ACTIA (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-11 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-28
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-21.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-14.1% vs 2024
Employees
22
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£134K
-84.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACTIA (UK) LIMITED 1994-04-05 → present
- BAYSEND LIMITED 1994-03-21 → 1994-04-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,660,634 | £4,308,584 | |
| Operating profit | £830,511 | £96,985 | |
| Profit before tax | £864,111 | £133,782 | |
| Net profit | £646,824 | £99,908 | |
| Cash | £2,586,758 | £2,037,527 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,125,384 | £2,286,609 | |
| Net assets | £2,626,771 | £2,256,679 | |
| Equity | £2,626,771 | £2,256,679 | |
| Average employees | 23 | 22 | |
| Wages | £1,149,612 | £1,114,081 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.6% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.65x | 3.82x | |
| Interest cover | 945.91x | 580.75x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have not identified any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the annual financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the year the Company's turnover decreased by 23.9% from £5,660,634 in 2024 to £4,308,584 in 2025.”
- “The decrease in turnover was primarily due to reduced business with key customers. Bus and coach customers have lost market share to overseas competitors, with one OEM closing its UK manufacturing facility. In addition, a truck customer has ceased vehicle production for the US market, which significantly impacted Actia (UK), as this market represented the majority of our sales with this OEM.”
- “To mitigate these impacts, several new products are being introduced in 2026 and efforts are underway to secure new customers. However, the benefits of these initiatives are not expected to be realised until 2027. As a result, sales in 2026 are forecast to remain in line with 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURNER, Clare Marie | Secretary | 2012-10-01 | — | — |
| CALMELS, Jean Francois Daniel | Director | 2021-05-12 | Nov 1968 | French |
| CARTER, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2021-10-01 | May 1966 | British |
| MALLET, Catherine Marcelle Helene | Director | 2017-06-27 | May 1969 | French |
| PECH, Jean-Louis Raymond Achille | Director | 2015-02-04 | Dec 1960 | French |
| ROUIS, Walid | Director | 2026-04-17 | Jun 1978 | French |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEAVE, Michael | Secretary | 1994-03-22 | 2012-09-30 |
| CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-21 | 1994-03-22 |
| DE SAINTIGNON, Eric | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-01-12 |
| DESMOULINS, Christian | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2015-02-04 |
| KAY, Christopher Paul | Director | 1996-11-29 | 2021-09-30 |
| NEAVE, Michael | Director | 1996-11-29 | 2012-09-30 |
| PECH, Louis Armand Jean | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2020-08-26 |
| PELTIER, Guy | Director | 1994-03-22 | 2005-12-31 |
| VELASCO, Armand Francois | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1994-10-12 |
| VIATGE, Alain Jean Michel | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2021-02-26 |
| CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-21 | 1994-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jean-Louis Achille Pech | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-08-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-27 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-08-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
-23.9%
£5,660,634 £4,308,584
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Cash
-21.2%
£2,586,758 £2,037,527
-
Net assets
-14.1%
£2,626,771 £2,256,679
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Employees
-4.3%
23 22
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Operating profit
-88.3%
£830,511 £96,985
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Profit before tax
-84.5%
£864,111 £133,782
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Wages
-3.1%
£1,149,612 £1,114,081
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