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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-04 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-09-20

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£30M

-20.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£241M

+6.3% vs 2023

Employees

1,900

+0.8% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£59M

+4.7% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
  2. AURORA ENGINEERS' SUPPLIES LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1980-12-31
  3. AURORA PACKINGS AND SEALS LIMITED 1945-01-25 → 1977-12-31

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £260,430,000£270,690,000
Operating profit £55,256,000£58,328,000
Profit before tax £56,369,000£59,043,000
Net profit £43,384,000£43,809,000
Cash £37,733,000£29,896,000
Total assets less current liabilities £229,591,000£246,363,000
Net assets £226,204,000£240,522,000
Equity £216,398,000£229,506,000
Average employees 1,8841,900
Wages £74,894,000£79,935,000

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

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 21.2%21.5%
Net margin 16.7%16.2%
Return on capital employed 24.1%23.7%
Current ratio 4.63x4.82x
Interest cover 445.61x988.61x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
KPMG LLP
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 group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the group and 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 their 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

  1. A.E.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
    1. AES Engineering Employee Trust Limited 100% · England and Wales
    2. AESSEAL plc 100% · England and Wales
    3. AVT Reliability Limited 100% · England and Wales
    4. AVTPUMP Limited 100% · England and Wales
    5. AESSEAL MARINE PLC 100% · England and Wales
    6. AESSEAL (Proprietary) Limited 90.2% · South Africa
    7. AESPUMP (Pty) Limited 90.2% · South Africa
    8. AESSEAL Holdings (Pty) Ltd 100% · South Africa
    9. AVT Reliability Pty Ltd 100% · South Africa
    10. AESSEAL Inc. 100% · United States of America
    11. AVT Reliability B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    12. AESSEAL Benelux B.V. 100% · Netherlands
    13. AESPUMP GmbH 100% · Germany
    14. AESSEAL Deutschland GmbH 100% · Germany
    15. ProPack Dichtungen und Packungen AG 100% · Germany
    16. AESSEAL Cold Weld Private Limited 60% · India
    17. AESSEAL India Private Limited 100% · India
    18. AESSEAL (MCK) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    19. AESSEAL Ireland Limited 100% · Northern Ireland
    20. AESSEAL Madagascar SARL. 99% · Madagascar
    21. AESSEAL Argentina SA 65% · Argentina
    22. AESSEAL Australia Pty Limited 100% · Australia
    23. AESSEAL Botswana (Pty) Ltd 100% · Botswana
    24. AESSEAL Brasil LTDA 60% · Brazil
    25. AESSEAL Canada Inc 100% · Canada
    26. AESSEAL Chile SA 51% · Chile
    27. AESSEAL Ningbo Limited 100% · China
    28. AESSEAL Czech s.r.o. 75% · Czech Republic
    29. AESSEAL Colombia SA 100% · Colombia
    30. AESSEAL Danmark A/S 100% · Denmark
    31. AESSEAL Finland OY 100% · Finland
    32. AESSEAL France SAS 100% · France
    33. AESSEAL Ibérica S.L. 100% · Spain
    34. AESSEAL Italia SRL 100% · Italy
    35. AESSEAL Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. 100% · Mexico
    36. AESSEAL Middle East FZE 100% · United Arab Emirates
    37. AESSEAL Namibia (Pty) Limited 100% · Namibia
    38. AESSEAL Singapore PTE Limited 90% · Singapore
    39. AESSEAL Nordic AB 100% · Sweden
    40. AESSEAL Nordic AS 100% · Norway
    41. AESSEAL Polska Sp.zo.o 100% · Poland
    42. AESSEAL Saudi Arabia Company Limited 100% · Saudi Arabia
    43. AESSEAL Sizdermazlik Sistermleri Ticaret Limited Sirketi 100% · Turkey
    44. AESSEAL Taiwan Co Ltd 81% · Taiwan
    45. AESSEAL Univeda Lda 100% · Portugal
    46. AESSEAL Austria GmbH 100% · Austria
    47. AVT Reliability (Ireland) Limited 100% · Ireland
    48. Coating Centre Inc. 85.1% · United States of America
    49. Vulcan Engineering Limited 90% · England and Wales
    50. Vulcan Seals, Inc. 85.1% · United States of America
    51. Mechanical Seal & Service, Inc. 100% · United States of America
    52. AVT Sealing Solutions Inc. 100% · United States of America
    53. AES Insulate Seals India Private Limited 85.1% · India
    54. TCCI Limited 90% · England and Wales
    55. Marine Sealing Services Limited 85.1% · England and Wales
    56. Eastern Seals (Holdings) Limited 76.6% · England and Wales
    57. AESSEAL Coj SARL 49% · Algeria
    58. Sealtec PLC SA 64.8% · Uruguay
    59. AESSEAL (M) SDN. BHD. 90% · Malaysia
    60. ITK Sealing Solutions Limited 90% · England and Wales
    61. Eastern Seals (UK) Limited 76.6% · England and Wales
    62. UK Seals and Polymers 76.6% · England and Wales
    63. Sealman Limited 90% · England and Wales
    64. Van Geffen Allround Machine Support B.V 100% · Netherlands
    65. Van Geffen Vibration Monitoring Services B.V 100% · Netherlands
    66. AES Reliability Canada Inc. 100% · Canada
    67. Coating Centre BV 85.1% · Netherlands
    68. Vulcan Seals BV 85.1% · Netherlands
    69. AESSEAL NSW 60% · Australia
    70. AES Edmonton Inc 70% · Canada
    71. Datum RMS LLC 51% · United States of America
    72. AESSEAL Torishima Japan Co., Ltd 50% · Japan
    73. AVT Reliability INC 100% · United States of America
    74. Condition Monitoring Services Holdings, LLC 80% · United States of America
    75. PSS SEAL, LLC 70% · United States of America

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

8 active · 35 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
DICKINSON, Claire Louise Secretary 2019-07-29
BISHOP, Richard Mark Director 2021-01-01 Mar 1968 British
DICKINSON, Claire Louise Director 2019-07-29 Jun 1984 British
HAMILTON, James Neil Director 2018-01-04 Feb 1968 British
LOBLEY, Ian Matthew Director 2013-09-18 Jan 1963 British
REA, Christopher John Director Jan 1954 British
SHAW, Stephen Martin Director 2011-05-23 Feb 1958 British
WELSH, James Stuart Director 2025-11-03 Nov 1968 British
Show 35 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson Secretary 2001-03-30 2011-04-14
CALDWELL, John Christopher Secretary 2013-01-07 2014-08-01
HODSON, Neville John Secretary 1996-05-03 2001-03-30
MACDONALD, Neil Andrew Secretary 2011-05-23 2013-01-07
MALLOY, Craig Secretary 2014-09-22 2016-08-05
REA, Christopher John Secretary 1996-05-03
STEWART, John Hugh Secretary 2016-08-05 2018-06-18
SULLIVAN, Richard Edward Secretary 2018-06-18 2019-07-29
ANDERSON, Ronald Director 1998-01-28 2001-03-30
BEATY, Kenneth Robert Director 2011-07-22 2013-03-22
BISHOP, Richard Mark Director 2007-10-08 2011-05-23
BLAGDEN, Simon Paul Director 2015-09-25 2020-12-31
BLAGDEN, Simon Paul Director 2015-03-02 2015-09-25
BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson Director 2011-12-30 2015-02-24
BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson Director 1995-12-29 2011-04-14
CALDWELL, John Christopher Director 2012-11-01 2014-08-01
CONGER, Hamdi Director 2006-10-23 2016-08-31
GRIFFITHS, Carolyn Jane Director 2019-01-01 2021-03-31
GUPPY, Colin Desmond Director 2015-09-22 2018-02-28
HAGUE, William Jefferson Director 2001-11-12 2009-09-17
HODSON, Neville John Director 1995-10-04 2001-03-30
KENNY, Julie Ann, Dame Director 2021-08-16 2025-02-21
LEE, Nigel Haywood Wilton Director 1994-11-18 1996-04-12
MACDONALD, Neil Andrew Director 2007-10-08 2014-09-24
MALLOY, Craig Director 2014-09-01 2016-08-03
PICKLES, Thomas Richard Director 2009-04-30 2017-11-30
REA, Rosalie Director 2002-01-08
RODDIS, Alan James Director 2001-03-30 2002-01-08
STEWART, John Hugh Director 2016-08-03 2018-06-18
SULLIVAN, Richard Edward Director 2018-06-18 2019-07-29
WHILEMAN, David Alan Director 2013-03-27 2013-06-19
WILKINSON, Jonathan Director 2010-12-13 2015-11-30
WILKINSON, Jonathan Director 2001-03-30 2002-01-08
WILLIAMS, Mark Owen Director 1997-01-16 2002-01-08
WOOD, Martin Richard Director 2015-09-22 2016-03-08

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
3i Group Plc Corporate entity Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Mr Christopher John Rea Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% 2016-04-06 Active
3i Investments Plc Corporate entity Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 303 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2024-11-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
Date Type Category Description
2025-11-11 MR05 mortgage Mortgage charge part both with charge number PDF
2025-11-03 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-06-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-03-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-11-17 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-11-14 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects
2024-11-12 SH10 capital Capital variation of rights attached to shares
2024-09-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-06-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-05-29 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-04-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-06-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-03-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

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

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