PROACTIVE UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 03647770Private limited companyIncorporated 1998

Key figures

£2,726,119-5.2%
Net assets 2025
+14.1%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2025
01 m2 m3 m4 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242025

Like most small UK companies, PROACTIVE UK LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 47430

Where the company stands among the 877 active companies whose first SIC code is 47430 (Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores).

Net assets£2,726,119
Higher than 97% · median £16,707
Total assets£4,565,514
Higher than 98% · median £94,428
Cash£226,838
Higher than 84% · median £31,814
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 1
Company age28.1 years
Older than 84% · median 10.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RICHER SOUNDS LIMITED£24m
  2. WAREHOUSE EXPRESS LIMITED£20.4m
  3. GXO SERVICETECH UK LIMITED£8.5m
  4. MARTIN DAWES LIMITED£7.7m
  5. KTM ONLINE LIMITED£6.7m
  6. IN PHASE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£4.7m
  7. PROACTIVE UK LIMITED£2.7m
  8. SEVENOAKS SOUND AND VISION LIMITED£2.4m
  9. DOUG BRADY HIFI LIMITED£2.4m
  10. CRAIG HI-FI LIMITED£2.3m

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 877. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PROACTIVE UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PROACTIVE UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03647770. It was incorporated on 9 Oct 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Hemel hempstead (HP2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores (47430).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £2,726,119, down 5.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £226,838. Total assets were £4,565,514 and total liabilities £1,859,910. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 877 active companies whose first SIC code is 47430: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £16,707). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £94,428). By cash it ranks higher than 84% of them (median £31,814). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 1). It is older than 84% of them (median age 10.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 48 public contract award notices from 29 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £8.3m. Its most frequent buyer is University of the West of England (6 contracts). 8 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous manufactures.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 12 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 26 May 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2025
2020/212021/222022/232023/242025
Cash at bank and in hand698,870680,333342,579238,994226,838
Total assets4,074,0795,263,4884,317,6754,681,8134,565,514
Total liabilities——1,573,6061,823,1391,859,910
Net assets / total equity2,459,0833,066,8002,771,5582,876,7932,726,119
Average number of employees373743330

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.

Public contracts

48 contracts

PROACTIVE UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 48 public contract award notices from 29 public sector buyers since 2015. The 37 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £8.3m. 8 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers29
University of the West of England
6 contracts · £252.9k
University of South Wales
3 contracts · £375.9k
BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY
3 contracts · £212.5k
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
3 contracts · £189.2k
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
3 contracts
Contracts
  1. Award of Procurement for Green Screen VFX cameras and the VFX production unit‡University of South Wales · £54,440
  2. Sony CameraUniversity of the West of England · £32,322
  3. Provision of Cinephile Equipment‡University of South Wales · £153,210
  4. Sony ElectricalsBritish Library Board · £12,350
  5. Proactive UK Supply Order - Sept 2025BATH SPA UNIVERSITY · £65,984
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  1. Photographic and Surveillance Equipment, Parts, AccessoriesDurham Constabulary · £80,000 · runs until Sep 2028
  2. Purchase of Photographic Equipment and AccessoriesWest Yorkshire Combined Authority · £214,200
  3. MCUK Arts, Media & Creative Technology Equipment 2025- 2028UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE) · £189,051 · runs until Jul 2028
  4. Supply of Photographic equipment‡Leeds Arts University · £1 · runs until Jun 2027
  5. Supply of Film and Broadcasting equipment‡Leeds Arts University · £1 · runs until Jun 2027
  6. Video & Photographic Equipment‡University of Exeter · £50,100
  7. Surveillance Cameras for Personal IssueDepartment for Work and Pensions · £95,680
  8. Team based surveillance cameras and accessoriesDepartment for Work and Pensions · £923,111
  9. Photographic Camera OrderBATH SPA UNIVERSITY · £45,821
  10. Replacement TV Studio Pedestals and Camera Heads‡BATH SPA UNIVERSITY · £77,400
  11. 1021 Photographic Equipment - AWARD‡Devon and Cornwall Police · runs until Jun 2027
  12. Film & Video Camera Equipment‡University of South Wales · £168,200
  13. Camera EquipmentPetroc · £35,312
  14. COP60_2023 Provision of Audio-Visual Equipment‡COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · £72,259
  15. BLC0128 Photographic & Surveillance Equipment, Accessories and ConsumablesBritish Transport Police · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £180,000 in total · runs until Feb 2028
  16. Photographic Equipment & Consumables‡North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £18,000,000 in total
  17. Framework for Photographic & Surveillance Equipment, Accessories and Consumables‡BlueLight Commercial · £5,000,000
  18. Photographic Equipment and Consumables‡North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £1,000,000 in total
  19. Various Camera Equipment‡University Of The West Of England · £33,304
  20. Framework for Professional Audio Equipment‡The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £9,000,000 in total
  21. Broadcasting Equipment & Integration Services‡North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £14,000,000 in total
  22. Photographic Equipment and ConsumablesBOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY · £116,466
  23. E-Hub AccessoriesUniversity of Central Lancashire · £31,393
  24. E-Hub Equipment RefreshUniversity of Central Lancashire · £37,204
  25. HSE RFQ - 2 x Mirrorless Cameras and kitHealth & Safety Executive · £19,980
  26. Cresca AHRC Guildhall School Research Grant - Camera‡City of London Corporation · £49,300
  27. Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS LensUniversity Of The West Of England · £61,680
  28. PAPI 329.1 - Video Production Equipment - AWARD‡University of York · £23,456
  29. UKHSA D&T Supply and set up of AV equipment‡UK Health Security Agency · £49,068 · 3 lots
  30. UKHSA AV Suite. Studio B - Pro AV‡UK Health Security Agency · £90,471
  31. 4 x Sony professional video cameras c/w necessary operational accessoriesUNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE) · £32,000
  32. CA9065 - IOT Media Photographic Equipment and Consumables Framework Reference AV13125NW‡New College Swindon · £51,631
  33. Audio RecordersSheffield Hallam University · £32,680
  34. Broadcast Equipment and Integration Services‡NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM LIMITED · shared by 13 suppliers, up to £67,000,000 in total
  35. 2257/MH Creative Media Refresh Summer 2019UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £61,500
  36. 2357/MH Creative Media Refresh Summer 2019UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £61,500
  37. TV & Sound Production Equipment - AWARD‡Bournemouth University · shared by 3 suppliers
  38. Various IT EquipmentUniversity Of The West Of England · £34,500
  39. Video Cameras‡LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · £69,567
  40. Faculty of Media and Communications Equipment‡BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY · £96,000
  41. Canon XA30 camcorder‡University Of The West Of England · £36,771
  42. Peli case 1550 case with foam‡University Of The West Of England · £54,332
  43. Photographic Equipment & Consumables‡NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM LIMITED · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £15,500,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, furniture and lighting and miscellaneous manufactures.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous manufactures, ceramics and machinery.

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

31 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £2.7m, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £2.9m, 33 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £2.8m, 43 employees
  4. Neil Christian HART resignedDirector
  5. Maureen Alice HART resignedSecretary
  6. Maureen Alice HART resignedDirector
  7. Nicholas Allan MILLEN appointedDirector
  8. Proactive Central Limited registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (23)
  1. Eastman Commercial Properties Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Eastman Commercial Properties Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Maureen Alice Hart ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr Neil Christian Hart ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £3.1m, 37 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £2.5m, 37 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £1.4m, 37 employees
  8. Mrs Maureen Alice Hart registered as a person with significant control
  9. Mr Neil Christian Hart registered as a person with significant control
  10. Kevin John EATON appointedDirector
  11. Dale Paul MAKEPEACE appointedDirector
  12. Torquil Haray Christopher BOYD resignedDirector
  13. Neil Christian HART appointedDirector
  14. COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  15. COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  16. COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  17. Maureen Alice HART appointedSecretary
  18. Torquil Haray Christopher BOYD appointedDirector
  19. Maureen Alice HART appointedDirector
  20. COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  21. COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  22. COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  23. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.