TEW ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-21 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-07
Watchouts
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+34.7% vs 2023
Employees
71
-7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£225K
+116.6% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £6,406,453 | — | £7,860,846 | £7,473,773 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £7,152 | — | £95,592 | £224,504 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£5,563 | -£384,574 | -£1,352,354 | £224,504 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£2,808 | -£383,422 | -£1,378,803 | £78,917 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £281,772 | £128,633 | £49,955 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,828,735 | £7,445,313 | £5,636,173 | £8,337,590 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,636,173 | £7,590,090 | |
| Equity | £8,373,446 | £7,868,233 | £7,831,543 | £7,828,735 | £7,445,313 | £5,636,173 | £7,590,090 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 63 | 77 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,680,206 | £1,716,974 | £2,246,167 | £2,434,260 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-4.9%
£7,860,846 £7,473,773
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Cash
-100%
£49,955 £0
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+34.7%
£5,636,173 £7,590,090
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Employees
-7.8%
77 71
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Operating profit
+134.9%
£95,592 £224,504
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+116.6%
-£1,352,354 £224,504
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+8.4%
£2,246,167 £2,434,260
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | — | 1.2% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -0.0% | — | -17.5% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 0.1% | — | 1.7% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 36.9% | 37.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.27x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 0.56x | — | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- TEW ENGINEERING LIMITED 1993-05-27 → present
- W.H. TEW ENGINEERING LIMITED 1984-12-04 → 1993-05-27
- W.H. TEW ENGINEERING LIMITED 1984-12-03 → 1984-12-04
- W.H. TEW (ENGRAVING) LIMITED 1973-09-18 → 1984-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, 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
- TEW ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Tew Plus Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Digital Display continues to be an attractive market sector and we have continued to expand our product range. Our digital display offering was further enhanced by the Group acquisition of Skratch Enterprises Ltd in June 2022, and in addition this gives the opportunity to explore different markets for our existing products.”
- “Expansion of our customer information based Visual Communications solutions remains a key objective especially targeting the Airport market across Europe and USA, with a limited but growing penetration achieved in 2024, but further expansion expected in 2025 and onwards as the wider product offer excites the market.”
- “Targeted marketing campaigns will support direct customer engagement programmes, with the focus on a solutions first approach. Our goal is to ensure the customer gets full value of the technology we offer, with life cycle cost benefit analysis being key in all decision making processes.”
- “The company has obtained a professional revaluation during the year and has recognised a revaluation as detailed in note 12.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Craig Dominic | Director | 2026-02-16 | Aug 1967 | British |
| BOURA, Emma Patricia | Director | 2024-01-23 | Apr 1986 | British |
| REILLY, Sean | Director | 2022-01-24 | Jun 1972 | American |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Simon John | Secretary | 2006-04-01 | 2016-01-28 |
| SPENCER, Christine Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2006-03-01 |
| BARNES, Simon John | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-01-28 |
| CHESTER, Philip Richard | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-01-13 |
| CROSBY, Robert Ian | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-03-14 |
| HADFIELD, Timothy Jon | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-01-28 |
| JONES, Peter David Vaughan | Director | 2015-01-13 | 2024-02-29 |
| KASEL, John Francis | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2024-01-30 |
| KELLY, Brian Hague | Director | 2024-01-30 | 2025-12-31 |
| KEMPTON, James Michael | Director | 2020-08-19 | 2021-12-01 |
| PARADISE, Martyn Gregory Alan, Dr | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| PRADY, John William | Director | — | 1994-05-19 |
| ROBERTS, Suzanne | Director | 2015-01-13 | 2024-03-28 |
| RONAYNE, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-05-07 | 2026-02-13 |
| RUSSO, David J, Director | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2017-04-21 |
| SHEFFIELD, Neil Jason | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2025-10-31 |
| SPENCER, Christine Elizabeth | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
| SPENCER, Derek James | Director | — | 1993-06-20 |
| SPENCER, Michael James | Director | 1994-05-31 | 2015-01-13 |
| SPENCER, Richard James | Director | — | 2012-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.B. Foster Rail Technologies (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-30 | Active |
| Tew Holdings (2012) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-11-09 | Ceased 2020-11-30 |
| Tew Holdings 2008 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | 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
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.