AVOVE LIMITED

1. AVOVE LIMITED 2022-04-14 → present
2. AMEY UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED 2014-05-29 → 2022-04-14
3. ENTERPRISE UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED 2011-11-15 → 2014-05-29
4. ARM GROUP LIMITED 1994-03-09 → 2011-11-15
5. AGENTCHARM LIMITED 1991-01-30 → 1994-03-09

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Forvis Mazars LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the reasons set out below. ... the directors have concluded that the Company has adequate cash resources and financial projections indicate that the Company will continue to operate within its existing facilities for at least twelve months from the date of signature of this report. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “New contracts were won with both existing and new clients, as four new regions were added to our SPEN relationship and a framework contract was won with Welsh Water in the last quarter of the year.”
• “The business was developed through the acquisition of Jacopa Ireland.”
• “Implemented a number of new family friendly policies which are aimed at taking away barriers that may exist for people in being able to participate in the workforce.”
• “Net zero targets were validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative, confirming our commitment to drive down Green House Gas Emissions (GHG).”
• “Gained PAS2080 accreditation, pointing to the systematic way in which we approach our projects in order to reduce GHG emissions and achieve net zero through intelligent design, construction and use.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

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.

• Turnover

  +4.8%

  £216,115,000 → £226,541,000

• Cash

  +13.6%

  £13,771,000 → £15,638,000

• Net assets

  +47.7%

  £28,289,000 → £41,781,000

• Employees

  +1.4%

  795 → 806

• Operating profit

  +24.6%

  £12,524,000 → £15,601,000

• Profit before tax

  +28.1%

  £13,229,000 → £16,950,000

• Wages

  +5.7%

  £38,117,000 → £40,295,000

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