ABCO KOVEX (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
+13% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
+17% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1m
-29% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £6,936,368 | £7,393,094 | £6,714,143 | -9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £913,009 | £1,290,571 | £841,035 | -34.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £994,984 | £1,427,860 | £1,013,363 | -29% | |
| Net profit | £763,986 | £1,067,756 | £756,376 | -29.2% | |
| Cash | £2,526,423 | £3,871,222 | £4,373,868 | +13% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,392,607 | £4,460,363 | £5,216,739 | +17% | |
| Net assets | £3,392,607 | £4,460,363 | £5,216,739 | +17% | |
| Equity | £3,392,607 | £4,460,363 | £5,216,739 | +17% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0% | |
| Wages | £500,934 | £509,128 | £548,295 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 17.5% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 14.4% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.9% | 28.9% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.6% | 29.9% | 24.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.87x | 3.33x | 4.10x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared budgets for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements which demonstrate that the Company can meet its liabilities as they fall due, and to continue as a going concern. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The war in the Middle East escalated significantly at the end of February 2026 and has had a major impact on global supply chains. The extent of the impact on our business in 2026 is yet unknown, however the directors are monitoring the situation closely and will implement any required actions to protect the performance of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRINKWORTH-BELL, Laura Michelle | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BRIDGETTE, Lorraine | Director | 2012-02-08 | Nov 1964 | Irish |
| FITZSIMONS, Brian | Director | 2012-02-08 | Nov 1971 | Irish |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Alastair Paul | Director | 2020-09-30 | May 1965 | Irish |
| STOKES, Dale David | Director | 2024-06-30 | Aug 1978 | British |
| TYRRELL, Shane | Director | 2021-10-01 | Sep 1973 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERIES, Suzanne Isabel | Secretary | 2020-09-30 | 2025-09-01 |
| KELLY, Richard Darragh | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2021-10-01 |
| SULLIVAN, Noel | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2012-02-08 |
| TEDBURY, Andrew James | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2024-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selectuser Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-30 | Active |
| Abco Kovex Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-30 | 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.