AMEY DEFENCE EQUIPMENT (SERVICES) LIMITED
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Cash
£9m
+1,494.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.4m
-40.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
203
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
-7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £41,153,000 | £42,761,000 | £46,745,000 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,128,000 | £2,277,000 | £2,109,000 | -7.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,028,000 | £2,227,000 | £2,072,000 | -7% | |
| Net profit | £2,310,000 | £1,663,000 | £1,543,000 | -7.2% | |
| Cash | £735,000 | £565,000 | £9,008,000 | +1,494.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,750,000 | £22,278,000 | £23,027,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £5,675,000 | £7,338,000 | £4,381,000 | -40.3% | |
| Equity | £5,675,000 | £7,338,000 | £4,381,000 | -40.3% | |
| Average employees | 176 | 193 | 203 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £7,530,000 | £8,904,000 | £9,196,000 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 | 0% |
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 | 7.6% | 5.3% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 3.9% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.2% | 10.2% | 9.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.33x | 4.64x | 2.40x | |
| Interest cover | 31.28x | 45.54x | 57.00x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- AMEY DEFENCE EQUIPMENT (SERVICES) LIMITED 2025-08-01 → present
- AMEYBRIGGS SERVICES LIMITED 2020-08-16 → 2025-08-01
- MITER SERVICES LIMITED 2020-08-10 → 2020-08-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “On the 30th July 2025 100% of the shares issued to Briggs Equipment UK Ltd were purchased by Amey Community Limited. From this date the company was renamed Amey Defence Equipment (Services) Limited from AmeyBriggs Services Limited and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Amey Community Limited.”
- “On 1st October, following the transfer of administration of the company payroll from Briggs Equipment UK Ltd to Amey Servies Ltd, company employees were TUPE transferred into Amey Services Limited, but remain dedicated to the provision of MITER services.”
- “In 2026, the MOD exercised 2 of its extension year options, increasing the MITER term to 9 years with one 1-year extension option remaining.”
- “As at 31 December 2025, the company had £3,035k (2024: £1,833k) of purchase commitments on behalf of Amey Defence Equipment (Assets) Limited relating to the Asset Replacement Programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-10 | — | — |
| LEE, Tom | Director | 2023-03-23 | Aug 1965 | British |
| WILSON, Richard | Director | 2022-01-04 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSON, Adam | Director | 2021-09-07 | 2022-09-29 |
| CLEMENTS, Gary | Director | 2022-09-29 | 2025-07-30 |
| JONES, Peter Brian | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2025-07-30 |
| PARSONS, Stuart | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2021-09-07 |
| REDFERN, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2021-11-30 |
| WARD, Richard James | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2023-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amey Defence Equipment (Services) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.