ARMOUR HOME ELECTRONICS LIMITED
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Cash
£190K
-1.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
-21.7% vs 2024
Employees
38
-5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£815K
-13.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,052,327 | £17,153,134 | — | £11,862,420 | £11,067,154 | £11,146,969 | +0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £326,716 | £1,675,178 | — | £475,179 | -£281,242 | -£373,320 | -32.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,132 | £1,351,113 | £84,925 | £107,609 | -£715,918 | -£814,949 | -13.8% | |
| Net profit | £336,965 | £1,851,113 | £85,325 | £107,609 | -£520,929 | -£623,276 | -19.6% | |
| Cash | £1,244,237 | £725,179 | £338,810 | £241,103 | £193,496 | £189,869 | -1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,666,671 | £4,801,875 | £4,103,109 | £3,920,945 | £4,433,997 | £3,319,129 | -25.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,354,171 | £3,205,284 | £3,290,609 | £3,398,218 | £2,877,289 | £2,254,013 | -21.7% | |
| Equity | £1,354,171 | £3,205,284 | £3,290,609 | £3,398,218 | £2,877,289 | £2,254,013 | -21.7% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 42 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 38 | -5% | |
| Wages | £1,706,107 | £2,081,187 | £1,762,502 | £1,663,322 | £1,751,629 | £1,777,174 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £376,106 | £606,934 | £475,065 | £300,361 | £277,266 | £333,829 | +20.4% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 9.8% | — | 4.0% | -2.5% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 10.8% | — | 0.9% | -4.7% | -5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | 34.9% | — | 12.1% | -6.3% | -11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 71.1% | 75.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.98x | 1.02x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | 1.01x | 5.17x | — | 1.29x | -0.65x | -0.81x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ARMOUR HOME ELECTRONICS LIMITED 2005-04-28 → present
- VEDA PRODUCTS LIMITED 1980-11-28 → 2005-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- 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
- ARMOUR HOME ELECTRONICS LIMITED · parent
- AHE123 Limited (Formerly Alphason Designs Limited) 100%
- Armour Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Goldring Products 100%
- Myryad Systems Limited 100%
- QED Audio Products Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCE, Nicola Ann | Secretary | 2014-08-04 | — | British |
| DEXTER, George Leonard | Director | 2003-10-31 | Feb 1962 | British |
| SPENCE, Nicola Ann | Director | 2005-01-11 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAY, Veda | Secretary | — | 2003-10-31 |
| HUCKERBY, Adrian | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2009-10-27 |
| WILSON, Mark John | Secretary | 2009-10-27 | 2014-08-04 |
| WRIGHT, David William | Secretary | 2003-10-31 | 2004-03-31 |
| ABRAHAM, Robert Anthony | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2014-07-16 |
| EMERSON, Chris William | Director | 2013-04-09 | 2022-09-15 |
| GAY, John | Director | — | 2005-01-07 |
| GAY, Veda | Director | — | 2003-10-31 |
| HARRIS, John Lewis David | Director | 2003-10-31 | 2014-05-30 |
| MCCLELLAND, Glenn Brady | Director | 2005-02-11 | 2011-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Leonard Dexter | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-31 | Ceased 2024-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-21 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.