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P.F. AHERN (LONDON) LIMITED

#01969311 · Active · Incorporated 1985-12-06 (40y 9m) · Last filing 2026-08-10 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 49410 · H Transportation & Storage · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-07-31 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-03-14 (in 6 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£1.5m

-38.2% lowest in 5 filed years

Net assets

£960k

+10.6% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

41

0% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£192k

+42.4% highest in 5 filed years

Accounts

5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31

Metric Trend 2021-10-312022-10-312023-10-312024-10-312025-10-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £13,487,290£14,924,105£14,830,260£16,814,184£18,772,948 +11.6%
Operating profit £105,799£126,916£49,625£116,936£150,540 +28.7%
Profit before tax £56,138£81,286£28,821£134,597£191,618 +42.4%
Net profit £37,650-£140,001£55,649£34,989£91,618 +161.8%
Cash £1,807,522£1,684,931£2,587,324£2,387,224£1,474,914 -38.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £1,927,624£1,949,857£1,551,334£1,835,259£2,485,652 +35.4%
Net assets £917,394£777,393£833,042£868,031£959,649 +10.6%
Equity £917,394£777,393£833,042£868,031£959,649 +10.6%
Average employees 4341414141 0%
Wages £1,722,613£2,371,304£1,977,841£2,166,782£2,409,061 +11.2%
Directors' remuneration ————— —

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 2021-10-312022-10-312023-10-312024-10-312025-10-31
Operating margin 0.8%0.9%0.3%0.7%0.8%
Net margin 0.3%-0.9%0.4%0.2%0.5%
Return on capital employed 5.5%6.5%3.2%6.4%6.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 87.4%88.8%89.4%90.1%90.2%
Current ratio ———0.93x0.92x
Interest cover 2.13x2.70x1.20x3.07x2.42x

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
Balfour Sanson
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The company has significant reserves as well as group support in place if required. The directors therefore consider that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SCOTT, Lilian Beatrice Secretary — — British
AHERN, Patrick Brian Director — Mar 1947 British
ANDERSON, Terryl Victoria Director 2026-02-01 Aug 1978 British
PETERS, Donna Lisa Director 2026-02-01 Sep 1968 British
SCOTT, Lilian Beatrice Director — Jul 1948 British
SCOTT, Peter Ryan Director 2008-03-06 Dec 1978 British
SUTHERLAND, Anthony Director 2026-02-01 Feb 1977 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
SMITH, Jeanette Lilian Director — 2005-07-31
WINDSOR, Brenda Director — 2010-02-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
P F Ahern & Sons Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 122 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-08-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-06-05 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-06-04 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-06-04 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2026-03-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-02-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-02-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-02-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-12-17 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-12-17 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-07-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type medium PDF
2025-03-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-05-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-03-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
16

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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