HERRENKNECHT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† HERRENKNECHT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 42130Where the company stands among the 184 active companies whose first SIC code is 42130 (Construction of bridges and tunnels).
- ACROW GLOBAL LIMITED£37.9m
- GEORGE LESLIE LIMITED£30.8m
- JOSEPH GALLAGHER LIMITED£27.3m
- T. G. TUNNELLING LIMITED£19.7m
- ACTIVE TUNNELLING LIMITED£13.4m
- TUNNELCRAFT LIMITED£9.6m
- HERRENKNECHT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£8.2m
- STRABAG UK LIMITED£7.7m
- TECOZAM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£7.2m
- ONEBORE LIMITED£3.9m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 184. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: HERRENKNECHT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
HERRENKNECHT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01796113. It was incorporated on 29 Feb 1984. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sunderland (SR5). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is construction of bridges and tunnels (42130), test drilling and boring (43130), wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery (46630), renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (77320).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £27,409,138. Profit for the year was £1,267,633. Net assets were £8,175,097, up 5.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,331,775. Total assets were £22,246,060 and total liabilities £13,582,145. The company had an average of 22 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 184 active companies whose first SIC code is 42130: By net assets it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £18,955). By total assets it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £71,168). By cash it ranks higher than 73% of them (median £127,585). By number of employees it ranks higher than 91% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 7.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments.
Who runs and controls the company?
2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 29,540,982 | 27,409,138 |
| Profit for the year | 1,384,101 | 1,267,633 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,293,013 | 1,331,775 |
| Total assets | 17,449,361 | 22,246,060 |
| Total liabilities | 9,634,413 | 13,582,145 |
| Net assets / total equity | 7,751,631 | 8,175,097 |
| Average number of employees | 25 | 22 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, machinery, iron and steel articles and railway equipment.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, rubber and iron and steel articles.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
5 events- Mr Martin-Devid Herrenknecht registered as a person with significant control
- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £27.4m, net assets £8.2m, 22 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £29.5m, net assets £7.8m, 25 employees
- Dr.-Ing. E.H. Martin Herrenknecht registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.