AVEVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Operating as the principal software publishing entity of the Aveva Group, the company provides industrial design and engineering software as an unlisted, wholly-owned subsidiary of Schneider Electric.
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Cash
£1.8m
+40.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.8bn
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,178
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£40m
-22.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £271,162,000 | £374,171,000 | £372,836,000 | -0.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£13,590,000 | -£8,738,000 | -£17,418,000 | -99.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£28,902,000 | -£32,522,000 | -£39,838,000 | -22.5% | |
| Net profit | -£27,455,000 | -£37,337,000 | -£34,091,000 | +8.7% | |
| Cash | £8,451,000 | £1,286,000 | £1,811,000 | +40.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,181,017,000 | £3,820,665,000 | £3,785,838,000 | -0.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,177,371,000 | £3,811,731,000 | £3,775,981,000 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £3,177,371,000 | £3,811,731,000 | £3,775,981,000 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,012 | 1,118 | 1,178 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | £52,282,000 | £85,843,000 | £99,464,000 | +15.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,021,000 | £4,029,000 | £5,046,000 | +25.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £82,000 | £54,000 | £42,000 | -22.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,340,000 | £2,930,000 | £3,118,000 | +6.4% |
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 | -5.0% | -2.3% | -4.7% | |
| Net margin | -10.1% | -10.0% | -9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | -0.2% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.64x | 0.67x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | -0.77x | -0.36x | -0.76x |
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
- AVEVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2002-08-08 → present
- CADCENTRE LIMITED 1983-05-31 → 2002-08-08
- COMMERCIAL DATA PROCESSING LIMITED 1964-05-04 → 1983-05-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the going concern basis has been used in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- AVEVA SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- AVEVA Software Brasil Ltda. 100%
- AVEVA Solutions (Shanghai) Co., Ltd 100%
- OSISOFT Czech Republic, s.r.o. 100%
- AVEVA Denmark A/S 100%
- AVEVA Software Egypt LLC 99%
- AVEVA SAS 100%
- AVEVA GmbH 100%
- OSIsoft Europe GmbH 100%
- AVEVA East Asia Limited 99%
- AVEVA Information Technology India Private Limited 56%
- AVEVA Solutions India LLP 99%
- OSIsoft India Private Limited 100%
- OSIsoft Italy S.R.L. 100%
- AVEVA K.K. 100%
- AVEVA Korea Limited 100%
- AVEVA Sdn. Bhd. 100%
- AVEVA Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. 100%
- AVEVA AS 100%
- AVEVA Limited Liability Company 99%
- AVEVA Software Arabia for Information Technology OPC 100%
- OSIsoft Asia Pte. Ltd. 100%
- AVEVA South Africa (Pty) Ltd 100%
- OSIsoft South Africa (Pty) Ltd 100%
- AVEVA AB 100%
- Crosser Technologies AB 100%
- OSIsoft Sweden AB 100%
- AVEVA Yazilim ve Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi 100%
- AVEVA Inc 100%
- AVEVA US 2 Corp 100%
- AVEVA US 3 LLC 100%
- OSIsoft, LLC 100%
- AVEVA Software LLC 100%
- Wonderware of Venezuela Inc. 100%
- Wonderware de Mexico, Inc 100%
- AVEVA Limited 100%
- LFM Software Limited 100%
- CADCentre Property Limited 100%
- CADCentre Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- AVEVA Finance Limited 100%
- OSIsoft (UK) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANCE, Carla Anne | Secretary | 2026-02-23 | — | — |
| CANNON, Martha Louise | Director | 2024-09-12 | Mar 1979 | British |
| COVENEY, Peter James Hilbre | Director | 2023-06-13 | Aug 1970 | British |
| DISTON, Amanda Felipa | Director | 2023-06-13 | Mar 1974 | British |
| HERZBERG, Caspar | Director | 2023-03-10 | Jan 1973 | German |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT-HAGUE, Helen Patricia | Secretary | 2010-12-31 | 2014-12-11 |
| DENTON, Claire | Secretary | 2019-10-09 | 2021-11-01 |
| DENTON, Claire | Secretary | 2015-07-16 | 2018-02-19 |
| DERSLEY, John Richard | Secretary | — | 2001-07-12 |
| LAMPRELL, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2021-11-01 | 2023-01-18 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Ronald | Secretary | 2001-07-12 | 2010-12-25 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Ronald | Secretary | 2001-07-12 | 2010-12-31 |
| TODD, Francesca Anne | Secretary | 2023-01-18 | 2024-11-22 |
| WARD, David Mathew | Secretary | 2018-02-19 | 2019-10-09 |
| WARD, David Mathew | Secretary | 2014-12-11 | 2015-07-16 |
| WARD, David Mathew | Secretary | 2014-12-11 | 2015-06-16 |
| AIKEN, Philip Stanley | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2019-10-09 |
| ALLERTON, Jennifer Margaret | Director | 2013-07-06 | 2019-10-09 |
| BABEAU, Emmanuel Andre Marie | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-10-09 |
| BEZZANT, Michael John | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2004-06-30 |
| BISHOP, Robert John, Dr | Director | — | 1994-08-16 |
| BROOKS, Jonathan | Director | 2007-07-12 | 2016-11-08 |
| CHANDLER, Dennis Butler | Director | — | 1994-08-17 |
| CHRISTIAN, Antony David | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2003-07-03 |
| DACE, David John | Director | — | 1994-08-16 |
| DAYER, Philip | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2017-07-07 |
| DERSLEY, John Richard | Director | — | 2001-07-12 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Jeremy Richard Frederick, Dr | Director | 1994-05-09 | 1994-08-12 |
| GARRETT, Colin Alexander | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2008-03-31 |
| GRAY, John Crispin | Director | — | 1999-09-25 |
| GRIG, Alan | Director | — | 1994-08-12 |
| HALSTEAD, Michael Peter, Dr | Director | — | 1994-08-12 |
| HARTLEY, David Fielding, Dr | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| HARTNELL, Nigel Raymond | Director | 1994-01-24 | 1994-08-12 |
| HAYMAN, Craig Barry | Director | 2018-02-19 | 2021-07-07 |
| HERWECK, Peter Walter | Director | 2021-05-28 | 2023-03-10 |
| HERWECK, Peter Walter | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-10-09 |
| HUMPHREY, Christopher John | Director | 2016-07-08 | 2019-10-09 |
| KIDD, James Singer | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2023-03-31 |
| KIDNEY, Peter Charles | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2003-11-04 |
| KING, Richard Ashton | Director | 1994-10-05 | 2006-04-01 |
| LAMPRELL, Helen Louise | Director | 2023-01-18 | 2024-08-31 |
| LEE, Robin James | Director | 1994-08-16 | 1998-03-31 |
| LONGDON, Richard | Director | 1994-08-16 | 2016-12-31 |
| MANN, David William | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2010-07-07 |
| MIDDLEMAS, Derek | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2016-11-30 |
| MOBED, Rohinton | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-10-09 |
| OLSSON, Lennart Eric Ragnar | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| POWELL, Roderick Hugh Evelyn | Director | 1993-03-19 | 1994-01-24 |
| PREST, Nicholas Martin | Director | 2006-01-11 | 2012-07-12 |
| REECE, Brian | Director | — | 1993-03-19 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Ronald | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| WARD, David Mathew | Director | 2019-10-09 | 2021-04-09 |
| WARD, David Mathew | Director | 2016-07-08 | 2018-02-19 |
| WHEELDON, David Harold Vale | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2017-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveva Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-19 | 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
- 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.