DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED 2020-11-15 → present
2. DAVID BROWN GEAR SYSTEMS LIMITED 2008-06-19 → 2020-11-15

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors believed that the going concern basis is appropriate given the continued strong performance of the Company, a substantial order book for future years, including additional defence programmes, and a positive outlook for the Company's core end markets.”

Significant events

• “During the year, David Brown Santasalo UK successfully completed its rebranding to David Brown Defence ("DBD" or "the Company"), marking the formal separation from the Industrial division of the David Brown Santasalo Group ("the Group").”
• “Between July and October 2024, the Company received a £ 19 million capital injection from its intermediate parent to fund initial operational, capital expenditure and working capital requirements to support the growth in its five-year business plan.”
• “In March 2025, the Group completed the separation of the Defence business unit from the wider David Brown Santasalo Group by establishing a new Luxembourg holding company, DB Defence Holdco Sarl. The Group transferred 100% of its equity interest in the Company to this new entity.”
• “In July 2025, the Company transferred certain intellectual property assets, including the David Brown and David Brown Santasalo brands and trademarks, to David Brown Santasalo UK (Industrial) Limited for consideration of £3.0 million.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

2

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +24.8%

  £47,028,000 → £58,702,000

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +98.2%

  £10,422,000 → £20,655,000

• Employees

  -2.9%

  375 → 364

• Operating profit

  +76.5%

  -£17,068,000 → -£4,006,000

• Profit before tax

  +27.1%

  -£13,234,000 → -£9,646,000

• Wages

  +5.4%

  £19,564,000 → £20,620,000

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