ALBON ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+15.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30M
-29.4% vs 2023
Employees
456
-16.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-365.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £49,608,401 | £37,863,594 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £746,699 | -£1,592,909 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£701,404 | -£3,265,868 | |
| Net profit | -£430,750 | — | — | — | £495,926 | -£3,370,024 | |
| Cash | £722,257 | — | — | — | £1,167,971 | £1,352,560 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,285,156 | — | — | — | £54,433,241 | £45,833,465 | |
| Net assets | £15,327,768 | — | — | — | £42,175,513 | £29,777,379 | |
| Equity | — | £25,730,131 | £25,723,952 | £27,675,363 | £42,175,513 | £29,777,379 | |
| Average employees | 133 | — | — | — | 548 | 456 | |
| Wages | £3,936,273 | — | — | — | £10,338,260 | £9,384,617 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.0% | -8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | -3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 46.2% | 55.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.13x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 0.49x | -0.93x |
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
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- ALBON ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING LIMITED · parent
- Agena Technology Doo 100%
- Albon Engineering & Manufacturing Doo 100%
- Albon Holdings LLC 100%
- Albon Manufacturing LLC 100%
- Albon Property LLC 100%
- Albon Forge Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As reported in the prior year accounts, in August 2024, management reviewed the business model of Albon Forge and began looking at alternative opportunities to contirue the business activities. In the short term this led to redundancies of the staff currently working for Albon Forge.”
- “The Albon Group made the decision to permanently cease operations at the Forge facility as part of the w der restructuring of the Group's UK manufacturing activities. The site cease operation permanently in 2024 and steps to dispose of the associated assets commenced in 2025.”
- “In October 2025 both of the UK company freehold property assets were sold to a 3rd party buyer. Proceeds from the sale were utilised to repay, in full, the outstanding bank loan with Lloyds Bank and also a significant part of the remaining finance lease liabilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBON, Brenda Rose | Secretary | — | — | British |
| ALBON, Brenda Rose | Director | — | Sep 1945 | British |
| DAWSON, Stephen William | Director | 2008-06-01 | May 1967 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBON, Laurence John | Director | — | 2006-04-03 |
| ALBON, Mark James | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2024-06-11 |
| BOTHAM, Gary William | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| CONNELLY, Daren Anthony | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2009-06-02 |
| EDWARDS, Kevin Neil | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2013-09-30 |
| HARRIS, Robert Paul | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| HOWARD, Ralph Raymond | Director | — | 2010-01-21 |
| NORTHFIELD, Vincent | Director | — | 1998-03-26 |
| WEBSTER, Malcolm Reginald | Director | — | 2008-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Laurence John Albon | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-07-11 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2024-07-11 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2024-07-11 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-23.7%
£49,608,401 £37,863,594
-
Cash
+15.8%
£1,167,971 £1,352,560
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-29.4%
£42,175,513 £29,777,379
-
Employees
-16.8%
548 456
-
Operating profit
-313.3%
£746,699 -£1,592,909
-
Profit before tax
-365.6%
-£701,404 -£3,265,868
-
Wages
-9.2%
£10,338,260 £9,384,617
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers