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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-04-08

Overdue

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

£166K

+76.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£8M

+89% vs 2023

Employees

66

+8.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£39K

+104.2% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. AQUATIC ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1990-08-22 → present
  2. LEDGE TWENTYFOUR LIMITED 1990-03-15 → 1990-08-22

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £9,545,000£11,548,000
Operating profit -£600,000£180,000
Profit before tax -£920,000£39,000
Net profit -£673,000-£267,000
Cash £94,000£166,000
Total assets less current liabilities £3,995,000£7,533,000
Net assets £3,977,000£7,516,000
Equity £3,977,000£7,516,000
Average employees 6166
Wages £3,795,000£4,307,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -6.3%1.6%
Net margin -7.1%-2.3%
Return on capital employed -15.0%2.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 57.7%33.3%
Current ratio 0.67x1.35x
Interest cover -1.85x1.28x

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
RSM UK Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the directors consider to be appropriate. When assessing the going concern assumption, the directors have considered the group's and company's working capital and funding requirements in 2025 and 2026. In addition, the ultimate parent company, Motive Topco Limited, has provided a letter of support confirming it will continue to support the company by providing adequate strategic, operational and financial assistance to enable the company to continue its business operations as a going concern for the foreseeable future, and for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Motive Topco Limited also confirmed it will not recall or demand any repayment of any other loans or advances due to it by the company as at 31 December 2024, except that insofar as the funds of the company permits repayment and that such repayment will not adversely affect the ability of the company to carry on their business operations as a going concern, Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. AQUATIC ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · parent
    1. Aquatic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 100% · Singapore

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 19 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
ACTON, David Edward Director 2024-09-09 Jul 1979 British
GREGG, James Philip Director 2024-09-09 Dec 1979 British
SLATTERY, Declan Joseph Director 2024-09-09 Feb 1984 British
Show 19 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
HIGHAM, Richard Charles Secretary 2006-07-04 2007-08-13
BURNESS PAULL LLP Corporate Secretary 2014-06-17 2024-09-09
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP Corporate Secretary 1990-03-15 2006-03-31
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS Corporate Secretary 2007-08-13 2009-04-06
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS Corporate Secretary 2006-03-31 2006-07-04
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP Corporate Secretary 2009-04-06 2014-06-17
ARNELL, Michael John Director 1990-03-15 2006-07-04
BOUFFARD, Brice Marc Director 2024-05-30 2024-09-09
BRUGGAIER, Bernhard, Dr Director 2006-07-04 2024-05-30
CHARLES, Martin Ian George Director 2015-08-13 2021-07-31
CRAIGIE, Douglas Director 1990-03-15 2006-07-04
EDGLEY, Derek Ian Director 1990-03-15 2006-07-04
EDGLEY, Frederick Director 1990-03-15 2006-07-04
GUEZ, David Alexandre Director 2024-05-30 2024-09-09
MACKINTOSH, George Louis Director 2004-08-01 2006-07-04
MORRISON, Suzanne Director 1995-01-30 2006-07-04
OVENDEN, Kevin Francis Director 2006-07-04 2009-07-07
THOMAS, Kenneth James Director 1994-11-17 1997-08-31
DURANO LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1990-03-15 1990-03-15

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Motive Bidco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-09-09 Active
Project Santis Deltaco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-06-28 Ceased 2024-09-09
Acteon Group Operations (Uk) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-04-12 Ceased 2024-06-28
Bank Of Scotland (B G S) Nominees Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2017-03-16 Ceased 2024-03-21
Acteon Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-04-12
Hsdl Nominees Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2017-03-16

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 199 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-09-11 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2024-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2025-07-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-23 RP04CS01 confirmation-statement Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date PDF
2025-03-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement
2024-10-11 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-10-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-09-27 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2024-09-27 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full
2024-09-17 SH08 capital Capital name of class of shares
2024-09-11 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-09-11 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-09-11 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-09-11 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-09-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-11 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-11 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-09-11 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-07-01 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Official Companies House page