AMEY DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£5.9m
+47.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£174m
+17.7% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£28m
-46.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £247,949,000 | £138,302,000 | -44.2% | |
| Operating profit | £46,866,000 | £11,148,000 | -76.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £52,257,000 | £28,174,000 | -46.1% | |
| Net profit | £39,673,000 | £26,231,000 | -33.9% | |
| Cash | £4,013,000 | £5,932,000 | +47.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £160,892,000 | £182,762,000 | +13.6% | |
| Net assets | £147,984,000 | £174,215,000 | +17.7% | |
| Equity | £147,984,000 | £174,215,000 | +17.7% | |
| 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 | 18.9% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 19.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.1% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.6% | 34.4% | |
| Current ratio | 3.90x | 3.21x | |
| Interest cover | 57.36x | 48.68x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- AMEY DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED 2018-09-11 → present
- CARILLIONAMEY LIMITED 2014-05-08 → 2018-09-11
- CARILLIONENTERPRISE LIMITED 2005-06-02 → 2014-05-08
- BROOMCO (3784) LIMITED 2005-04-19 → 2005-06-02
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.”
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2025, the RCF's limit was increased with the addition of ING Bank N.V., London Branch, to the lending group. This amendment increased the RCF overall limit by £25 million to £150 million and the borrowing limit from £75 million to £100 million.”
- “On 18 May 2026, an additional Term Loan Facility of £120 million was extended to Project Ardent Bidco Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHERARD SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-08-29 | — | — |
| MCGILVRAY, Craig Matthew | Director | 2020-01-15 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WILSON, Richard | Director | 2023-02-14 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, Paul | Secretary | 2005-09-19 | 2005-09-30 |
| GEORGE, Timothy Francis | Secretary | 2005-10-28 | 2017-06-30 |
| HADLEY, Jacqueline Anne | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2005-10-28 |
| MAFFEI, Westley | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2018-08-29 |
| DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-04-19 | 2005-09-19 |
| BIRCH, Paul | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2005-09-30 |
| BOND, Paul | Director | 2006-07-25 | 2007-12-17 |
| BRADLEY, Michael Paul | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2011-05-31 |
| CARTER, Shaun Edward | Director | 2008-12-18 | 2009-08-17 |
| CHASTON, Stuart Paul | Director | 2007-12-17 | 2013-04-08 |
| FISHER, Amanda Lucia | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2020-01-15 |
| FLOOD, John Joseph | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2012-12-31 |
| FRANCIS, Deborah Anne | Director | 2008-04-02 | 2010-05-06 |
| GANDY, Paul Francis | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2007-12-31 |
| GAVAN, John Vincent | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2005-09-30 |
| HALL, Philip Gregory | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2014-09-30 |
| HALL, Philip Gregory | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2012-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Rodney Hewer | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2008-02-01 |
| HAYWARD, Alan | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2015-12-18 |
| HOLLAND, Daniel Lawrence | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| KASHER, Michael Harrison | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2013-09-19 |
| LUMBY, Richard Gregg | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2018-08-29 |
| MAGGS, Nicholas David | Director | 2017-06-26 | 2020-10-29 |
| NELSON, Andrew Latham | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2013-11-28 |
| PARKER, Asa Daniel | Director | 2013-10-25 | 2017-09-27 |
| PEATTIE, Gordon | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2008-12-18 |
| PRESTON, Philip John | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2015-05-18 |
| PRESTON, Philip John | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2012-01-23 |
| PRESTON, Philip John | Director | 2010-05-06 | 2011-06-01 |
| REDFERN, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2020-11-12 | 2022-01-01 |
| ROBERTSON, Wayne Anthony | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2017-04-28 |
| SHEPLEY, Philip Ernest | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2017-10-31 |
| STALLARD, Matthew John | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2015-12-18 |
| SYKES, Richard Ian | Director | 2009-08-17 | 2011-11-01 |
| THREADER, Paul Simon | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2013-09-19 |
| TROTTER, David Jonathan | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2017-09-29 |
| WARD, Richard James | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-01-31 |
| WARD, Richard James | Director | 2015-05-18 | 2017-01-01 |
| WARD, Richard James | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2014-09-30 |
| DLA PIPER UK NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-04-19 | 2005-09-26 |
| DLA PIPER UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-04-19 | 2005-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carillion Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-29 |
| Enterprise Managed Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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
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