ALWEN HOUGH JOHNSON LIMITED
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Cash
£19M
+35.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£21M
+7.5% vs 2023
Employees
75
+5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3.4M
-49.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,910,000 | £18,400,000 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £5,727,000 | £2,374,000 | -58.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,606,000 | £3,358,000 | -49.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,034,000 | £2,704,000 | -46.3% | |
| Cash | £13,912,000 | £18,873,000 | +35.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,466,000 | £21,660,000 | +11.3% | |
| Net assets | £19,113,000 | £20,556,000 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £19,113,000 | £20,556,000 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 71 | 75 | +5.6% | |
| Wages | £8,377,000 | £9,375,000 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,727,000 | £2,508,000 | +45.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 30.3% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | 26.6% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.4% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.2% | 25.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.59x | 3.90x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ALWEN HOUGH JOHNSON LIMITED · parent
- AHJ Europe AS 100%
Significant events
- “The Company has been acquired by Miller Group, a specialty (re)insurance broker on the 2 June 2025 following approval by the FCA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKIN, Charles Neville Rupert | Director | 2018-01-03 | Jun 1958 | British |
| BLACKWELL, George | Director | 2024-06-01 | Nov 1979 | British |
| DUTTON, Rodney Henry Odard Ralph | Director | 2023-08-16 | May 1967 | British |
| FILL, Robert | Director | 2006-04-27 | Apr 1968 | British |
| GIBBS, Adam | Director | 2023-08-11 | Oct 1969 | British |
| HANDS, James Michael | Director | 2025-07-09 | Feb 1975 | British |
| LEBECQ, Clare Louise | Director | 2025-07-07 | Jul 1970 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan James | Director | 2006-04-27 | Jul 1964 | British |
| MASTERS, Gary Dean | Director | — | Feb 1963 | United Kingdom |
| SINNIAH, Bertram Shaun Nishant | Director | 2025-07-30 | Oct 1984 | British |
| SPEERS, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2025-07-30 | May 1975 | British |
| TREEN, Angela Ann | Director | 1998-03-27 | Apr 1966 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLINGHAM, David Spencer | Secretary | 1996-06-07 | 1998-03-31 |
| CLARKE, Robert Edwards | Secretary | — | 1996-05-24 |
| CLAYTON, Thomas | Secretary | 2025-11-07 | 2026-04-28 |
| TREEN, Angela Ann | Secretary | 1998-03-27 | 2025-11-07 |
| ALLINGHAM, David Spencer | Director | 1996-06-07 | 1998-03-31 |
| ALLNUTT, Ronald Edward | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| ALWEN, Roger Norman | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2017-01-17 |
| AUSTIN, Peter John | Director | 2000-10-18 | 2004-03-31 |
| BAINES, Mark Thomas Edward | Director | — | 1993-08-06 |
| BENTLEY, Nicholas Craig | Director | — | 1996-06-19 |
| BRAY, Charles Michael Francis | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2024-12-31 |
| CADE, Martin Howard | Director | — | 1998-02-27 |
| CLARKE, Robert Edwards | Director | — | 1996-05-24 |
| COUCH, Alastair George | Director | — | 1997-10-21 |
| DAVIS, Michael Joseph | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2001-03-13 |
| DOE, David Nicholas | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2011-09-01 |
| HART, Guy Leonard | Director | — | 2004-04-29 |
| HINDS, Andrew Peter | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| JOHNSON, Barry | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2004-05-05 |
| JOHNSON, David William | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| MOIR, Paul | Director | — | 1997-10-21 |
| MORRIS, Jonathan Paul | Director | — | 1999-10-17 |
| MORRISON, Simon Thomas | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| MOSS, David John | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| MOSS, James | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2005-08-13 |
| MOUNT, Roger David | Director | 2000-10-18 | 2025-06-02 |
| PALMER, Richard Grant | Director | 2010-07-12 | 2017-11-10 |
| PRICE, David Hugh Evan | Director | — | 2017-08-31 |
| RASMUSSEN, Arne | Director | — | 2001-07-01 |
| REEDER, Alan Edward | Director | — | 2010-08-18 |
| SIBREE, David James Raywood | Director | 2009-10-22 | 2019-12-31 |
| STEWART, Callum John Tyndale | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| SYKES, Charles Tatton | Director | — | 1996-05-24 |
| WALLIS, Dennis Richard | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1997-10-21 |
| WENMAN, Geoffrey Alan | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahj Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-05-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.