AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (LONDON) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£127M
-43.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,476
+0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£40M
+24.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £328,581,000 | £319,292,000 | £313,505,000 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £31,281,000 | £24,817,000 | £32,554,000 | +31.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £36,800,000 | £31,918,000 | £39,827,000 | +24.8% | |
| Net profit | £25,841,000 | £31,867,000 | £36,819,000 | +15.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £226,635,000 | £133,420,000 | -41.1% | |
| Net assets | £128,260,000 | £226,630,000 | £127,213,000 | -43.9% | |
| Equity | £128,260,000 | £226,630,000 | £127,213,000 | -43.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,560 | 1,466 | 1,476 | +0.7% | |
| Wages | £181,996,000 | £168,674,000 | £168,763,000 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £106,000 | £213,000 | £263,000 | +23.5% |
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 | 9.5% | 7.8% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 10.0% | 11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.0% | 24.4% | |
| Current ratio | 9.35x | 12.38x | 6.18x |
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
- AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (LONDON) LIMITED 2012-06-29 → present
- PUSH BUTTON LIMITED 2002-09-24 → 2012-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- 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 to 28 February 2027.”
Significant events
- “In January 2026, Amazon.com, Inc. announced a workforce reduction plan affecting approximately 16,000 roles worldwide. Detailed plans affecting individual companies and businesses are being formalized, and the Company is currently assessing the financial impact.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURCH, Benjamin John Brooks | Director | 2021-11-08 | Feb 1985 | British |
| HARDCASTLE, David William | Director | 2023-07-28 | Sep 1972 | British |
| NAZERI, Kaspar Reza | Director | 2025-11-17 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Paula Maria | Secretary | 2004-09-28 | 2014-07-29 |
| CREAK, Sheila | Secretary | 2002-09-24 | 2003-04-03 |
| EYLES, Michael David | Secretary | 2003-04-03 | 2004-09-27 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-09-24 | 2002-10-01 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-09-14 | 2024-07-15 |
| BYRNE, Allister John | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2017-12-06 |
| BYRNE, Paula Maria | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2014-07-29 |
| COOPER, Anna Elisabeth | Director | 2023-06-14 | 2025-11-17 |
| CREAK, Sheila | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2004-12-22 |
| CUMBERBATCH, James | Director | 2004-12-22 | 2011-07-26 |
| DEAL, Michael David | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2015-02-12 |
| EYLES, Michael David | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2004-03-08 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Mario | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2018-03-05 |
| MCKEE, Christopher Martin | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2023-07-28 |
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-06-01 |
| STONE, John Bradford | Director | 2018-04-25 | 2019-10-21 |
| WATERMAN, Darren Samuel | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2021-08-20 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-09-24 | 2002-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Push Button Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.