ASPIRE DEFENCE FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£19K
-61.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£153K
+1.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£138K
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £135,000 | £134,000 | £138,000 | +3% | |
| Net profit | £103,000 | £101,000 | £103,000 | +2% | |
| Cash | £178,000 | £49,000 | £19,000 | -61.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,203,205,000 | £1,159,852,000 | £1,114,645,000 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £154,000 | £151,000 | £153,000 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £154,000 | £151,000 | £153,000 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £46,000 | £49,000 | £44,000 | -10.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 1.00x | 1.00x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Directors have prepared cash flow forecasts covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, through to the end of the Project in 2041, which indicate that, taking account of severe but plausible downsides the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period and to operate within the covenant ratios specified in the terms of its Bonds.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHER, Simon Jeffrey | Secretary | 2025-03-31 | — | — |
| BEAZLEY-LONG, Graham Maurice | Director | 2011-01-27 | Feb 1960 | British |
| BROOKING, David John | Director | 2016-04-28 | Jan 1967 | British |
| COLYER, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2022-03-24 | Nov 1969 | British |
| DONOHOE, Barry Robert | Director | 2025-03-27 | Apr 1972 | British |
| GOODWIN, Andrew Marino | Director | 2024-03-21 | Feb 1985 | American |
| HEATH, James Christopher | Director | 2022-06-23 | Dec 1975 | British |
| RHYS WILLIAMS, Gareth Arthur Ludovic Emrys, Sir | Director | 2026-01-12 | Nov 1961 | British |
| SAUNDERS, Nicola | Director | 2019-05-30 | Sep 1974 | British |
| THOMSON, Allan David Mcdonald | Director | 2014-06-30 | Dec 1964 | British |
| THORNE, Alexander Victor | Director | 2022-01-05 | Mar 1989 | British |
| USHER, Simon Jeffrey | Director | 2025-03-31 | Dec 1966 | British |
| WEBBER, Matthew James | Director | 2009-12-11 | May 1963 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLSON, Hilary Myra | Secretary | 2006-02-07 | 2006-06-01 |
| MCCOLL, Angus Robert | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2024-12-04 |
| THOMSON, Allan David Mcdonald | Secretary | 2024-12-04 | 2025-03-31 |
| BARRIE, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2022-11-05 |
| BARRIE, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2013-07-18 |
| BARRIENTOS, Rebekah Arlene | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2014-03-21 |
| BOWDEN, Timothy John | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2014-08-01 |
| BRYDEN, Gordon | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2008-04-07 |
| CAINES, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2017-12-07 |
| COOPER, Phillip John | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2011-10-01 |
| CROWTHER, Nicholas John Edward | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2010-10-21 |
| DICKSON, Duncan Elliot | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-05-31 |
| FAULKNER, Anthony Robert | Director | 2014-08-28 | 2018-09-11 |
| HENRY, Larry Jay | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2019-05-30 |
| HERZBERG, Francis Robin | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2013-06-27 |
| HOANG, Vu | Director | 2013-05-16 | 2014-08-11 |
| HUNG, Se Ming | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-09-11 |
| HURCOMB, David Stuart | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| KENNY, Thomas Donald | Director | 2006-04-30 | 2007-06-30 |
| KINGHORN, Andre Eugene | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-09-11 |
| KOYE, Kenneth Alan | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2008-10-22 |
| LEVERD, Clement David Baptiste | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2022-06-23 |
| LUMBY, Richard Gregg | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2013-06-27 |
| MCCOLL, Angus Robert | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2024-12-04 |
| MEFFAN, Peter John | Director | 2013-08-29 | 2024-10-16 |
| MONK, Dougal Stuart Donald, Mr. | Director | 2022-11-24 | 2023-12-19 |
| MOORE, Arthur Harold | Director | 2013-08-29 | 2025-09-30 |
| MOORE, Arthur Harold | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2013-06-27 |
| NADESAN, Siva | Director | 2009-01-29 | 2011-09-06 |
| NADESAN, Siva | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-11-28 |
| PICKARD, Keith William | Director | 2013-06-27 | 2015-09-24 |
| QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2018-08-12 |
| SCHNEIDER, Chip | Director | 2014-03-27 | 2015-01-19 |
| SEMPLE, Brian Mervyn | Director | 2010-10-21 | 2016-04-28 |
| SMART, Peter | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2014-07-11 |
| SPRINGETT, Scott | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2021-06-24 |
| USHER, Simon Jeffrey | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2013-03-28 |
| WAYMENT, Mark Christopher | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2017-12-07 |
| WEGENER, Elena Giorgiana | Director | 2018-08-30 | 2021-11-25 |
| WOODHAMS, Mark Richard | Director | 2006-04-06 | 2007-07-27 |
| WOODWARD, Keith | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2006-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Defence Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-18 |
| Aspire Defence Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.