AVEN TOOLS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£21M
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£851K
-6.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£4,000 | -£8,000 | -£5,000 | +37.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £685,000 | £913,000 | £851,000 | -6.8% | |
| Net profit | £685,000 | £913,000 | £851,000 | -6.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,280,000 | £20,193,000 | £21,044,000 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | £19,280,000 | £20,193,000 | £21,044,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £19,280,000 | £20,193,000 | £21,044,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £734,000 | £965,000 | £1,013,000 | +5% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -0.45x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- AVEN TOOLS LIMITED 2000-07-03 → present
- EMHART (COLCHESTER) LIMITED 1994-07-11 → 2000-07-03
- DYNAPERT LIMITED 1988-07-01 → 1994-07-11
- DYNAPERT PRECIMA LIMITED 1984-11-26 → 1988-07-01
- DYNA 1983-10-26 → 1984-11-26
- DAGE PRECIMA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1983-10-26
- PRECIMA LIMITED 1970-09-23 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concluded directors' use of going concern basis appropriate. No material uncertainties identified 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
4 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTELLO, Steven John | Secretary | 2024-03-26 | — | — |
| COSTELLO, Steven John | Director | 2016-11-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| SMILEY, Mark Richard | Director | 2015-01-08 | Aug 1977 | British |
| SOOD, Amit Kumar | Director | 2011-08-08 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COYNE, Julian | Secretary | 2001-06-25 | 2002-10-02 |
| GASTON, Robert Derek Samuel | Secretary | 1993-06-11 | 1993-07-01 |
| GREEN, Ronald David Pacey | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| HILL, Stephen Ronald | Secretary | 2000-05-02 | 2000-12-21 |
| JUDD, Norman Russell | Secretary | 1999-10-31 | 2000-05-02 |
| STEVENS, Matthew | Secretary | 2000-12-21 | 2001-06-25 |
| WARD, Peter Colin | Secretary | — | 1993-06-11 |
| WATSON, Clive Graeme | Secretary | 1997-05-01 | 1999-10-31 |
| WHICHELOW, Roger Alfred | Secretary | 1996-12-31 | 1997-04-30 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-10-02 | 2024-03-26 |
| ALLAN, Michael J | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2011-08-05 |
| ALLAN, Michael J | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2011-07-12 |
| BOELEN, Sebastianus Antonius Theodorus | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2006-11-07 |
| BONNEY, Mark Joseph, Managing Director | Director | — | 1993-01-08 |
| COGZELL, Matthew James | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2012-06-01 |
| COWLEY, John Mitchell | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2015-01-08 |
| CRINCE, Marcelius | Director | 2001-03-19 | 2004-12-31 |
| EVANS, Barry John | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| FREEMAN, William Ian Bede | Director | 1994-06-29 | 1997-03-11 |
| GASTON, Robert Derek Samuel | Director | 1993-01-08 | 1994-06-29 |
| HILL, Stephen Ronald | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2001-02-28 |
| JOHNSTON, Gavin Henry Robert | Director | 1999-10-31 | 2011-08-31 |
| JUDD, Norman Russell | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2000-05-02 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Stevens | Director | 1994-06-29 | 1995-10-04 |
| POWELL SMITH, Christopher Brian | Director | 1999-07-27 | 1999-07-27 |
| RANDALL, John Walter | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| RIVERS, Brian David | Director | 1994-06-29 | 1996-04-16 |
| STUBBS, Susan | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| TITLEBAUM, Ronald Philip | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| WARD, Peter Colin | Director | — | 1993-06-11 |
| WATSON, Clive Graeme | Director | 1997-03-10 | 1999-10-31 |
| WATT, David Andrew | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2003-05-30 |
| WATT, David Andrew | Director | 1998-08-10 | 1998-08-11 |
| WHICHELOW, Roger Alfred | Director | 1994-06-29 | 1997-04-30 |
| WYATT, John Henry Aldworth | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2011-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black & Decker | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.