UBT (EU) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-23 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-43.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+76.3% vs 2023
Employees
221
+10.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+1,357.7% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £103,949,357 | £107,845,877 | |
| Operating profit | — | £149,261 | £1,530,670 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £108,292 | £1,578,528 | |
| Net profit | — | £74,269 | £1,572,558 | |
| Cash | — | £5,768,534 | £3,275,178 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,061,615 | £4,334,173 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,061,615 | £3,634,173 | |
| Equity | £1,987,346 | £2,061,615 | £3,634,173 | |
| Average employees | — | 200 | 221 | |
| Wages | — | £14,407,382 | £17,009,484 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.1% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.1% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.2% | 35.3% | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.83x | 10.68x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the company's ability to continue as a going concern and the accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the company is a going concern.”
Group structure
- UBT (EU) LTD · parent
- UBT Accountants Ltd 55%
- UBT Services UK Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABERNETHIE, John Nelson | Director | 2015-10-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| COX, Roddy Neil | Director | 2026-02-12 | Jul 1984 | British |
| HARDWICK, Neil | Director | 2017-02-02 | Jun 1976 | British |
| NAPTHINE, Neil Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Luke | Director | 2023-05-19 | Oct 1991 | British |
| WHEATCROFT, Peter Mark | Director | 2017-02-02 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Alan | Secretary | 2003-10-21 | 2007-02-06 |
| SMART, Douglas Norman | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2007-02-06 |
| TYDEMAN, Martin Charles Earnshaw | Secretary | 2007-02-06 | 2016-05-31 |
| ABERNETHIE, Peter Charles | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2009-09-24 |
| BEATTIE, Jonathan | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-04-05 |
| BLACKLEDGE, Richard Allan | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2013-03-18 |
| BROWN, Andrew Robert | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-08-31 |
| CHRISTIE, Garth Anton | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-03-18 |
| COX, Roddy Neil | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2023-04-24 |
| DENNY, Kenneth | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2010-06-04 |
| DORMER, David John | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2005-03-04 |
| EDWARDS, Roger Nicholas | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-04-27 |
| FREEMAN, Robert James | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| GATES, Gerrard Bramwell | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2015-10-01 |
| GREGOIRE, Alain Andre | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-07-31 |
| HATHORN, Charles William | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2012-03-18 |
| HAZELL, James Percy | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2023-04-24 |
| JAMES, Graham Philip | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-03-18 |
| KING, Alan | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2007-02-06 |
| LYNES, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2015-10-01 |
| PATERSON, Robert | Director | 2003-10-21 | 2016-05-31 |
| RICH, John | Director | 2009-09-22 | 2013-03-19 |
| SIMPSON, Martin | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2009-09-24 |
| SMART, Douglas Norman | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2007-02-06 |
| TYDEMAN, Martin Charles Earnshaw | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2016-05-31 |
| WHEATCROFT, Edward | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-02-02 |
| WHITE, Charles Andrew | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-02-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubt Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-30 | Active |
| The Grace Trading Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.7%
£103,949,357 £107,845,877
-
Cash
-43.2%
£5,768,534 £3,275,178
-
Net assets
+76.3%
£2,061,615 £3,634,173
-
Employees
+10.5%
200 221
-
Operating profit
+925.5%
£149,261 £1,530,670
-
Profit before tax
+1,357.7%
£108,292 £1,578,528
-
Wages
+18.1%
£14,407,382 £17,009,484
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