CALIAN UK LTD
Get an alert when CALIAN UK LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-08 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-24
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+28.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,024
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+84.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £8,373,953 | — | — | £16,536,957 | £21,712,478 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,946,087 | — | — | £3,756,351 | £6,873,446 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,937,051 | — | — | £3,764,710 | £6,960,067 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,897,832 | — | — | £2,905,730 | £5,153,225 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,680,978 | — | — | £3,503,772 | £4,515,170 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,940,544 | — | — | £4,856,013 | £4,868,113 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,904,450 | — | — | £4,768,523 | £4,842,865 | |
| Equity | £6,617 | £6,617 | £3,904,450 | £5,973,182 | £6,558,769 | £4,768,523 | £4,842,865 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 2,020 | — | — | 2,023 | 2,024 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £8,209,696 | £8,505,721 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £92,130 | £379,866 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+31.3%
£16,536,957 £21,712,478
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+28.9%
£3,503,772 £4,515,170
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£4,768,523 £4,842,865
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
2,023 2,024
-
Operating profit
+83%
£3,756,351 £6,873,446
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+84.9%
£3,764,710 £6,960,067
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+3.6%
£8,209,696 £8,505,721
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 23.2% | — | — | 22.7% | 31.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 46.5% | — | — | 17.6% | 23.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 49.4% | — | — | 77.4% | 141.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 33.7% | 36.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.81x | 2.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 142.29x | — | — | 1167.66x | 3035.97x |
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
- CALIAN UK LTD 2025-05-06 → present
- MABWAY LIMITED 2004-05-24 → 2025-05-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the accounts, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the accounts is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “Mabway Limited has continued to perform strongly delivering an increase in turnover of 31% over the previous year. This has been through the award of a further five years of a defence prime contract and the award of a significant training programme by a major UK defence company. Profit for the financial year has also increased, demonstrating the maturity of the business, its systems and services.”
- “With Calian Group Limited's acquisition of control, Mabway Limited's profile as a defence prime continues to grow and with it the opportunity to access a greater market share of the UK defence sector.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-02-17 | — | — |
| GALES, Andrew | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREY, Beverley Dawn | Secretary | 2004-05-24 | 2005-09-30 |
| O'REILLY, Mark Stephen Myles | Secretary | 2005-10-01 | 2012-02-17 |
| CUSHNIR, James | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2024-05-09 |
| DUTTON, Richard Paul | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-06-01 |
| FORD, Kevin | Director | 2024-05-09 | 2025-12-31 |
| GREY, Beverley Dawn | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2005-09-30 |
| MONEY, Christopher | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2024-05-09 |
| O'REILLY, Anne Teresa | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2024-05-31 |
| O'REILLY, Jolyon Miles Richard | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2024-05-09 |
| O'REILLY, Mark Stephen Miles | Director | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-12 |
| O'REILLY, Mark Stephen Miles | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2024-05-09 |
| THOMSON, Raymond John | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2024-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calian International Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-05-09 | Ceased 2024-05-09 |
| Mrs Anne O'Reilly | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-09 |
| Mr Mark Stephen Miles O'Reilly | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-06 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-24 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.