ABI (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£6.3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£133M
Equity attributable
Employees
616
Average over period
Profit before tax
£29M
Period ending 2023-08-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £192,142,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £30,919,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £28,902,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £22,610,000 | — | |
| Cash | £6,253,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £132,844,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £132,844,000 | — | |
| Equity | £132,844,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 616 | — | |
| Wages | £26,664,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,428,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.5% | |
| Current ratio | 6.09x | |
| Interest cover | 15.30x |
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
- ABI (UK) LIMITED 1998-05-13 → present
- SHELFCO (NO.1460) LIMITED 1998-04-27 → 1998-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Following completion of the group refinancing described in note 1, a group reorganisation was undertaken in December 2025 and January 2026, in preparation for the subsequent removal of surplus entities from the group structure. The principal impacts of the reorganisation on this company were the payment of dividends of £4.7m to ABI Bidco Limited and the restructuring of certain intercompany debts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWL, Joanne | Secretary | 2019-06-04 | — | — |
| CLACKSTONE, Paul Alan | Director | 2014-09-04 | Feb 1968 | British |
| COPPER, Melvin Graham | Director | 2001-01-16 | Aug 1952 | British |
| COWL, Joanne | Director | 2019-06-04 | Mar 1977 | British |
| HAGUE, Dean Andrew | Director | 2008-09-01 | May 1969 | British |
| JONES, Richard James | Director | 2007-03-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael | Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2007-03-31 |
| JONES, Richard James | Secretary | 2007-03-01 | 2019-06-04 |
| SUMMERS, Ronald Jeffrey | Secretary | 1998-05-08 | 2004-02-05 |
| E P S SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-27 | 1998-05-08 |
| ALLWOOD, Andrew Michael | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| CARIN, Simon Patrick Campbell | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2018-04-24 |
| GRANT, Alexander James | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2001-05-31 |
| HORNE, Edwin Charles | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2004-02-05 |
| ISAAC, Michael John | Director | 1998-07-20 | 2001-01-16 |
| KLESCH, Alan Gary Edward | Director | 1998-05-08 | 2004-02-05 |
| MERSON, Richard David | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2000-08-11 |
| PUPIN, Antoine Yves Arthur | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2000-03-07 |
| RITCHIE, William James | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2004-02-05 |
| SUMMERS, Ronald Jeffrey | Director | 1998-05-08 | 2004-02-05 |
| THIRLWELL, Michael John | Director | 1998-07-20 | 1999-09-22 |
| MIKJON LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-04-27 | 1998-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abi Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-25 | Active |
| Abi (Uk) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.