ABM TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£1M
-47.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£41M
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
429
+28.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+34.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,399,050 | £51,174,676 | £62,566,124 | +22.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,783,319 | £1,355,436 | £1,820,154 | +34.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,782,561 | £1,351,112 | £1,816,997 | +34.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,745,947 | £1,013,014 | £1,365,495 | +34.8% | |
| Cash | £390,424 | £1,933,898 | £1,010,876 | -47.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,505,672 | £39,518,686 | £40,884,181 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £38,505,672 | £39,518,686 | £40,884,181 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £38,505,672 | £39,518,686 | £40,884,181 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 320 | 335 | 429 | +28.1% | |
| Wages | £13,409,365 | £16,144,114 | £20,575,946 | +27.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 2.0% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.6% | 3.4% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 22.0% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.20x | 4.54x | 4.49x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ABM TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2017-12-28 → present
- WESTWAY SERVICES LIMITED 2009-11-17 → 2017-12-28
- WESTWAY COOLING LTD 2000-07-25 → 2009-11-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors believe that preparing the accounts on the going concern basis is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-03-31 | — | — |
| MURDOCH, James Campbell | Director | 2024-05-02 | Aug 1971 | British |
| PARTRIDGE, Niall | Director | 2024-05-02 | Jun 1971 | Irish |
| SYKES, Richard Ian | Director | 2023-07-03 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADFIELD, David Warren | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2008-09-08 |
| BROOKS, Carl Alan | Secretary | 2000-07-25 | 2001-07-17 |
| BROOKS, Sarah | Secretary | 2001-07-17 | 2007-02-08 |
| HALE, Vivien Joan | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2015-12-09 |
| O'DONNELL, David, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-02-12 | 2009-06-17 |
| BINDEMAN, Mike | Director | 2015-12-09 | 2021-10-08 |
| BROOKS, Carl Alan | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2014-11-20 |
| BROOKS, Sarah | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2001-07-17 |
| DONNELL, Andrew | Director | 2007-02-14 | 2018-04-30 |
| HALE, Vivien Joan | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2015-12-09 |
| KING, John David | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2024-08-31 |
| LISTER, Christopher | Director | 2007-02-08 | 2009-06-17 |
| MCPHERSON, John | Director | 2021-10-08 | 2023-06-23 |
| O'DONNELL, David, Mr. | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2009-06-17 |
| PEASE, Jason Robert | Director | 2015-07-13 | 2019-07-01 |
| SPENCER, John Robert | Director | 2015-12-09 | 2016-03-31 |
| STEVENSON, Colin Andrew | Director | 2018-04-06 | 2024-03-31 |
| STEVENTON, David Eric | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2015-12-09 |
| WYRILL, Christopher | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2015-12-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westway Services Holdings (2014) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Westway Services Holdings (2010) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.