APPLIED FLUID POWER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-06 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
3
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£75K
-157.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £333,374 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£75,180 | £28,640 | -£29,192 | -£75,198 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£29,192 | -£75,198 | |
| Net profit | — | -£8,224 | — | — | -£29,192 | -£75,198 | |
| Cash | — | — | £107,987 | £71,229 | £68,998 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £110,479 | — | |
| Net assets | — | £150,930 | £75,750 | £104,390 | £75,198 | — | |
| Equity | £159,154 | £150,930 | £75,750 | £104,390 | £75,198 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-01 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -22.6% | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -26.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 32.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 119.80x | — |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COULSON, Jeffrey | Director | 2024-12-31 | May 1985 | English |
| MEGARRELL, Gary Samuel | Director | 2024-12-31 | Oct 1976 | Irish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER CHILD, Maureen Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-10-29 | 2021-10-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-29 | 1998-10-29 |
| CARPENTER, Iain Matthew | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2025-04-21 |
| CHILD, Colin Roy | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2021-10-01 |
| FERWERDA, Tim Arne | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2024-12-31 |
| MACBAIN, Jay Luke | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| PARKER CHILD, Maureen Elizabeth | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2021-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydraquip Hose & Hydraulics Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Colin Roy Child | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-10 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-10-10 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-10-10 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-03-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
-157.6%
-£29,192 -£75,198
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-157.6%
-£29,192 -£75,198
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