ASHFORD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-08 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£56K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£528K
-26.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
103
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£351K
+47.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £12,077,348 | £12,886,338 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £251,416 | £360,998 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £238,287 | £351,255 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £149,949 | £256,675 | |
| Cash | £699,170 | £53,536 | — | — | — | £56,357 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,013,741 | £1,223,045 | — | — | £849,496 | £618,537 | |
| Net assets | £841,446 | £897,561 | — | — | £719,822 | £528,149 | |
| Equity | £841,446 | £897,561 | £1,020,614 | £1,025,900 | £719,822 | £528,149 | |
| Average employees | 91 | 90 | — | — | 108 | 103 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,075,674 | £5,039,344 |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 29.6% | 58.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 13.84x | 32.60x |
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
- mgr SD 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.”
Group structure
- ASHFORD ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Ashford Environmental Services Oy 100%
- Ashford Environmental LLC ApS 100%
Significant events
- “The group has seen an increase in turnover of 7% to £12,886,338 (2024: £12,077,348) while maintaining a strong gross profit margin of 26%. Close cost management has resulted in a below inflationary increase in administrative expenses of only 2% and the group has achieved an increase of 47% in net profit before tax to £350,805 (2024: £238,287). The collection period has tightened, and better cash management has resulted in lower interest charges”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARLIN, Roger John | Secretary | 2002-09-01 | — | British |
| CARLIN, Roger John | Director | 1997-06-24 | Oct 1961 | British |
| KENNEDY, Anthony Edward | Director | 2002-09-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, Anthony Edward | Secretary | 1997-06-24 | 2002-09-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-24 | 1997-06-24 |
| BRUCE, Jason Travers | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| CARLIN, Sharon Joy | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| KENNEDY, Helen Frances | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| LAWLESS, Andrew | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| MCGEEVER, Matthew John | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| REES, James William | Director | 2008-02-12 | 2021-11-01 |
| TODD, Mark Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-01-21 | Active |
| Mr Roger John Carlin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-21 |
| Mr Anthony Edward Kennedy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-07 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+6.7%
£12,077,348 £12,886,338
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-26.6%
£719,822 £528,149
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-4.6%
108 103
-
Operating profit
+43.6%
£251,416 £360,998
-
Profit before tax
+47.4%
£238,287 £351,255
-
Wages
-0.7%
£5,075,674 £5,039,344
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