BAE SYSTEMS (FINANCE) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£55K
-17.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£28K
-15.2% vs 2024
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £33,000 | £28,000 | -15.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,887 | £33,000 | £28,000 | -15.2% | |
| Net profit | £25,887 | £33,000 | £21,000 | -36.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £67,000 | £55,000 | -17.9% | |
| Net assets | £34,454 | £67,000 | £55,000 | -17.9% | |
| Equity | £34,454 | £67,000 | £55,000 | -17.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 49.3% | 50.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 100.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 1.00x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.00x | 0.00x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BAE SYSTEMS (FINANCE) LIMITED 2000-02-23 → present
- BRITISH AEROSPACE (FINANCE) LIMITED 1995-12-28 → 2000-02-23
- AGENTHOUSE LIMITED 1995-09-04 → 1995-12-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making due enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. The Company has net assets of £55k and made a profit of £21k. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The decision was made with effect from 1 January 2025 to pay for Group relief. The current tax charge represents the payment made to other Group companies for the provision of tax losses by way of Group relief and has been included in other intercompany creditors as at 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAE SYSTEMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-07 | — | — |
| PATARA, Rajdeep | Director | 2015-04-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| VENNER, Mark Francis | Director | 2024-12-24 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODGE, Linda Susan | Secretary | 1995-12-22 | 2021-03-24 |
| HOLDING, Ann-Louise | Secretary | 2021-03-24 | 2024-12-18 |
| PARKES, David Stanley | Secretary | 1995-09-19 | 1995-12-22 |
| PRIOR, Katherine Alexandra | Secretary | 2024-12-18 | 2025-07-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-09-04 | 1995-09-19 |
| BLACK, Terence Robert William | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2001-05-23 |
| BRENT, David Michael | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2015-03-31 |
| CARROLL, Stuart Paul | Director | 1997-04-25 | 1999-02-26 |
| HOLDING, Ann-Louise | Director | 2001-05-23 | 2024-12-18 |
| PARKES, David Stanley | Director | 1995-09-19 | 2024-05-31 |
| WINDRIDGE, Susan Doreen | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1997-04-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-09-04 | 1995-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.