-31 |
| HARRIS, Michael Philip | Director | 2007-06-04 | 2014-06-02 |
| HOGAN, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2024-02-08 |
| HOGAN, John Robert, Mr. | Director | — | 2004-05-31 |
| KALB, Karoline Olympia | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-08-23 |
| KEMP, Ian Andrew | Director | — | 2004-05-31 |
| LASS, Horst Reinhard | Director | 2004-08-23 | 2004-11-10 |
| MCKAY, Craig John | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2021-08-20 |
| NORTON, Lee Michael | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2018-06-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Donald William | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Marcus Sebastian | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1998-08-28 |
| STREAM, Jeremy Michael | Director | 2001-10-15 | 2004-05-31 |
| VON DOERING, Bernd Christian Gebhard | Director | 2004-02-24 | 2009-05-31 |
| WESSELS, Arthur | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2016-11-18 |
| ZURWESTEN, Hans Peter | Director | 2004-03-01 | 2004-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtec Cleaning Technology Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-09 | Ceased 2023-01-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-01-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-18.4%
£16,900,622 £13,798,212
-
Cash
+22.8%
£2,027,280 £2,489,912
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+17%
£4,314,587 £5,049,631
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-3.6%
55 53
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+66.9%
£465,490 £776,990
-
Profit before tax
+80%
£445,884 £802,669
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-1%
£2,643,422 £2,617,639
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers