A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£42M
+41.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£253M
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,978
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£61M
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £260,430,000 | £270,690,000 | £279,956,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £55,256,000 | £58,328,000 | £60,241,000 | +3.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £56,369,000 | £59,043,000 | £60,592,000 | +2.6% | |
| Net profit | £43,384,000 | £43,809,000 | £46,637,000 | +6.5% | |
| Cash | £37,733,000 | £29,896,000 | £42,299,000 | +41.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £229,591,000 | £246,363,000 | £262,067,000 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £226,204,000 | £240,522,000 | £253,424,000 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £216,398,000 | £229,506,000 | £243,044,000 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,884 | 1,900 | 1,978 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | £74,894,000 | £79,935,000 | £84,859,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,163,000 | £1,105,000 | £1,075,000 | -2.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.2% | 21.5% | 21.5% | |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 16.2% | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.1% | 23.7% | 23.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 13.0% | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.63x | 4.82x | 4.10x |
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
- A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- AURORA ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1980-12-31
- AURORA PACKINGS AND SEALS LIMITED 1945-01-25 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the group and the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- AES Engineering Employee Trust Limited 100%
- AESSEAL plc 100%
- AVT Reliability Limited 100%
- AESSEAL (Proprietary) Limited 90.2%
- AESSEAL Inc. 100%
- AESSEAL Benelux B.V. 100%
- AESSEAL Brasil LTDA 60%
- AESSEAL Czech s.r.o. 100%
- AESSEAL (M) SDN. BHD. 100%
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Group achieved continued organic growth despite a backdrop of challenging global conditions, including ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, inflationary pressure, the imposition and continued impact of trade tariffs in certain markets, supply chain disruption in specific regions and continued volatility in currency and energy costs.”
- “The Group undertook a programme of business restructuring primarily focused on the rationalisation of minority interests across a number of its subsidiaries. This included the acquisition of minority shareholdings in several Group entities... resulting in the Group increasing its ownership and level of strategic control in a number of operations, including further consolidation of its interests in Malaysia, Taiwan, the Czech Republic and New South Wales (Australia).”
- “In addition, the Group completed a transaction in which ownership of the property occupied by AESSEAL Coldweld was exchanged for the remaining minority interest in that business, resulting in full ownership of the trading entity.”
- “Given the continued success of the AES Engineering Limited group it maintains a strong liquidity, cash flow and financial position which allowed dividends to be declared and paid in 2025 of £25.0m.”
- “in September 2025, over 200 visitors attended the AESSEAL Factory for the Future in Rotherham”
- “completed a significant capital investment in Australia with the opening of AESSEAL Australia's new Net Zero headquarters building in Brisbane in November 2025.”
- “In May 2025 the Group was awarded the King's Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. This represented the sixteenth Queen's and King's Award achieved across the AESSEAL Group, reflecting the long-standing commitment to sustainable business practices.”
- “The Group gave £581,810 (2024: £626,762) for charitable purposes in the year.”
- “On the 30th July 2025 AES Engineering purchased the remaining 10% in AESSEAL (M) SDN. BHD in Malaysia to take the holding to 100%. The cost of this purchase was £1,164,000. AES Engineering also purchased the remaining 25% holding of AESSEAL Czech s.r.o for a cost of £98,000.”
- “On the 30th April 2025 AES Engineering purchased 20% of AESSEAL NSW in Australia to take the holding to 80%. The cost of this purchase was £544,000.”
- “On the 30th October 2025 AES Engineering purchased 44% of AESSEAL COJ in Algeria to take the holding to 93%. The cost of this purchase was £1,611,000.”
- “On the 5th December 2025 a subsidiary of AES Engineering, purchased the remaining 10% in AESSEAL Taiwan Co Ltd to take the holding to 100%. The cost of this purchase was £54,000.”
- “On the 11th March 2025 AES Engineering purchased the remaining 40% of AESSEAL Cold Weld Private Limited to take the holding to 100%. The cost of this purchase was £810,000.”
- “On the 1st September 2025, a subsidiary of AES Engineering, AESSEAL Holdings PTY Limited, sold 8% in Re - A- Thiba Investments (Pty) Ltd to take the holding to 53%. The consideration for the shares was £78,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2019-07-29 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Richard Mark | Director | 2021-01-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| DICKINSON, Claire Louise | Director | 2019-07-29 | Jun 1984 | British |
| HAMILTON, James Neil | Director | 2018-01-04 | Feb 1968 | British |
| LOBLEY, Ian Matthew | Director | 2013-09-18 | Jan 1963 | British |
| REA, Christopher John | Director | — | Jan 1954 | British |
| SHAW, Stephen Martin | Director | 2011-05-23 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WELSH, James Stuart | Director | 2025-11-03 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Secretary | 2001-03-30 | 2011-04-14 |
| CALDWELL, John Christopher | Secretary | 2013-01-07 | 2014-08-01 |
| HODSON, Neville John | Secretary | 1996-05-03 | 2001-03-30 |
| MACDONALD, Neil Andrew | Secretary | 2011-05-23 | 2013-01-07 |
| MALLOY, Craig | Secretary | 2014-09-22 | 2016-08-05 |
| REA, Christopher John | Secretary | — | 1996-05-03 |
| STEWART, John Hugh | Secretary | 2016-08-05 | 2018-06-18 |
| SULLIVAN, Richard Edward | Secretary | 2018-06-18 | 2019-07-29 |
| ANDERSON, Ronald | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2001-03-30 |
| BEATY, Kenneth Robert | Director | 2011-07-22 | 2013-03-22 |
| BISHOP, Richard Mark | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2011-05-23 |
| BLAGDEN, Simon Paul | Director | 2015-09-25 | 2020-12-31 |
| BLAGDEN, Simon Paul | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2015-09-25 |
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Director | 2011-12-30 | 2015-02-24 |
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Director | 1995-12-29 | 2011-04-14 |
| CALDWELL, John Christopher | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| CONGER, Hamdi | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2016-08-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Carolyn Jane | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| GUPPY, Colin Desmond | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2018-02-28 |
| HAGUE, William Jefferson | Director | 2001-11-12 | 2009-09-17 |
| HODSON, Neville John | Director | 1995-10-04 | 2001-03-30 |
| KENNY, Julie Ann, Dame | Director | 2021-08-16 | 2025-02-21 |
| LEE, Nigel Haywood Wilton | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1996-04-12 |
| MACDONALD, Neil Andrew | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2014-09-24 |
| MALLOY, Craig | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-08-03 |
| PICKLES, Thomas Richard | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2017-11-30 |
| REA, Rosalie | Director | — | 2002-01-08 |
| RODDIS, Alan James | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2002-01-08 |
| STEWART, John Hugh | Director | 2016-08-03 | 2018-06-18 |
| SULLIVAN, Richard Edward | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2019-07-29 |
| WHILEMAN, David Alan | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2013-06-19 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan | Director | 2010-12-13 | 2015-11-30 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2002-01-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Owen | Director | 1997-01-16 | 2002-01-08 |
| WOOD, Martin Richard | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2016-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3i Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Christopher John Rea | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| 3i Investments Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 304 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-11 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-12 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.