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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

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 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 1,8841,9001,978 +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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
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 4.63x4.82x4.10x

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

  1. A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
  2. AURORA ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1980-12-31
  3. 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

  1. A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
    1. AES Engineering Employee Trust Limited 100% · England and Wales
    2. AESSEAL plc 100% · England and Wales
    3. AVT Reliability Limited 100% · England and Wales
    4. AESSEAL (Proprietary) Limited 90.2% · South Africa
    5. AESSEAL Inc. 100% · United States of America
    6. AESSEAL Benelux B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    7. AESSEAL Brasil LTDA 60% · Brazil
    8. AESSEAL Czech s.r.o. 100% · Czech Republic
    9. AESSEAL (M) SDN. BHD. 100% · Malaysia

Significant events

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 PDF
2025-11-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-06-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-03-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
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 PDF
2024-06-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-04-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-06-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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