BRAFE ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
£65k
+9.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6m
-5.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
96
-1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£170k
+47.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,461,363 | £8,791,202 | £9,966,224 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£118,352 | -£118,107 | £63,189 | +153.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£298,551 | -£322,668 | -£169,896 | +47.3% | |
| Net profit | -£231,348 | -£199,377 | -£142,844 | +28.4% | |
| Cash | £44,199 | £59,443 | £65,283 | +9.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,947,749 | £4,438,856 | £4,022,714 | -9.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,973,063 | £2,773,686 | £2,630,842 | -5.1% | |
| Equity | £2,973,063 | £2,773,686 | £2,630,842 | -5.1% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 97 | 96 | -1% | |
| Wages | £4,106,763 | £3,693,394 | £3,839,031 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £243,492 | £241,364 | £242,815 | +0.6% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.1% | -1.3% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | -2.3% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.4% | -2.7% | 1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 60.1% | 61.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.67x | 1.52x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | -0.66x | -0.58x | 0.27x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BRAFE ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Brafe Trustee Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Order intake dropped with total order receipts for FY25 at £9.0m compared to £10.2m for FY24.”
- “The turnover for the year ending 31st October 2025 was £10.0m compared to £8.8M for FY24.”
- “At the year end the net cash balance held was £65,283 (2024: -£817,727) hence the net increase in cash in the year was £883,010 (2024: decrease of £4,555).”
- “Bank loans outstanding at the year-end totalled £1,045,617 (2024: £1,045,469).”
- “Net assets at the year-end were £2,630,842 (2024: £2,773,686).”
- “The hugely successful apprentice programme at Brafe is being extended to further offset the skills shortage that currently exists and will continue in the coming years.”
- “Despite the continual global challenges, Brafe expect to maintain a similar level of revenue into FY26. External events have led to significant cost pressures but thanks to measures taken by the business there is confidence that a return to profitability can still be achieved.”
- “Order activity remains buoyant with significant opportunities upcoming, particularly in the Nuclear industry, where Brafe's ongoing diversification strategy and investment is starting to reap dividends.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUTLAND, Daniel Peter | Secretary | 2021-12-15 | — | — |
| DALBY, Adam Roy | Director | 2020-01-06 | Sep 1989 | British |
| DALBY, Andrew | Director | — | Nov 1955 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Stephen | Secretary | — | 2011-12-22 |
| DIXON-MINTER, Lynn | Secretary | 2011-12-22 | 2020-06-30 |
| CLARKE, Stephen | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2011-12-22 |
| GOODMAN, Christine Ellen | Director | 2008-12-11 | 2017-12-19 |
| GOODMAN, John Herbert | Director | — | 2019-01-20 |
| GOODMAN, Michael George | Director | — | 2008-10-26 |
| HEATH, Christopher David | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2020-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brafe Trustee Limited (As Trustee Of The Brafe Employee Ownership Trust) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-27 | Active |
| Brafe Trustee Limited (As Trustee Of The Brafe Engineering Employee Benefit Trust) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-22 | Ceased 2018-11-27 |
| Mrs Christine Ellen Goodman | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.