AURA CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£246K
-48.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+537.6% vs 2023
Employees
7
-41.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-65.5% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £4,371,244 | £2,629,254 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,054,007 | £1,107,600 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,509,309 | £1,210,010 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,105,411 | £1,655,831 | |
| Cash | — | £251,603 | — | £473,128 | £245,556 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | -£307,985 | £1,347,846 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£307,985 | £1,347,846 | |
| Equity | -£226,432 | -£1,790,824 | -£5,073,012 | -£307,985 | £1,347,846 | |
| Average employees | — | 29 | — | 12 | 7 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,090,189 | £568,032 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 24.1% | 42.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 71.0% | 63.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -342.2% | 82.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.77x | 7.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 8.50x | — |
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
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, received confirmation from the Company's parent company that the group will continue to support the Company for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- AURA CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Aura Europa GmBH 100%
Significant events
- “The company's parent entity, Optimus Bidco Pty Ltd was fully acquired via a share sale by Vela Software Pty Limited on the 1 April 2023. As part of this sale a restructure process was undertaken whereby intercompany loans of £2,713,536 were forgiven.”
- “The leasehold contract was surrendered in the period ended 31 December 2023, resulting in loss on disposal of £152,206.”
- “Following a change in ownership, the company has adopted a revised policy under which all research and development expenditure is expensed as incurred.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEARWATER, Mark Edward | Director | 2025-07-09 | Dec 1974 | Australian |
| O'HAGAN, James Tyler | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1983 | Canadian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGES, Nick | Secretary | 2020-07-24 | 2023-04-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Justin Phillip | Secretary | 2018-08-23 | 2020-07-24 |
| SANDERSON, Rachel Anne | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 1999-06-14 |
| SMITH, Jennie Anne | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2018-08-23 |
| TROTMAN, Alison Julia | Secretary | 1999-06-14 | 2000-01-03 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-08-14 | 1998-08-14 |
| ST PETER NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-08-21 | 1998-09-01 |
| DAVIES, Rhys William | Director | 2022-11-04 | 2023-04-01 |
| JAMES, Anne | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2022-03-31 |
| JAMES, Anne | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-08-23 |
| KING, Crispin James Barton | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| MARTIN, Gary John | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2023-04-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Justin Phillip | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2020-07-24 |
| OLIVER, Stephen Charles | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2013-04-26 |
| RUSHFORTH, Allan | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-12-06 |
| TROTMAN, Michael John | Director | 1998-08-21 | 2020-01-28 |
| VOELKNER, Achim Peter | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2018-08-23 |
| WHITING, Ian Clive | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-07-09 |
| WINSLADE, Alan | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-08-23 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-14 | 1998-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela Apac Uk Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Michael Trotman | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-14 | Ceased 2018-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-01-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-39.9%
£4,371,244 £2,629,254
-
Cash
-48.1%
£473,128 £245,556
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+537.6%
-£307,985 £1,347,846
-
Employees
-41.7%
12 7
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+5.1%
£1,054,007 £1,107,600
-
Profit before tax
-65.5%
£3,509,309 £1,210,010
-
Wages
-47.9%
£1,090,189 £568,032
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