AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS WAKEFIELD LIMITED
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Cash
£6.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£16m
Equity attributable
Employees
176
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.9m
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,812,898 | £54,181,423 | £41,511,911 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,136,292 | £12,617,893 | £7,341,220 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,149,182 | £12,751,378 | £7,929,323 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,704,049 | £9,914,581 | £6,039,511 | — | |
| Cash | £1,991,647 | £9,190,613 | £6,129,320 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,419,682 | £10,063,328 | £16,201,279 | — | |
| Net assets | £25,955,224 | £9,619,605 | £15,659,116 | — | |
| Equity | £25,955,224 | £9,619,605 | £15,659,116 | — | |
| Average employees | 145 | 165 | 176 | — | |
| Wages | £5,240,871 | £11,012,033 | £8,102,478 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £687,672 | £1,276,447 | £481,148 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £85,630 | £136,394 | £99,865 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £149,462 | £506,254 | £296,777 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 23.3% | 17.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 18.3% | 14.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 125.4% | 45.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.5% | 50.3% | 47.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.35x | 1.73x | 1.96x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-21
- AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS WAKEFIELD LIMITED 2025-01-21 → present
- SEWTEC AUTOMATION LIMITED 1993-05-25 → 2025-01-21
- SEWTEC LIMITED 1983-02-14 → 1993-05-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these forecasts and sensitivity analyses, together with the resources and support available from AIR, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due throughout the assessment period. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERING, Victoria Helen | Director | 2026-03-27 | Apr 1980 | British |
| DE STONNDÚN, Darragh, Mr. | Director | 2024-08-09 | Aug 1976 | Irish,American |
| KLOS, Brian Christopher | Director | 2026-03-27 | Sep 1981 | American |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAY, Elizabeth Katherine Anne | Secretary | 2018-01-22 | 2023-04-04 |
| MANNION, James Joseph, Dr | Secretary | 2023-09-04 | 2024-08-09 |
| MEEHAN, Helen | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2017-08-11 |
| WILSON, Jean Kerr | Secretary | — | 2004-07-01 |
| ATKINS, Mark Robert | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-08-09 |
| CONQUEROR, Karl Anthony | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2019-10-30 |
| COOK, Mark Andrew | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2026-02-06 |
| DAY, Gary Malcolm | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2026-03-28 |
| DIGNUM, Mark | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2023-11-17 |
| HAY, Elizabeth Katherine Anne | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2022-11-22 |
| JOHNSON, Paul Arthur | Director | 2017-08-11 | 2024-08-09 |
| MANNION, James Joseph, Dr | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2024-08-09 |
| MEEHAN, Bernard John, Mr. | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2017-08-11 |
| PERKS, Andrew John | Director | 2023-07-10 | 2024-08-09 |
| WALCH, Ian Anthony | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2023-01-13 |
| WILSON, Alexander Mcneil | Director | — | 2005-02-28 |
| WILSON, Jean Kerr | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamsard 3446 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-21 | Active |
| Sewtec Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-08-11 | Ceased 2020-09-21 |
| Sewtec Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-31 |
| Bernard John Meehan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-11 |
| Mrs Helen Meehan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.