AESSEAL PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-08 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+40.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£78M
+12.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
520
+1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£11M
+10.4% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- AESSEAL PLC 2002-01-10 → present
- AESSEAL SE PLC 1999-04-06 → 2002-01-10
- SEALTEC S E PLC 1991-01-09 → 1999-04-06
- G.V.S. ENGINEERING LIMITED 1987-08-05 → 1991-01-09
- PERFLED LIMITED 1987-02-19 → 1987-08-05
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £56,628,000 | £52,502,000 | £69,943,000 | £71,710,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £5,971,000 | £4,949,000 | £9,249,000 | £9,744,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £5,929,000 | £4,965,000 | £9,744,000 | £10,759,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,956,000 | £3,869,000 | £7,920,000 | £8,346,000 | |
| Cash | — | £985,000 | £3,318,000 | £1,720,000 | £2,422,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £40,511,000 | £44,178,000 | £72,577,000 | £83,511,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £39,067,000 | £42,671,000 | £69,181,000 | £77,830,000 | |
| Equity | £32,741,000 | £39,067,000 | £42,671,000 | £69,181,000 | £77,830,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 501 | 483 | 515 | 520 | |
| Wages | — | £16,601,000 | £16,444,000 | £20,108,000 | £20,797,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.5% | 9.4% | 13.2% | 13.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.8% | 7.4% | 11.3% | 11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.7% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 17.8% | 15.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 316.81x | 4.72x | 7.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | 142.17x | 309.31x | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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 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
- AESSEAL PLC · parent
- AESSEAL Colombia SA 1.5%
- AESSEAL Saudi Arabia Company Limited 5%
- AESSEAL Chile SA 1.08%
Significant events
- “The AESSEAL Factory of the Future in Rotherham opened in summer 2023 and has been voted Sustainable Development of the Year at the South Yorkshire Property Awards and since has been shortlisted for the prestigious RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2025.”
- “In 2024 Mill Close underwent an upgrade to its main electrical supply from 1000kVA to 1500 kVA. This will allow the site to be entirely heated by electric means...work has started on the removal of the gas heating system.”
- “In 2024 the company installed Solar PV in Derby and at the head office in Rotherham a DC_DC Battery Energy Storage System was commissioned to complement the already installed 407kWp PV array that was completed at the end of 2023. Supplier issues meant the battery installation was not fully in operation until October 2024.”
- “In 2023, AESSEAL partnered with Torishima UK to develop EcoGuard which is new technology that seeks to eliminate or reduce both intermittent and continuous emissions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKS, John Harry | Secretary | 2024-12-20 | — | — |
| ALLAN, Ross | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| BANKS, Joshua William | Director | 2023-03-23 | Nov 1991 | British |
| HO CHIN CHIN, Jessica | Director | 2025-06-02 | Jan 1976 | Malaysian |
| JACKSON, Mark James | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| REA, Christopher John | Director | — | Jan 1954 | British |
| TURNER, Emma Leanne | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1987 | British |
| WILKS, John Harry | Director | 2024-12-20 | May 1994 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Secretary | 2002-01-24 | 2011-05-23 |
| CALDWELL, John Christopher | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2013-05-28 |
| DICKINSON, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2013-05-28 | 2015-09-21 |
| DODD, Stephen Martin | Secretary | 2015-09-21 | 2020-12-31 |
| HODSON, Neville John | Secretary | 1998-07-03 | 2002-01-24 |
| SHABIR, Nazim Raza | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2024-09-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Leigh Ann | Secretary | — | 1998-07-03 |
| BINGHAM, Glyn Barry | Director | 2011-05-01 | 2020-03-19 |
| BLAGDEN, Simon Paul | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2015-03-02 |
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2018-10-31 |
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2014-11-24 |
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2009-03-09 |
| CHAPPELL, John Henry | Director | 2020-10-26 | 2026-01-01 |
| COLLINS, Steven John | Director | 2015-05-26 | 2016-05-13 |
| COLVERSON, Andrew | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2021-01-06 |
| CONGER, Hamdi | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2009-03-09 |
| COOK, Richard Stephenson | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2012-12-24 |
| DICKINSON, Claire Louise | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2024-12-20 |
| GUPPY, Colin Desmond | Director | 2014-06-04 | 2015-09-21 |
| HARRISON, Michael Robert | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2007-08-29 |
| MACDONALD, Neil Andrew | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-03-09 |
| MCKERVEY, Martin James Claude | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2020-06-29 |
| OWEN, David Colin | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2010-10-13 |
| PICKLES, Thomas Richard | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2014-09-23 |
| REA, Rosalie | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2023-01-25 |
| RODDIS, Alan James | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2010-06-16 |
| SELKA, James David | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2014-03-31 |
| SHABIR, Nazim Raza | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2024-09-24 |
| SHAW, Stephen Martin | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2015-09-21 |
| SMITH, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2020-03-19 |
| SMITH, Richard Jonathan | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2004-04-15 |
| STEWART, John Hugh | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2013-05-28 |
| WALLACE, Ian Gordon | Director | 2013-09-21 | 2014-06-16 |
| WALLACE, Ian Gordon | Director | 2010-09-14 | 2013-04-11 |
| WELSH, James Stuart | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2025-11-03 |
| WILKINSON, Jonathan | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2015-09-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Owen | Director | — | 2022-12-31 |
| WOOD, Martin Richard | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2015-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.E.S. Engineering Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+2.5%
£69,943,000 £71,710,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+40.8%
£1,720,000 £2,422,000
-
Net assets
+12.5%
£69,181,000 £77,830,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+1%
515 520
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+5.4%
£9,249,000 £9,744,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+10.4%
£9,744,000 £10,759,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+3.4%
£20,108,000 £20,797,000
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