BECKHOFF AUTOMATION LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2027-09-30 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-28 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-07-14

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£4M

+77.1% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£5M

+17.5% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

+4.2% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£923K

+12.9% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

BECKHOFF AUTOMATION LIMITED 2010-02-03 → present
HAYES CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED 1998-07-14 → 2010-02-03

Net assets

6-year trend · vs Technology median

BECKHOFF AUTOMATION LIMITED·Technology median · n=331

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Turnover	—	—	—	—	£15,344,047	£15,217,754
Operating profit	—	—	—	—	£750,866	£846,473
Profit before tax	—	—	—	—	£817,622	£922,844
Net profit	—	—	—	—	£610,887	£693,478
Cash	£1,543,775	—	—	—	£2,481,570	£4,394,651
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—	—	—	£4,081,493	£4,830,780
Net assets	£1,635,357	—	—	—	£3,952,142	£4,645,620
Equity	—	£1,774,494	£2,424,409	£3,341,255	£3,952,142	£4,645,620
Average employees	37	—	—	—	48	50
Wages	—	—	—	—	£3,650,585	£3,772,729

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	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	—	4.9%	5.6%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	4.0%	4.6%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	—	18.4%	17.5%
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	36.15x	512.70x

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.

People

2 active · 5 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
FRANCIS, Gary Pearson	Secretary	2004-07-01	—	British
HAYES, Stephen Alan	Director	1998-07-14	May 1966	British

Show 5 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
HAYES, Alan, Dr	Secretary	1998-07-14	2004-07-01
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1998-07-14	1998-07-14
FRANCIS, Gary Pearson	Director	1999-02-08	2009-12-02
HAYES, Alan, Dr	Director	1998-07-14	2008-07-22
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1998-07-14	1998-07-14

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Ba Atlas Gmbh	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Active
Mr Hans Beckhoff	Individual	ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 88 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-05-12	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2026-03-17	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2026-03-17	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2025-08-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-07-10	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-07-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-05-09	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-09-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2023-08-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-09-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2022-08-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-09-13	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2021-08-17	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-02-05	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2020-12-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2020-07-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2019-09-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2019-07-18	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2018-09-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type small	PDF
2018-07-19	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 5
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

Turnover

-0.8%

£15,344,047 £15,217,754
Cash

+77.1%

£2,481,570 £4,394,651

highest in 3 filed years
Net assets

+17.5%

£3,952,142 £4,645,620

highest in 3 filed years
Employees

+4.2%

48 50

highest in 3 filed years
Operating profit

+12.7%

£750,866 £846,473
Profit before tax

+12.9%

£817,622 £922,844
Wages

+3.3%

£3,650,585 £3,772,729

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

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