AUTOTECH RECRUIT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-24 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-10
Watchouts
Cash
£666K
-72.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-59.1% vs 2023
Employees
72
+80% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,887,154 | £280,205 | |
| Cash | £824,611 | £1,286,957 | £964,558 | £1,031,828 | £2,398,494 | £665,964 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £744,334 | £1,252,335 | £895,805 | £1,044,950 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £727,994 | £708,129 | £876,442 | £909,865 | £2,515,971 | £1,027,936 | |
| Equity | £727,994 | £708,129 | £876,442 | £909,865 | £2,515,971 | £1,027,936 | |
| Average employees | 27 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 40 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Dixon Wilson Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “At 31 December 2024, the company had total commitments under non-cancellable operating leases over the remaining life of those leases of £128,798 (2023 - £291,172).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Dominic Edward | Secretary | 2023-09-21 | — | — |
| HUGHES, Stephen Iain | Director | 2010-12-15 | May 1972 | British |
| KING, Simon Ashley Paul | Director | 2024-07-17 | Oct 1969 | British |
| SLY, Andrew James | Director | 2010-12-08 | Aug 1980 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Stephen Iain | Director | 2010-12-08 | 2010-12-15 |
| WHITE, Gavin Paul | Director | 2011-04-07 | 2024-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autotech Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-13 | Active |
| Mr Andrew James Sly | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-15 | Ceased 2024-06-13 |
| Mr Stephen Iain Hughes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-15 | Ceased 2024-06-13 |
| Mr Gavin Paul White | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-03-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-02-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-20 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-72.2%
£2,398,494 £665,964
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-59.1%
£2,515,971 £1,027,936
-
Employees
+80%
40 72
highest in 6 filed years
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