ARROWSMITH ENGINEERING (COVENTRY) LIMITED
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Cash
£436K
+1.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.9M
+28.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
74
+15.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4M
+696.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-07 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,962,128 | £4,605,759 | — | — | £8,258,041 | £11,770,049 | +42.5% | |
| Operating profit | £888,470 | £379,367 | — | — | £468,387 | £1,783,319 | +280.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £778,339 | £342,923 | £288,195 | £857,693 | £179,499 | £1,429,327 | +696.3% | |
| Net profit | £867,873 | £442,153 | £260,417 | £997,811 | £196,320 | £1,301,208 | +562.8% | |
| Cash | £770,894 | £511,919 | £299,131 | £358,311 | £430,644 | £435,744 | +1.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,903,291 | £3,867,611 | £4,279,104 | £5,123,246 | £5,589,803 | £7,143,588 | +27.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,626,663 | £3,148,783 | £3,409,200 | £4,407,011 | £4,603,331 | £5,904,539 | +28.3% | |
| Equity | £2,626,663 | £3,148,783 | £3,409,200 | £4,407,011 | £4,603,331 | £5,904,539 | +28.3% | |
| Average employees | 74 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 64 | 74 | +15.6% | |
| Wages | £2,711,024 | £1,909,150 | £1,919,286 | £2,099,469 | £2,506,287 | £3,043,389 | +21.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £163,000 | £145,200 | £119,504 | £169,018 | £116,252 | £155,065 | +33.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-07 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 8.2% | — | — | 5.7% | 15.2% | |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 9.6% | — | — | 2.4% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.6% | 9.8% | — | — | 8.4% | 25.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 54.9% | 53.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.90x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | 8.07x | 10.41x | — | — | 1.62x | 5.04x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ARROWSMITH ENGINEERING (COVENTRY) LIMITED · parent
- Exhall Grinding and Engineering Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors noted the continued recovery of the Long Haul Aero Engine industry as Airlines and tour operators regained confidence and sales. This has resulted in increased turnover for Arrowsmith as production of Aero Engines increased. Gross profit margins recovered in FY25 as a result of revenue growth and the successful negotiation of increased selling prices with our valued customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRIDGE, Jason David | Director | 2007-03-30 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Jamie | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| RAWKINS, William Robert John | Director | 2017-01-04 | Apr 1974 | British |
| WESTON, Simon Christopher | Director | 2022-03-10 | Feb 1974 | British |
| APADANA MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-01-04 | — | — |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRIDGE, Sheila Frances | Secretary | 1995-11-02 | 2017-01-04 |
| BROWN, Alan James | Secretary | 1995-11-01 | 1995-11-02 |
| RICHARDSON, Mildred Joyce | Secretary | — | 1995-11-01 |
| ALDRIDGE, Antony Keith | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2017-01-04 |
| ALDRIDGE, Sheila Frances | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2017-01-04 |
| BROWN, Alan James | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2003-12-14 |
| BROWN, Brenda | Director | 1995-11-02 | 2003-12-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Albert Fredrick | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Mildred Joyce | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Said Amin Amiri | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-01-04 | Ceased 2017-01-04 |
| Mrs Sheila Frances Aldridge | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-04 |
| Mr Jason David Aldridge | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-04 |
| Mr Anthony Keith Aldridge | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-04 |
| Ab Engineering Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-04-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-04-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.