AQUILA NUCLEAR ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£951K
Equity attributable
Employees
130
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£770K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,837,000 | £11,406,000 | |
| Operating profit | £198,000 | -£493,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £42,000 | -£770,000 | |
| Net profit | £37,000 | -£521,000 | |
| Cash | £1,784,000 | £1,586,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,472,000 | £951,000 | |
| Equity | £1,472,000 | £951,000 | |
| Average employees | 113 | 130 | |
| Wages | £3,275,000 | £6,231,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.9% | 87.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.48x | |
| Interest cover | 1.27x | -1.78x |
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
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has a strong expectation that it has adequate resources to further grow and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by its parent undertaking Cyclife SAS and strong contracts, notwithstanding the anticipated formal transfer of the business to another group company in 2026.”
Significant events
- “CAN was acquired by Cyclife SAS, a subsidiary of Électricité De France S.A. ("EDF") on the 23rd December 2021.”
- “Following the year-end, ahead of approving the financial statements, management have announced the intention to formally transfer the business to another group company, Cyclife UK Limited, during 2026.”
- “Company has suffered delays in award of contracts due to the general election and the subsequent change of government.”
- “The business experienced significant cost increases on projects due to rising material and subcontractor prices, influenced by Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and general inflation across the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARDON, Emmanuelle Severine Daniele, Dr | Director | 2021-12-23 | Jun 1977 | British,French |
| CORBETT, Drew William | Director | 2019-12-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| ROBINSON, Joseph Spencer | Director | 2021-12-23 | Jul 1971 | British |
| ROY-GAUTIER, Deborah | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1987 | French |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, John | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-12-23 |
| ANDREWS, Gregory Mark | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-05-08 |
| BALLARIN, Frederic Christian | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2013-10-31 |
| BARKER, David | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2025-08-11 |
| CASTLE, Matthew Edmund | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-06-01 |
| CLARKSON, Iain Geoffrey | Director | 2020-05-08 | 2021-12-23 |
| DONALD, Andrew David Livingstone | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2014-12-31 |
| HOLT, Andrew Theodore | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| LAVERY, Jim | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2011-01-25 |
| MENISSIER, Frédéric | Director | 2021-12-23 | 2023-12-01 |
| THOMSON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| TRAVERS, Richard Benjamin | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2016-11-01 |
| UNWIN, Matthew | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-04-05 |
| WHEELER, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-12-23 |
| WOODS, Alan | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2011-06-02 |
| 7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-11-17 | 2011-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agence Des Participations De L’Etat - Ministère De L'Economie, Des Finances Et De La Souveraineté Industrielle Et Numérique | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-08 | Active |
| Électricité De France S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-23 | Ceased 2023-06-08 |
| Cyclife Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-23 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
| Calder Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-07-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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