CLAXTON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4m
-46.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
225
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.5m
+142.5% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy 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 | £45,401,000 | £52,487,000 | £47,225,000 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | £6,080,000 | -£16,623,000 | £6,580,000 | +139.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,765,000 | -£15,239,000 | £6,483,000 | +142.5% | |
| Net profit | £5,242,000 | — | £4,843,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,872,000 | £11,696,000 | £7,539,000 | -35.5% | |
| Net assets | £25,273,000 | £7,423,000 | £3,986,000 | -46.3% | |
| Equity | £25,273,000 | £7,423,000 | £3,986,000 | -46.3% | |
| Average employees | 210 | 219 | 225 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £11,916,000 | £12,597,000 | £13,496,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £387,000 | £569,000 | £552,000 | -3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £31,000 | £59,000 | £46,000 | -22% | |
| Highest paid director | £211,000 | £371,000 | £396,000 | +6.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | -31.7% | 13.9% | |
| Net margin | 11.5% | — | 10.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.4% | -142.1% | 87.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.1% | 81.2% | 83.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 1.07x | 0.89x | |
| Interest cover | 23.66x | -42.73x | 11.77x |
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
- CLAXTON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 1985-08-21 → present
- BARCRESTA ENGINEERS LIMITED 1985-07-01 → 1985-08-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements”
Significant events
- “On 21 May 2026, the companies were acquired by AF Gruppen ASA Group.”
- “During August 2025, the issued share capital of the company was reduced from £5,200,200 to £10,000 by cancelling and extinguishing 5,190,200 of the issued ordinary shares of £1.00 each.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, David James | Director | 2026-05-21 | Feb 1990 | British |
| HANTON, Samuel John | Director | 2022-04-13 | Aug 1977 | British |
| MANPURIA, Vikash | Director | 2026-05-21 | Nov 1980 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAXTON, Julie | Secretary | — | 1999-03-23 |
| HIGHAM, Richard Charles | Secretary | 1999-03-23 | 2016-03-17 |
| ALTHEN, Rolf | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2019-08-16 |
| BOUFFARD, Brice Marc Rene | Director | 2025-11-17 | 2026-05-21 |
| BRUGGAIER, Bernhard, Dr | Director | 2008-02-27 | 2024-05-30 |
| BURTON, Kevin | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| CHANDLER, Timothy Philip | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2005-07-31 |
| CLAXTON, Dannie Michael | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2022-04-13 |
| CLAXTON, Julie | Director | — | 1999-03-23 |
| CLAXTON, Laura Anne | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2025-11-05 |
| CLAXTON, Robert Arthur | Director | — | 2013-10-01 |
| DAVIS, Lance Stephen | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-07-30 |
| HEWETT, Mark | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2000-11-01 |
| MILNE, Ian | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2000-07-07 |
| OVENDEN, Kevin Francis | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2019-08-16 |
| OVENDEN, Kevin Francis | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2009-06-30 |
| OVENDEN, Kevin Francis | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2004-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Santis Deltaco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-06 | Ceased 2025-08-06 |
| Claxton Pmf Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-06 | Active |
| Project Santis Deltaco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-05 | Ceased 2025-08-06 |
| Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-21 | Ceased 2025-08-06 |
| Acteon Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.