MEA UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
Cash
£82K
-52.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£735K
+2.8% vs 2023
Employees
7
-12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£25K
-27.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The company is dependent on the continued support of the parent company, MEA Bautechnik Gmbh. The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that this support will be forthcoming.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £2,125,150 | £1,646,339 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £38,937 | £32,335 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £34,796 | £25,288 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £28,153 | £20,316 | |
| Cash | £76,085 | £121,728 | £126,698 | £274,244 | £36,616 | £170,760 | £81,740 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £714,844 | £735,160 | |
| Equity | -£1,871,383 | — | — | — | — | £714,844 | £735,160 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £311,719 | £269,670 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.47x | 5.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 9.40x | 3.80x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The company is dependent on the continued support of the parent company, MEA Bautechnik Gmbh. The accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that this support will be forthcoming.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Nicola Clare | Secretary | 2023-06-30 | — | — |
| TIEMANN, Dirk | Director | 2022-09-23 | Jun 1971 | German |
| VINSON, Frederic | Director | 2016-08-17 | Sep 1966 | French |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Tracy Anne | Secretary | 1993-09-20 | 1997-08-29 |
| HUGHES, Nicola Clare | Secretary | 1997-08-28 | 2001-10-26 |
| KEECH, Simon Andrew | Secretary | 2004-02-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| SIMPSON, Michael Norman | Secretary | 2001-10-26 | 2004-02-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-20 | 1993-09-20 |
| CHAPAT, Christophe | Director | 2011-06-07 | 2016-08-17 |
| COX, Jo | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2001-11-30 |
| GRAMLICH, Karl-Heinz | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2007-06-30 |
| LIEDER, Hartmut | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2022-09-30 |
| SEIDL, Peter | Director | 1993-09-20 | 2001-04-30 |
| STENSSEN, Wiljan | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2011-07-27 |
| SÖLLING-JÖRGENSEN, Jan | Director | 2016-08-17 | 2016-10-25 |
| WIESE, Klemens | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2008-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mea Bautechnik Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-06-22 | Active |
| Mr Jan Solling-Jorgensen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-17 | Ceased 2016-10-25 |
| Mr Frederic Vinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-17 | Active |
| Mea Water Management Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-01-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2019-11-06 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy |
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
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Turnover
-22.5%
£2,125,150 £1,646,339
-
Cash
-52.1%
£170,760 £81,740
-
Net assets
+2.8%
£714,844 £735,160
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Employees
-12.5%
8 7
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Operating profit
-17%
£38,937 £32,335
-
Profit before tax
-27.3%
£34,796 £25,288
-
Wages
-13.5%
£311,719 £269,670
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