ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£6.6m
+18.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.4m
+8.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,072
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
-17.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £158,416,000 | £175,315,000 | £170,677,000 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | £20,214,000 | £21,926,000 | £18,059,000 | -17.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £20,207,000 | £22,302,000 | £18,424,000 | -17.4% | |
| Net profit | £15,433,000 | £16,698,000 | £13,796,000 | -17.4% | |
| Cash | £4,300,000 | £5,575,000 | £6,629,000 | +18.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,665,000 | £7,064,000 | £7,813,000 | +10.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,513,000 | £6,788,000 | £7,395,000 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £6,513,000 | £6,788,000 | £7,395,000 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,033 | 1,055 | 1,072 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £37,256,000 | £40,395,000 | £42,864,000 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £30,000 | £28,000 | £20,000 | -28.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £15,000 | £19,000 | +26.7% |
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 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 9.5% | 8.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 303.3% | 310.4% | 231.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.0% | 76.7% | 78.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.11x | 1.09x |
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
- ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED 2003-02-04 → present
- MOWLEM TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 2002-12-23 → 2003-02-04
- LOOPAMBER LIMITED 2002-10-08 → 2002-12-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared the statutory financial statements on a going concern basis which they consider appropriate for the following reasons. At the balance sheet date, the Company was in a net asset position of £7.3m, a net current asset position of £2.4m (including cash at bank of £6.6m)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABLE-LEWIS, Merida Samantha Zena | Secretary | 2025-05-23 | — | — |
| GALINDO, Sonia | Secretary | 2023-01-23 | — | — |
| CARR, Mark Robert Henry | Director | 2024-03-11 | Mar 1967 | British |
| HAGEN, Jennifer Alexandra | Director | 2024-03-04 | Nov 1972 | American |
| PRATLEY, Leanne | Director | 2025-01-21 | Sep 1984 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE, Timothy Francis | Secretary | 2012-09-18 | 2017-06-30 |
| KRAMER, Adam Miles, Mr. | Secretary | 2021-02-11 | 2023-01-10 |
| MAFFEI, Westley | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2018-04-18 |
| MCHALE, Kieron, Mr. | Secretary | 2020-06-19 | 2020-10-01 |
| NELHAMS, Martin | Secretary | 2018-04-18 | 2020-01-02 |
| OWEN, Susan Meirion | Secretary | 2020-01-23 | 2020-06-19 |
| WILSON, Gina Mary | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | 2021-02-11 |
| WILSON, Gina Mary | Secretary | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-23 |
| CARILLION SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-10-22 | 2012-09-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-08 | 2002-10-22 |
| BARRETT, James Arthur | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2020-07-31 |
| BARRIE, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2013-08-05 |
| BROWN, Derek William | Director | 2004-07-21 | 2005-07-14 |
| BRYDEN, Gordon | Director | 2005-08-04 | 2008-04-07 |
| CARD, Richard Sean | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2011-11-11 |
| CARTER, Shaun Edward | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2009-12-22 |
| CRAGG, Peter Austin | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2006-05-23 |
| DOHERTY, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2007-09-25 |
| DONOHOE, Barry Robert | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-01-21 |
| GOODWIN, Andrew Marino | Director | 2020-07-31 | 2024-03-01 |
| HARRIS, Rodney Hewer | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2009-07-28 |
| HAYWARD, Alan | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2016-10-31 |
| HURCOMB, David Stuart | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2008-01-22 |
| JACOBS, Matthew Philip, Mr. | Director | 2020-11-25 | 2024-09-12 |
| JOHNSON, Gary Lee | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2005-07-14 |
| KASHER, Michael Harrison | Director | 2009-07-28 | 2013-07-23 |
| KENTON, Colin Kenneth | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2023-01-01 |
| KERRY, Robert Paul | Director | 2011-11-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| LAYZELL, Erik Francis | Director | 2006-09-26 | 2008-01-22 |
| LUMBY, Richard Gregg | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2018-04-18 |
| MOORE, Arthur Harold | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2006-05-23 |
| NICKSON, Stephen Edwin | Director | 2005-08-04 | 2006-05-23 |
| PARKER, Asa Daniel | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2018-01-03 |
| PARSONS, Tim | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2008-01-22 |
| PATEL, Pankaj | Director | 2005-07-14 | 2006-09-26 |
| PEATTIE, Gordon | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2008-12-16 |
| PLATT, John Christopher | Director | 2012-02-29 | 2013-07-23 |
| ROBERTSON, Kenneth John | Director | 2005-07-14 | 2006-12-15 |
| SHARLAND, Graham Christopher | Director | 2005-07-14 | 2006-01-11 |
| SHEPLEY, Philip Ernest | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2018-04-18 |
| SHEPLEY, Philip Ernest | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2011-12-31 |
| SPEARING, Matthew Mark | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2016-02-08 |
| STALLARD, Matthew John | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| SYKES, Richard Ian | Director | 2009-12-22 | 2012-02-29 |
| WALKER, Archibald Ferguson | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2004-07-21 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-08 | 2002-10-22 |
| MOWLEM MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-10-22 | 2003-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carillion Jm Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-18 |
| Kellogg Brown & Root Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.