ABL LONDON LIMITED
Get an alert when ABL LONDON LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
Cash
£908K
+153.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£647K
-43.9% vs 2023
Employees
98
+50.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£322K
-138.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,654,591 | £13,541,376 | |
| Operating profit | — | £831,346 | -£308,263 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £833,016 | -£322,407 | |
| Net profit | — | £803,675 | -£216,902 | |
| Cash | — | £358,071 | £907,910 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£407,663 | -£574,147 | |
| Net assets | — | -£449,576 | -£646,957 | |
| Equity | -£1,269,846 | -£449,576 | -£646,957 | |
| Average employees | — | 65 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | £5,779,800 | £7,660,569 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.3% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 5.1% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -203.9% | 53.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.97x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | 425.02x | -13.10x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wellden Turnbull Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company was loss making in the period and is in a net current and net liability position at the year end date. The Directors are satisfied that the Company is able to generate sufficient cash to meet its liabilities as they fall due. ABL Group ASA has provided a letter of support confirming its intention to provide sufficient financial support to the Company.”
Group structure
- ABL LONDON LIMITED · parent
- ABL Teknik Servis Denizcilik Limited Sirketi 100%
- ABL Energy & Marine Consultants South Africa (Pty) Ltd 100%
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 · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWELL, Ewan Harrison | Director | 2022-12-05 | Aug 1983 | British |
| CUMMINS, Ian | Director | 2021-10-26 | May 1969 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUGDEN, Laura Mary | Secretary | 2011-06-03 | 2013-10-31 |
| FALKNER, David Geoffrey | Secretary | 1991-10-16 | 2001-04-25 |
| FALKNER, Siew Lian | Secretary | 2001-04-25 | 2007-11-21 |
| KIDWELL, James Richard De Villeneuve | Secretary | 2007-11-21 | 2011-06-03 |
| MASON, Peter Timothy James | Secretary | 2017-11-29 | 2019-06-21 |
| VANE, Alexander Chandos Tempest | Secretary | 2013-10-31 | 2017-08-18 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-09-16 | 1991-10-16 |
| BRAND, David | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2021-09-10 |
| CARPENTER, Nigel David | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-15 |
| CLARK, Nigel John | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2017-06-22 |
| EVANS, Louise Margaret | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2018-06-29 |
| FALCONER, John Gillies | Director | 1991-10-16 | 2010-01-01 |
| FALKNER, David Geoffrey | Director | 1991-10-16 | 2007-11-21 |
| KIDWELL, James Richard De Villeneuve | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2019-06-21 |
| LOMAS, Mark | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2021-10-28 |
| SOANES, Quentin Bruce | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2013-06-01 |
| WALL, Robert Patrick | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2017-03-31 |
| WELLS, John David Peter | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2023-02-15 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-09-16 | 1991-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abl Technical Services Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-25 | Active |
| Abl Group Asa | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-06-21 | Ceased 2026-04-09 |
| Braemar Technical Services (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
-13.5%
£15,654,591 £13,541,376
-
Cash
+153.6%
£358,071 £907,910
-
Net assets
-43.9%
-£449,576 -£646,957
-
Employees
+50.8%
65 98
-
Operating profit
-137.1%
£831,346 -£308,263
-
Profit before tax
-138.7%
£833,016 -£322,407
-
Wages
+32.5%
£5,779,800 £7,660,569
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