AURA CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£15k
-93.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
-4.3% first positive since 2023
Employees
2
-71.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37k
-97% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has ceased trading.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £4,371,244 | £2,629,254 | £527,171 | -79.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,054,007 | £1,107,600 | £45,325 | -95.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,509,309 | £1,210,010 | £36,705 | -97% | |
| Net profit | £3,105,411 | £1,655,831 | -£57,481 | -103.5% | |
| Cash | £473,128 | £245,556 | £15,115 | -93.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£307,985 | £1,347,846 | £1,290,365 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | -£307,985 | £1,347,846 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£307,985 | £1,347,846 | £1,290,365 | -4.3% | |
| Average employees | 12 | 7 | 2 | -71.4% | |
| Wages | £1,090,189 | £568,032 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £69,479 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,813 | — | — | — |
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 | 24.1% | 42.1% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | 71.0% | 63.0% | -10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 82.2% | 3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 127.4% | 13.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.77x | 7.53x | — | |
| Interest cover | 8.50x | — | 5.61x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has ceased trading.”
Group structure
- AURA CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Aura Europa GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company ceased trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLEARWATER, Mark Edward | Director | 2025-07-09 | Dec 1974 | Australian |
| O'HAGAN, James Tyler | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1983 | Canadian |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGES, Nick | Secretary | 2020-07-24 | 2023-04-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Justin Phillip | Secretary | 2018-08-23 | 2020-07-24 |
| SANDERSON, Rachel Anne | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 1999-06-14 |
| SMITH, Jennie Anne | Secretary | 2000-01-04 | 2018-08-23 |
| TROTMAN, Alison Julia | Secretary | 1999-06-14 | 2000-01-03 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-08-14 | 1998-08-14 |
| ST PETER NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-08-21 | 1998-09-01 |
| DAVIES, Rhys William | Director | 2022-11-04 | 2023-04-01 |
| JAMES, Anne | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2022-03-31 |
| JAMES, Anne | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-08-23 |
| KING, Crispin James Barton | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2012-01-20 |
| MARTIN, Gary John | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2023-04-01 |
| O'DONNELL, Justin Phillip | Director | 2018-08-23 | 2020-07-24 |
| OLIVER, Stephen Charles | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2013-04-26 |
| RUSHFORTH, Allan | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-12-06 |
| TROTMAN, Michael John | Director | 1998-08-21 | 2020-01-28 |
| VOELKNER, Achim Peter | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2018-08-23 |
| WHITING, Ian Clive | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2025-07-09 |
| WINSLADE, Alan | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-08-23 |
| BONUSWORTH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-08-14 | 1998-08-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela Apac Uk Holdco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Michael Trotman | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-14 | Ceased 2018-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-01-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-01 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.