A.E.V. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£406K
+42.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£529K
+47.9% vs 2024
Employees
35
+2.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£486K
+137.3% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- A.E.V. LIMITED 1994-03-29 → present
- ADVANCED ELECTRICAL VARNISHES LIMITED 1982-08-03 → 1994-03-29
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,400,528 | £7,652,204 | — | £7,295,893 | £8,580,083 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£384,905 | £263,379 | — | -£1,134,150 | £614,903 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£454,380 | £95,870 | — | -£1,303,596 | £486,486 | |
| Net profit | — | -£449,843 | £178,027 | — | -£1,363,516 | £486,486 | |
| Cash | — | £171,252 | £257,479 | — | £285,150 | £405,611 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,699,645 | £2,703,609 | — | £1,595,013 | £2,348,866 | |
| Net assets | — | £169,681 | £347,708 | — | -£1,015,808 | -£529,322 | |
| Equity | — | £169,681 | £347,708 | £347,708 | -£1,015,808 | -£529,322 | |
| Average employees | — | 30 | 31 | — | 34 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -6.0% | 3.4% | — | -15.5% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -7.0% | 2.3% | — | -18.7% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -14.3% | 9.7% | — | -71.1% | 26.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.34x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | -5.54x | 1.57x | — | -6.63x | 3.86x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the Company has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. This assessment is based upon several strategic actions taken over the previous two financial years to strengthen the Company's financial position, as well as the strong level of profitability generated during the year.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPINO, Gary Robert | Director | 2025-05-23 | Aug 1982 | British |
| REILLY, Ross Edward | Director | 2025-05-23 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, George Edward Howard | Secretary | — | 2007-08-21 |
| KEMP, Deborah Joy | Secretary | 2010-06-08 | 2021-11-01 |
| KEMP, Deborah Joy | Secretary | 2007-10-15 | 2010-06-07 |
| KEMP, Gregory Hunter | Secretary | 2010-06-06 | 2021-11-01 |
| KEMP, Gregory Hunter | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2010-06-07 |
| CRITCHLEY, Robert Peter | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| FERRERA VAS, Hugo | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2022-01-13 |
| FRIEDL, Natascha | Director | 2022-01-13 | 2022-10-06 |
| GROSVENOR, Duncan | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| HANDLER, Stewart | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-02-28 |
| JONES, George Edward Howard | Director | — | 2007-08-21 |
| KEMP, George James Hunter | Director | — | 1997-12-17 |
| KEMP, Gregory Hunter | Director | — | 2008-04-04 |
| KEMP, Jonathan James | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2025-05-23 |
| OPENSHAW, Joyce Adrienne | Director | — | 1998-05-31 |
| RAVENSCROFT, Christopher Alan | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2021-11-01 |
| TWEDDLE, Richard Charles | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| WINDER, Eileen | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aev Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan James Kemp | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-06 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+17.6%
£7,295,893 £8,580,083
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+42.2%
£285,150 £405,611
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+47.9%
-£1,015,808 -£529,322
-
Employees
+2.9%
34 35
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+154.2%
-£1,134,150 £614,903
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+137.3%
-£1,303,596 £486,486
highest in 4 filed years
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