POWELL ENGINEERING UK LIMITED
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Cash
£33m
+262.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.7m
-8.3% vs 2024
Employees
96
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3m
-34.1% 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 | £57,588,741 | £83,762,000 | £73,274,000 | -12.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,251,270 | £4,233,000 | £1,227,000 | -71% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,430,902 | £4,607,000 | £3,034,000 | -34.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,861,015 | £3,491,000 | £2,387,000 | -31.6% | |
| Cash | £4,164,215 | £9,143,000 | £33,177,000 | +262.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,472,982 | £10,912,000 | £12,681,000 | +16.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,863,948 | £7,355,000 | £6,742,000 | -8.3% | |
| Equity | £5,863,948 | £7,355,000 | £6,742,000 | -8.3% | |
| Average employees | 83 | 89 | 96 | +7.9% | |
| Wages | £5,484,478 | £5,365,000 | £6,754,000 | +25.9% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 4.2% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.6% | 38.8% | 9.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.6% | 83.2% | 86.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.29x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 23.15x |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Significant events
- “The directors have considered the potential impact of geopolitical developments, including the ongoing tensions in the Middle East involving Iran, on the Group's operations and financial position.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, Rachael Eden | Secretary | 2020-04-06 | — | — |
| DEDAT, Ayyub | Director | 2022-03-31 | Nov 1975 | British |
| INNIS, Simon | Director | 2019-02-06 | Mar 1972 | British |
| VAN DER VORD, Scott | Director | 2022-03-31 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEDAT, Ayuub | Secretary | 2016-11-30 | 2019-02-07 |
| IRANI, Jane | Secretary | 1999-10-07 | 2013-07-01 |
| MURRAY, Paul James | Secretary | 2019-02-07 | 2020-04-06 |
| POWELL, Ainsley David | Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-07 | 1999-10-07 |
| GUÉRIN, Phillipe | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2019-12-13 |
| IRANI, Jane | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2013-07-01 |
| POWELL, Ainsley David | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2016-11-30 |
| POWELL, Rustom Beau | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2014-10-20 |
| THOMPSON, Spencer | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2016-11-30 |
| TOUTAIN, Stéphane | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2018-02-23 |
| ZIYAT, Rochdi | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2022-03-31 |
| ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-07 | 1999-10-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinci Energies Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-11-30 | Active |
| Mr Ainsley David Powell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-30 |
| Mr Spencer Thompson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-09-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-07-19 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.