AMEY OW LIMITED
Operating as part of the private equity-backed Amey infrastructure group, this subsidiary provides civil engineering consultancy, structural design, and asset management services for the public and regulated sectors.
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Cash
£6.3m
-50.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£10m
+318.9% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£10m
+458.5% vs 2024
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Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £371,149,000 | £393,087,000 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,239,000 | £8,958,000 | +300.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,812,000 | £10,120,000 | +458.5% | |
| Net profit | £996,000 | £7,778,000 | +680.9% | |
| Cash | £12,641,000 | £6,256,000 | -50.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,744,000 | £17,221,000 | +46.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,439,000 | £10,217,000 | +318.9% | |
| Equity | £2,439,000 | £10,217,000 | +318.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.1% | 52.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.4% | 91.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 1.59x | 7.38x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- AMEY OW LIMITED 2008-05-22 → present
- OWEN WILLIAMS LIMITED 1994-06-27 → 2008-05-22
- SIR OWEN WILLIAMS AND PARTNERS LIMITED 1989-09-12 → 1994-06-27
- SIR OWEN WILLIAMS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 1985-07-24 → 1989-09-12
- ACADEM LIMITED 1985-06-13 → 1985-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and based on the assumptions outlined in note 2 to the financial statements, the Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approving these financial statements. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- AMEY OW LIMITED · parent
- Amey Consulting Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Amey Consulting USA, Incorporated 100%
- Amey OW Ireland Limited 100%
- Amey OW Bahamas Limited 100%
- Premise Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise Brisbane Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise Townsville Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise Mackay Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise NSW Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise Holdings Pty Ltd 100%
- Turbid Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise PNG Ltd 100%
- B W Esler Services Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise Company (Vietnam) 100%
- KC Traffic and Transport Pty Ltd 100%
- Premise Group Services Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Indirectly owned dormant subsidiary Transportation Planning (International) Limited was voluntarily struck off the Companies register in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-02-07 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Peter Stuart | Director | 2020-08-06 | Sep 1966 | British |
| BENNETT, Keith Francis | Director | 2020-03-31 | Jul 1967 | British |
| KING, Matthew Kevin | Director | 2022-05-31 | Jun 1970 | British |
| NELSON, Andrew Latham | Director | 2006-09-22 | Apr 1959 | British |
| WOOD, Colin David | Director | 2025-07-31 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COTTEE, John William | Secretary | 1992-08-07 | 1993-12-22 |
| MADDOCKS, Richard James | Secretary | 1999-03-26 | 2000-02-11 |
| MCDONAGH, James Patrick | Secretary | 2000-02-11 | 2006-02-07 |
| REYNARD, Mary Saroja | Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1999-03-26 |
| STRANGE, Arthur William | Secretary | — | 1992-08-07 |
| SUTTON-TUOHY, Denis Thomas Patrick | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 1998-02-19 |
| BAILEY, Roger Charles | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2002-06-18 |
| BASTIN, Clive David | Director | 1992-08-09 | 1997-03-11 |
| COOMBS, John Charles | Director | — | 1997-03-20 |
| COTTEE, John William | Director | 1992-08-07 | 1993-12-22 |
| DAY, Geoffrey Francis | Director | — | 1995-08-08 |
| EWELL, Melvyn | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2016-03-31 |
| FENTON, Christopher Victor | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2012-10-31 |
| FOOT, Royston Eric | Director | — | 1992-08-07 |
| GILBERT, Alex | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| HALUCH, James Stefan | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2021-02-26 |
| HAM, George William | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1999-05-28 |
| HARLAND, Ken Roy | Director | 1995-03-29 | 1999-05-28 |
| HINDLE, Nicola Ruth | Director | 2016-02-19 | 2020-01-31 |
| JENKINSON, Maurice Frederick | Director | 1999-03-05 | 2001-09-30 |
| KEANEY, John David | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1999-05-28 |
| LEO, Jose | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2006-09-22 |
| MACKINNON, Michael Anthony | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1999-05-28 |
| MCDONAGH, James Patrick | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2006-02-07 |
| MILNER, Andrew Lee | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2019-12-12 |
| PRICE, Derek Arthur | Director | — | 1991-08-08 |
| WEBSTER, Christopher Charles | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2010-04-11 |
| WEBSTER, Godfrey Edward Heygate | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1999-05-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Hugh Curzon | Director | 1992-08-07 | 1998-03-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Owen Mander | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2006-02-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Owen Mander | Director | — | 1997-03-11 |
| WILLS, Dudley Spencer | Director | — | 1992-08-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amey Ow Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.