DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 06624684Private limited companyIncorporated 2008

Key figures

£43,736,000+111.7%
Net assets 2025
+111.7%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 28150

Where the company stands among the 245 active companies whose first SIC code is 28150 (Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements).

Net assets£43,736,000
Higher than 96% · median £356,303
Total assets£126,676,000
Higher than 99% · median £607,454
Cash£1,336,000
Higher than 88% · median £178,839
Employees422
Higher than 97% · median 3
Company age18.4 years
Older than 60% · median 11.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SKF (U.K.) LIMITED£291.8m
  2. XTRAC LIMITED£113.3m
  3. SCHAEFFLER (UK) LIMITED£77.2m
  4. RICARDO UK LIMITED£73.2m
  5. JCB TRANSMISSIONS£70.2m
  6. NMB-MINEBEA UK LTD£52.8m
  7. DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED£43.7m
  8. IDEM SAFETY SWITCHES LIMITED£31.4m
  9. MICHELL BEARINGS LIMITED£23.3m
  10. RADICON TRANSMISSION UK LIMITED£22.9m

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 245. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06624684. It was incorporated on 19 Jun 2008. Its status is active. The registered office is in Huddersfield (HD4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements (28150).

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 £89,773,000. Profit for the year was £8,442,000. Net assets were £43,736,000, up 111.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,336,000. Total assets were £126,676,000 and total liabilities £82,940,000. The company had an average of 422 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 245 active companies whose first SIC code is 28150: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £356,303). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £607,454). By cash it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £178,839). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 3). It is older than 60% of them (median age 11.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £278.8m. Its most frequent buyer is BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC (3 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 27 days to pay suppliers, and 73% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.4% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 of 10 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 3 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover58,702,00089,773,000
Profit for the year-9,473,0008,442,000
Cash at bank and in hand6,908,0001,336,000
Total assets126,845,000126,676,000
Total liabilities106,190,00082,940,000
Net assets / total equity20,655,00043,736,000
Average number of employees364422

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

5 contracts

DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 5 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2016. Their combined published value is £278.8m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC
3 contracts · £86.8m
Ministry of Defence
1 contract · £137m
Ministry of Defence, DSG, Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Programme
1 contract · £55m
Contracts
  1. IRM21/7572 - Remanufacture, Repair and Maintenance of TN54 & TN15 Transmissions, Final Drives and Associated Assemblies‡Ministry of Defence · £137,000,000
  2. Remanufacture of TN15 and TN54 Transmissions, Final Drives and Associated AssembliesBABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £86,700,850
  3. Supply of Master Cylinder‡BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £95,000
  4. Repair TN15E/E+ & TN54E/ETS Gearboxes and Associated Assemblies‡Ministry of Defence, DSG, Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Programme · £55,000,000
  5. Supply of Rarden Transducer‡BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC · £11,738

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
73%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 48%
  • 31 to 60 days 24%
  • After 60 days 28%
Earlier periods (2)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
35
53%
76%
30 Jun 2025
18
56%
63%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 11.5% higher
Median bonus pay
women 100% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter14.1% womenLower middle4.1% womenUpper middle6.1% womenUpper pay quarter13.3% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 12% higher
women 21% higher
2023/24
women 15% higher
women 36% higher
2022/23
women 3% higher
women 13% higher
2021/22
women 6% higher
women 16% higher
2020/21
women 11% higher
women 20% higher
2019/20
women 103.3% higher
women 118.5% higher
2018/19
women 19.1% higher
women 12.6% higher

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements1
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

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

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £89.8m, net assets £43.7m, 422 employees
  2. David Brown Group Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £58.7m, net assets £20.7m, 364 employees
  4. Name changed to DAVID BROWN SANTASALO UK LIMITEDPreviously DAVID BROWN GEAR SYSTEMS LIMITED
  5. David Brown Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. 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.