ARDENT CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-08 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£934K
+17.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+26.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
88
+3.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+15.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,742,288 | £11,356,874 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,260,282 | £1,448,834 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,247,786 | £1,443,904 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,103,303 | £1,131,939 | |
| Cash | £930,940 | £1,116,235 | £836,097 | — | £795,616 | £933,519 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,207,869 | £1,523,393 | £2,137,032 | — | £2,433,661 | £2,960,718 | |
| Net assets | £2,182,176 | £1,115,062 | £1,828,701 | — | £2,316,994 | £2,933,227 | |
| Equity | £2,182,176 | £1,115,062 | £1,828,701 | — | £2,316,994 | £2,933,227 | |
| Average employees | 66 | 68 | 73 | — | 85 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,164,240 | £5,760,668 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £961,923 | £1,110,125 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£10,742,288 £11,356,874
-
Cash
+17.3%
£795,616 £933,519
-
Net assets
+26.6%
£2,316,994 £2,933,227
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+3.5%
85 88
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+15%
£1,260,282 £1,448,834
-
Profit before tax
+15.7%
£1,247,786 £1,443,904
-
Wages
+11.5%
£5,164,240 £5,760,668
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.3% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 51.8% | 48.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.03x | 2.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 70.39x | 130.41x |
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
- TC Group London Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER PEARCE, Christopher Stuart | Director | 2005-05-25 | Jul 1971 | British |
| BURTON, Stephen James | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
| CAFFERKEY, Brian | Director | 2014-12-19 | Jun 1966 | Irish |
| FOREMAN, Antony Richard | Director | 2005-05-25 | Apr 1965 | British |
| HALL, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2023-08-01 | Jan 1985 | British |
| KAY, Kevin William | Director | 2023-08-01 | Nov 1978 | British |
| LAST, Matthew | Director | 2008-01-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLACHER, James Ian Sutherland | Secretary | 2005-05-25 | 2015-05-28 |
| GALLACHER, James Ian Sutherland | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2021-02-15 |
| GALLACHER, James Ian Sutherland | Director | 2005-05-25 | 2015-03-31 |
| RAPSON, Daniel James | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2014-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Trust Company (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2021-03-01 | Active |
| Mrs Joslyn Baker-Pearce | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr Christopher Stuart Baker-Pearce | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr Antony Richard Foreman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr Matthew Last | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr Brian Cafferkey | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-14 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.