ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VENTURES (UK) LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-16 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£41K
+134% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-7.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
9
+50% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+58.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,236,000 | £1,712,000 | £2,015,000 | £2,050,000 | £1,882,500 | £1,830,000 | |
| Operating profit | £318,942 | £142,157 | £352,306 | £233,366 | £354,458 | £367,957 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,573,192 | £1,061,780 | £764,821 | £1,188,577 | £721,145 | £1,145,567 | |
| Net profit | £1,514,161 | £1,029,711 | £681,244 | £1,134,582 | £629,006 | £1,052,969 | |
| Cash | £2,426,284 | £215,192 | £261,012 | £174,730 | £17,336 | £40,571 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,296,628 | £4,826,339 | £4,507,583 | £3,642,165 | £3,471,171 | £3,199,140 | |
| Net assets | £4,296,628 | £4,826,339 | £4,507,583 | £3,642,165 | £3,471,171 | £3,199,140 | |
| Equity | £4,296,628 | £4,826,339 | £4,507,583 | £3,642,165 | £3,471,171 | £3,199,140 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | |
| Wages | £746,037 | £785,925 | £786,076 | £934,059 | £639,547 | £646,628 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £406,018 | £384,441 | £436,028 | £628,202 | £706,289 | £475,491 |
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
-2.8%
£1,882,500 £1,830,000
-
Cash
+134%
£17,336 £40,571
-
Net assets
-7.8%
£3,471,171 £3,199,140
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+50%
6 9
-
Operating profit
+3.8%
£354,458 £367,957
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+58.9%
£721,145 £1,145,567
-
Wages
+1.1%
£639,547 £646,628
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.8% | 8.3% | 17.5% | 11.4% | 18.8% | 20.1% | |
| Net margin | 122.5% | 60.1% | 33.8% | 55.3% | 33.4% | 57.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 2.9% | 7.8% | 6.4% | 10.2% | 11.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 11.58x | 6.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 551.69x | 17722.90x | — |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VENTURES (UK) LTD · parent
- Laser 2000 (UK) Limited 100%
- AVRO Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “Spreading conflicts and the introduction of trade tariffs, coupled with a shift towards readiness for war in Western Countries, are increasingly destabilising economies globally and making the trading outlook increasingly uncertain.”
- “Government spending is gradually prioritising defence and closely related markets, to the detriment of investment in other areas and resulting in lower consumer confidence.”
- “Through the planned five-yearly review of its strategy, the group is taking action to ensure it remains well placed to be resilient against this backdrop.”
- “Tariffs introduced over the last year have not made a material impact on our business to date.”
- “The Company formally articulated its Values in the year; they are People First; Laser Focus; Owning It; Thinking Beyond; and Every Time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Alan Clive Cernyw | Secretary | 2008-01-07 | — | British |
| BRUNT, Peter Kevin | Director | 2022-07-20 | Apr 1986 | British |
| COLLINS, Peter James | Director | 2022-07-20 | Jul 1977 | British |
| GILLETT, David Alan, Dr | Director | 2021-02-18 | May 1968 | British |
| HOLMES, Guy Anthony | Director | 2008-01-07 | Dec 1964 | British |
| HUGHES, Alan Clive Cernyw | Director | 2008-01-07 | May 1974 | British |
| MUDGE, Geoffrey James | Director | 2008-01-07 | Sep 1974 | British |
| TILEY, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-02-18 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Fiona | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2021-02-18 |
| HUGHES, Sally | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2021-02-18 |
| OAKLEY-MUDGE, Sarah, Dr | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2021-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avr Photonics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-18 | Active |
| Mr Guy Anthony Holmes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-18 |
| Mr Alan Clive Cernyw Hughes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-18 |
| Mr Geoff Mudge | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-03-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.