APEM LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+1,253.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.8m
-22.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
385
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+417.6% vs 2024
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.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £33,756,000 | £31,220,000 | £31,390,000 | +0.5% | |
| Operating profit | £4,039,000 | £288,000 | £963,000 | +234.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,998,000 | £358,000 | £1,853,000 | +417.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,511,000 | £338,000 | £2,071,000 | +512.7% | |
| Cash | £1,507,000 | £139,000 | £1,881,000 | +1,253.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,713,000 | £62,751,000 | £70,412,000 | +12.2% | |
| Net assets | £9,674,000 | £10,012,000 | £7,802,000 | -22.1% | |
| Equity | £9,674,000 | £10,012,000 | £7,802,000 | -22.1% | |
| Average employees | 434 | 402 | 385 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £15,051,000 | £15,397,000 | £14,750,000 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £335,000 | £328,000 | -2.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £18,000 | £19,000 | +5.6% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £167,000 | £174,000 | +4.2% |
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 | 12.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 1.1% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.5% | 0.5% | 1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.8% | 88.4% | 92.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.61x | 1.88x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 98.51x | 0.12x | 0.16x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded the use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- APEM LIMITED · parent
- APEM Inc. 100%
- APEM Group Pty Ltd 100%
- Aspect Ecology Limited 100%
- Attexo Group Pty Ltd 100%
- Biosis Pty Limited 100%
- Nash Maritime Limited 100%
- Vegetation Link Pty Ltd 80%
- AARC Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 28 April 2025, APEM Group Pty Ltd, a subsidiary undertaking of the Company, purchased the entire share capital of AARC Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd ("AARC").”
- “On 11 March 2025, the Group undertook a reorganisation involving the insertion of 2 new holding companies, APEM Midco Limited and APEM Bidco Limited.”
- “On 22 April 2025, the Group entered into a new financing arrangement with Ares Management Limited ("Ares") to provide a total committed debt package of £167m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Nicola | Secretary | 2019-07-02 | — | — |
| BAKER, Darroch | Director | 2024-04-30 | May 1977 | Australian |
| HUNTER, Nicola | Director | 2022-04-29 | Jun 1982 | British |
| MCGIMPSEY, Leah Joan | Director | 2024-04-30 | Nov 1985 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRBANKS, Robert | Secretary | 2015-03-03 | 2019-07-02 |
| GRAY, Martin | Secretary | — | 1997-12-31 |
| HENDRY, Keith, Dr | Secretary | 2008-04-28 | 2015-03-03 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew John | Secretary | 1998-01-10 | 2008-04-28 |
| BELLINGER, Edward George, Dr | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| BRADLEY, David Charles | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-05-28 |
| CLOUGH, Stuart Christopher, Dr | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2026-02-04 |
| DAVISON, Alistair John | Director | 2024-04-30 | 2026-05-25 |
| DENNIS, Peter Matthew | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-05-28 |
| DOBSON, Michael Keith, Dr | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-05-28 |
| HALL, David John | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-05-28 |
| HENDRY, Keith | Director | — | 2019-03-05 |
| LEE, John Anthony, Professor | Director | — | 1993-06-25 |
| SCHAEFER, Peter Graham | Director | 1991-09-09 | 1997-12-31 |
| TEAGUE, Nicola | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-05-28 |
| WHITE, Keith Nickolas, Dr | Director | — | 2019-03-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Adrian Evin, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2026-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apem Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-11 | Active |
| Apem Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-05 | Ceased 2025-03-11 |
| Mr Keith Hendry | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 210 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.