AMSPEC LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-1.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4m
+21% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
86
+10.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£245k
-57.9% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,475,203 | £15,403,914 | £23,242,134 | £15,734,243 | £26,103,701 | £17,302,385 | -33.7% | |
| Operating profit | £32,232 | £357,152 | £913,764 | £390,076 | £622,125 | £284,079 | -54.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £16,810 | £334,902 | £874,369 | £361,900 | £582,699 | £245,142 | -57.9% | |
| Net profit | £31,440 | £278,581 | £678,887 | £264,742 | £427,701 | £182,799 | -57.3% | |
| Cash | £1,603,528 | £1,593,958 | £3,096,610 | £1,516,716 | £1,152,691 | £1,135,377 | -1.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,812,517 | £2,710,985 | £3,396,483 | £3,554,222 | £3,857,898 | £4,616,163 | +19.7% | |
| Net assets | £2,229,665 | £2,146,140 | £2,768,676 | £2,954,518 | £3,288,319 | £3,978,867 | +21% | |
| Equity | £2,229,665 | £2,146,140 | £2,768,676 | £2,954,518 | £3,288,319 | £3,978,867 | +21% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 78 | 86 | +10.3% | |
| Wages | £1,873,484 | £2,225,075 | £2,660,475 | £2,581,248 | £3,084,127 | £3,371,691 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £127,251 | £135,385 | £140,488 | £157,829 | £174,910 | £166,388 | -4.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £10,408 | £10,414 | +0.1% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.1% | 13.2% | 26.9% | 11.0% | 16.1% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.0% | 63.6% | 64.2% | 47.6% | 65.4% | 45.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.33x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | 2.09x | 16.05x | 23.19x | 9.47x | 13.40x | 7.30x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNINGS, Amanda | Secretary | 2002-11-28 | — | British |
| MAXWELL, Andrew Steven | Director | 2002-02-21 | Apr 1968 | British |
| POOLE, Ian Anthony | Director | 2018-01-03 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WIGNALL, Michael Kieran | Director | 2018-01-03 | Mar 1987 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAXWELL, Andrew Steven | Secretary | 2002-02-21 | 2002-11-28 |
| IGP CORPORATE NOMINEES LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-21 | 2002-02-21 |
| JENNINGS, Thomas Harold | Director | 2004-02-17 | 2012-04-30 |
| MAXWELL, Frank | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2002-08-05 |
| MAXWELL, Janice | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2002-08-05 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Mark Warren | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2022-03-28 |
| WATSON, Andrew James | Director | 2015-12-02 | 2016-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Steven Maxwell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Janice Maxwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2022-05-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.