A.E.R. STAFFORD LIMITED
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Cash
£781K
+575% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.8M
+1.6% vs 2024
Employees
120
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£161K
+123.9% first positive since 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,887,551 | £15,425,876 | £12,382,168 | £15,424,325 | £18,681,924 | +21.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,397,686 | £1,071,508 | £36,074 | -£675,277 | £165,585 | +124.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,390,900 | £1,068,432 | £32,855 | -£675,544 | £161,446 | +123.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,151,834 | £910,594 | £53,578 | -£675,402 | £120,931 | +117.9% | |
| Cash | £64,380 | £115,086 | £228,122 | £115,741 | £781,242 | +575% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,460,959 | £8,386,900 | £8,614,652 | £7,939,108 | £8,023,254 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £7,308,226 | £8,218,820 | £8,362,056 | £7,686,654 | £7,807,585 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £7,308,226 | £8,218,820 | £8,362,056 | £7,686,654 | £7,807,585 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 225 | 188 | 111 | 121 | 120 | -0.8% | |
| Wages | £4,994,214 | £4,183,728 | £3,105,635 | £3,863,751 | £4,651,343 | +20.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £73,081 | £70,607 | £215,756 | £122,842 | £115,000 | -6.4% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 6.9% | 0.3% | -4.4% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.4% | -4.4% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.7% | 12.8% | 0.4% | -8.5% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.94x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 11.21x | — | 40.01x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors consider the adequate resources exist for the business to continue operating on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- A.E.R. STAFFORD LIMITED · parent
- Langar site
Significant events
- “The Directors have continued to invest in capital investment projects, to ensure that the business is best placed to maximise business opportunities and to exceed customers' expectations on service and quality.”
- “the executive team worked on a restructure of the indirect support functions, to ensure the business was both more cost efficient and setup for the envisaged growth over the next few years.”
- “Detailed cost saving and price increase negotiations have also taken place with customers, which have been implemented in the year and supported the AERS business now returning to a positive profit before tax.”
- “Detailed activity has also taken place with the development and implementation of a robust new customer sales pipeline, which will provide even further growth opportunities.”
- “Exceptional costs are accumulated costs in relation to the integration of the Langar site within A.E.R. Stafford, a subsidiary of the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOZEL, Les | Secretary | 2023-10-27 | — | — |
| GODFREY, Clive | Director | 2021-10-08 | Nov 1978 | British |
| LEWIS, Maria Jane | Director | 2021-01-04 | Aug 1972 | British |
| RUSHIN, Mark Andrew | Director | 2009-04-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai | Secretary | 2010-06-07 | 2023-10-27 |
| LINDLEY JOHNSTONE SOLICITORS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2010-09-09 |
| BAMFORD, Charles | Director | 2021-07-02 | 2024-01-18 |
| HUCKFIELD, Steven Wayne | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2018-10-31 |
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2009-03-27 | 2009-03-27 |
| JARVIS, Martin | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2018-12-07 |
| LANGDELL, David John | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2022-03-31 |
| PATEL, Ashok Ravjibhai | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2023-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Group Manufacturing (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-06-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-06-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-06-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.