ZIEGLER UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-20 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-06
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
-39.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+9% vs 2023
Employees
302
+14% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-43% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £5,156,983 | £2,939,549 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,854,970 | £1,900,571 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £11,469,060 | £6,907,455 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £21,147,384 | £23,823,071 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £21,056,894 | £22,957,465 | |
| Equity | £4,674,399 | £5,514,841 | — | — | — | £21,056,894 | £22,957,465 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 265 | 302 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £11,954,599 | £13,440,901 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bryden Johnson 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 preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ZIEGLER UK LIMITED · parent
- ICT Express Limited 100%
- Comac Freight Services Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Company purchased 100% of the share capital of Comac Freight Services Ltd on 5 April 2023 for total consideration of £1,657,764. During the year, on 1 January 2024, the assets and trade of Comac Freight Services Ltd were hived up to the Company. Upon the hive up, the goodwill element of the original purchase price, being £952,614, was reclassified from fixed asset investments (see Note 14) to goodwill (see Note 12). Following the hive up, the remaining cost of the Company's investment in Comac Freight Services Ltd of £705,150 was impaired to £Nil, with the impairment presented in the current year's financial statements as an exceptional item. On 18 October 2024, the Company purchased 100% of the share capital of ICT Express Limited, for total consideration of £1.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Douglas Campbell | Secretary | 2019-06-05 | — | — |
| LEAK, Joshua David | Director | 2026-03-16 | Jun 1992 | British |
| MARSHALL, Lee James | Director | 2009-07-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, William Geoffrey | Secretary | 2017-05-22 | 2019-06-05 |
| PARSONS, Denis Robert Alan | Secretary | 2005-11-25 | 2017-05-22 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-11-25 | 2005-11-25 |
| BRIGGS, Douglas Campbell | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2026-04-28 |
| CRAIG, William Geoffrey | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2019-06-05 |
| GOVAERTS, Diane | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2026-01-26 |
| ZIEGLER, Alain Robert | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2026-03-16 |
| ZIEGLER, Arthur Edouard | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2017-10-20 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-11-25 | 2005-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglets Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-39.8%
£11,469,060 £6,907,455
-
Net assets
+9%
£21,056,894 £22,957,465
-
Employees
+14%
265 302
-
Profit before tax
-43%
£5,156,983 £2,939,549
-
Wages
+12.4%
£11,954,599 £13,440,901
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