AEI COMPOUNDS LIMITED
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Cash
£748k
+20.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.2m
+1.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
42
-4.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£61k
+103.3% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company's sole source of financing is being provided by the Company's ultimate parent company. The ultimate parent company has confirmed its express intentions to continue to provide financial support to the Company to enable it to meet its financial commitments as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements, including financial support through 31 December 2027.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,861,000 | £18,713,000 | £11,834,000 | £10,919,000 | £13,749,000 | +25.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,131,000 | -£341,000 | -£1,293,000 | -£1,261,000 | £61,000 | +104.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,392,000 | -£905,000 | -£1,857,000 | -£1,830,000 | £61,000 | +103.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,392,000 | -£905,000 | -£1,857,000 | -£1,830,000 | £61,000 | +103.3% | |
| Cash | £451,000 | £723,000 | £1,882,000 | £623,000 | £748,000 | +20.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,133,000 | £5,194,000 | +1.2% | |
| Net assets | -£362,000 | -£1,267,000 | -£3,124,000 | £5,133,000 | £5,194,000 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | -£362,000 | -£1,267,000 | -£3,124,000 | £5,133,000 | £5,194,000 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 53 | 43 | 44 | 42 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £1,687,000 | £1,675,000 | £1,808,000 | £2,001,000 | £1,792,000 | -10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £199,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.5% | -1.8% | -10.9% | -11.5% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | -11.7% | -4.8% | -15.7% | -16.8% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -24.6% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.2% | 113.0% | 143.2% | 15.9% | 14.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.64x | 5.66x | 6.06x | |
| Interest cover | -4.33x | -0.60x | -2.29x | -2.22x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- AEI COMPOUNDS LIMITED 1997-04-21 → present
- TT TOP LINK LIMITED 1997-03-21 → 1997-04-21
- A E I CABLES LIMITED 1920-02-04 → 1997-03-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company's sole source of financing is being provided by the Company's ultimate parent company. The ultimate parent company has confirmed its express intentions to continue to provide financial support to the Company to enable it to meet its financial commitments as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements, including financial support through 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- AEI COMPOUNDS LIMITED · parent
- AEI India Compounds Private Limited 99%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAGGESE, Luca | Director | 2021-11-15 | Nov 1975 | American |
| SAVONUZZI, Andrea | Director | 2011-07-11 | Jan 1945 | Italian |
| VANHOVE, Philippe Emile | Director | 2021-11-15 | May 1959 | Belgian |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOND, Michael Conway Hepton | Secretary | — | 1997-11-03 |
| GARNETT, John Stuart | Secretary | 2011-07-26 | 2014-06-30 |
| LEIGH, Martin Graham | Secretary | 1997-11-03 | 2006-12-01 |
| NEAME, Karen Lesley | Secretary | 2014-06-30 | 2016-09-01 |
| SHARP, Wendy Jill | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2011-07-11 |
| ARMSTRONG, James Wellwood | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2007-09-24 |
| BAKER, Simon Francis | Director | 2017-08-21 | 2021-11-30 |
| BENNETT, Kenneth | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| BIBBY, Peter | Director | 1993-02-15 | 1997-11-03 |
| BOND, Michael Conway Hepton | Director | 1996-04-25 | 1997-11-03 |
| BRICE, Nigel Antony | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2009-11-20 |
| BROWN, Terry | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2006-10-27 |
| DICK, Andrew James | Director | 2009-11-20 | 2011-07-11 |
| ENTWISTLE, Graham Michael | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2004-04-05 |
| EVANS, John Alan Maurice | Director | — | 1996-04-12 |
| FELBECK, Paul | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2007-09-24 |
| GARNETT, John Stewart | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2013-06-30 |
| JOHNSON, Oliver Saunders | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| JOLLIFFE, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2009-11-20 | 2011-03-07 |
| JOLLIFFE, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2007-08-30 | 2007-09-24 |
| MOORE, Thomas | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2006-12-01 |
| MUIR, David | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2005-12-09 |
| MUNDAY, Stephen Frank | Director | 1998-10-26 | 2001-06-22 |
| NEAME, Karen Lesley | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| OAKLEY, Gerard Patrick | Director | 1999-09-21 | 2001-06-22 |
| ROBERTS, David | Director | 2011-07-11 | 2017-11-28 |
| SABISTON, Andrew | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2020-01-31 |
| SAWFORD, John Nicholl | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2006-12-01 |
| SHAW, Mark Andrew | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2017-08-21 |
| SHENTON, Christopher John | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| SLEVIN, Michael Edward | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2019-03-29 |
| WALKER, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2009-11-20 |
| WHITCOMB, Hugh Mark | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2007-11-15 |
| WILLIAMSON, Anthony Edward | Director | 1997-11-03 | 2001-06-22 |
| ZUEHLKE, Philip | Director | 2011-07-11 | 2018-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Savonuzzi | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2025-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-09-17 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.