GEORGE UTZ LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+14% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-26.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
90
-10.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
-114.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GEORGE UTZ LIMITED 1990-04-12 → present
- ENTERTREND LIMITED 1989-02-24 → 1990-04-12
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £26,569,000 | — | £36,097,000 | — | £18,989,000 | £12,624,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £447,000 | — | £3,187,000 | — | -£1,684,000 | -£3,821,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £396,000 | — | £3,105,000 | — | -£1,908,000 | -£4,094,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £299,000 | — | £2,369,000 | — | -£1,439,000 | -£3,112,000 | |
| Cash | £6,843,000 | £4,622,000 | £4,622,000 | £4,770,000 | £4,770,000 | £3,047,000 | £3,473,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £14,761,000 | — | £17,150,000 | — | £16,228,000 | £15,532,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,778,000 | — | £13,148,000 | — | £11,709,000 | £8,597,000 | |
| Equity | £12,479,000 | £10,778,000 | £10,779,000 | £13,148,000 | £13,148,000 | £11,709,000 | £8,597,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 82 | — | 90 | — | 101 | 90 | |
| Wages | — | £3,220,000 | — | £3,698,000 | — | £3,922,000 | £3,690,000 |
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.7% | — | 8.8% | — | -8.9% | -30.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.1% | — | 6.6% | — | -7.6% | -24.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.0% | — | 18.6% | — | -10.4% | -24.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.60x | 2.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.60x | — | 37.49x | — | -6.48x | -12.87x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnett & Turner Accountants Limited
- 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 preparatic financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, indivic collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months fro the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAPOOR, Barbara Mary | Secretary | 2007-02-27 | — | British |
| FLUHLER, Oliver | Director | 2024-05-24 | Sep 1971 | Swiss |
| SCHURMANN, Marc | Director | 2025-02-03 | Dec 1971 | Swiss |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOFTHOUSE, Philip | Secretary | — | 1993-11-12 |
| LOVETT, Yvonne | Secretary | 2001-09-07 | 2002-02-26 |
| MUNDIE, Calum Andrew | Secretary | 2002-02-26 | 2007-02-27 |
| PAYNE, Michael Leonard | Secretary | — | 2001-09-07 |
| BAUMANN, Daniel | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2008-06-26 |
| BUCHER, Bruno Josef | Director | 2009-10-20 | 2024-05-24 |
| DIEKMANN, Carsten | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2017-02-21 |
| DUBOIS, Jean Marc, Herr | Director | — | 2009-10-20 |
| PAYNE, Michael Leonard | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1994-02-24 |
| RITZBERGER, Axel | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2025-02-03 |
| SCHMUTZ, Hans-Ruedi, Herr | Director | — | 1993-07-01 |
| SCHWANK, Gunter, Herr | Director | — | 2005-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Utz Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
-33.5%
£18,989,000 £12,624,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+14%
£3,047,000 £3,473,000
-
Net assets
-26.6%
£11,709,000 £8,597,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-10.9%
101 90
-
Operating profit
-126.9%
-£1,684,000 -£3,821,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-114.6%
-£1,908,000 -£4,094,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-5.9%
£3,922,000 £3,690,000
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