ALTEN LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£274K
-98.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£39M
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
760
-26.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£11M
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £39,717,836 | — | — | £86,355,839 | £80,956,567 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £8,301,028 | — | — | £9,942,499 | £10,870,776 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £8,329,668 | — | — | £9,840,988 | £11,427,433 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £6,899,953 | — | — | £7,632,123 | £8,676,936 | |
| Cash | — | — | £55,407 | — | — | £15,974,045 | £274,479 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £28,624,840 | — | — | £37,046,047 | £39,222,983 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £28,624,840 | — | — | £36,996,047 | £39,172,983 | |
| Equity | £12,542,119 | £21,724,887 | £28,624,840 | £19,301,183 | £29,363,924 | £36,996,047 | £39,172,983 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 645 | — | — | 1,037 | 760 | |
| Wages | — | — | £23,859,259 | — | — | £41,836,002 | £36,605,390 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £265,384 | — | — | £513,401 | £903,452 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.3%
£86,355,839 £80,956,567
-
Cash
-98.3%
£15,974,045 £274,479
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£36,996,047 £39,172,983
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-26.7%
1,037 760
-
Operating profit
+9.3%
£9,942,499 £10,870,776
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+16.1%
£9,840,988 £11,427,433
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-12.5%
£41,836,002 £36,605,390
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 20.9% | — | — | 11.5% | 13.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 17.4% | — | — | 8.8% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 29.0% | — | — | 26.8% | 27.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.15x | 3.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 9607.67x | — | — | 82.98x | 2806.81x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ALTEN LTD 2015-01-16 → present
- ALTEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 2013-03-20 → 2015-01-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements (the going concern period).”
Group structure
- ALTEN LTD · parent
- Woodford Engineering Consultancy (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2024, Alten Ltd acquired 100% of Woodford Engineering Consultancy (UK) Limited, a company whose activities are directly linked to Alten Ltd's own operations.”
- “The Alten Ltd headquarters in Moorgate was closed in October 2024. All employees relocated to the Methods HQ at Saffron House.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONHOMME, Pierre Francois Jean | Director | 2013-03-20 | May 1974 | French |
| FEDERICO, Denis | Director | 2021-06-08 | Oct 1978 | British |
| JONES, Gareth Thomas | Director | 2025-09-24 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Antony | Director | 2025-09-24 | Dec 1976 | British |
| SOCIETE GENERALE POUR LES TECHNOLOGIES ET L'INGENIERIE (SGTI) | Corporate Director | 2016-05-02 | — | — |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENOLIEL, Bruno | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2017-10-19 |
| FLANDE, Arnaud Benoit | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2019-03-14 |
| MARCEL, Pierre Joseph Charles | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2021-06-08 |
| MARCEL, Pierre | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2017-12-20 |
| OUGIER, Stephane Yves | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2021-06-08 |
| SOCIETE GENERALE POUR LES TECHNOLOGIES ET L'INGENIERIE (SGTI 2) | Corporate Director | 2016-02-01 | 2016-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Azoulay | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-10 | Ceased 2019-10-10 |
| Alten Sa | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-03-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2021-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.