ABP MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
+175.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.5M
+36.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
69
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-10.9% 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 | £7,805,000 | £9,208,000 | £9,391,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,101,000 | £1,385,000 | £1,218,000 | -12.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,094,000 | £1,407,000 | £1,253,000 | -10.9% | |
| Net profit | £793,000 | £1,057,000 | £942,000 | -10.9% | |
| Cash | £660,000 | £506,000 | £1,393,000 | +175.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,547,000 | £2,620,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,506,000 | £2,563,000 | £3,505,000 | +36.8% | |
| Equity | £1,506,000 | £2,563,000 | £3,505,000 | +36.8% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 68 | 69 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £2,735,000 | £3,104,000 | £3,368,000 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £506,000 | £533,000 | £543,000 | +1.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 15.0% | 13.0% | |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 11.5% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 71.2% | 52.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.3% | 36.3% | 38.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 2.59x | 2.75x |
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
- ABP MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED 2002-01-31 → present
- ABP RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY LTD. 1985-12-03 → 2002-01-31
- VORAMBO LIMITED 1985-11-11 → 1985-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that, in their opinion, the company has sufficient financial resources and facilities available to continue to trade for the foreseeable future and until at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The company's future viability is ultimately dependent upon the performance of the wider trading group owned by the company's immediate subsidiary undertaking, ABPAH and group management's decisions on the flow of capital. ABPJ, the company's ultimate parent undertaking, has confirmed that it will continue to support the company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due until at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-05-31 | — | — |
| BRISTOWE, Paul Andrew | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| COLLINGWOOD, Andrew Vinden, Mr | Director | 2018-06-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| FROST, Natalie Jane | Director | 2022-06-15 | Jan 1975 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Damon John | Director | 2016-09-05 | Nov 1971 | British |
| UNDERHILL, Heidi | Director | 2022-06-15 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEAR, Kim Michele | Secretary | 2015-09-30 | 2017-05-31 |
| DIBBEN, Ann | Secretary | 2007-12-17 | 2015-02-17 |
| MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard | Secretary | 2014-09-20 | 2015-09-30 |
| RICHARDSON, Elaine | Secretary | 2013-11-27 | 2014-01-17 |
| ROBINSON, Dianne Churchill | Secretary | 2002-06-13 | 2003-07-29 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Colleen Tracey | Secretary | 2003-07-29 | 2007-12-17 |
| WINSON, Avril Helen Winifred | Secretary | — | 2002-06-13 |
| BARHAM, Peter John | Director | 2001-05-17 | 2009-07-03 |
| CHAMBERS, Paul Thomas | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2005-10-05 |
| COOPER, David Henry | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| COOPER, William St John | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2016-09-05 |
| DENMAN, Norman Edward | Director | — | 1997-07-04 |
| GARTON, Christopher Charles | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2018-03-30 |
| HULL, Stephen Charles, Dr | Director | 2007-07-05 | 2022-03-31 |
| LAKE, Steven Richard | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2017-06-30 |
| MILES, Graham John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-11-30 |
| PRIDMORE, Brian Jon | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2019-02-28 |
| RABBITTS, Clifford Graham | Director | — | 2001-05-17 |
| SCHOFIELD, Ian Harvey | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2020-12-16 |
| TOWNEND, Ian Howard | Director | 1993-06-07 | 2006-05-26 |
| TWIDLE, David William | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| WALKER, Julian William | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2022-03-31 |
| WEEZEL, Harm Arnold Van | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2024-06-30 |
| YELL, Frank Denis Reginald | Director | — | 2002-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated British Ports Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.