AQUILA NUCLEAR ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£54K
-94.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
117
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.6M
-107.7% 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
As detailed in the strategic report, the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to Cyclife UK Limited (Company number: 04772229) on 31 December 2025. As the directors do not intend for the Company to acquire or commence a replacement trade they no longer consider the Company to be a going concern. As such, these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £6,837,000 | £11,406,000 | £10,280,000 | -9.9% | |
| Operating profit | £198,000 | -£493,000 | -£1,292,000 | -162.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £42,000 | -£770,000 | -£1,599,000 | -107.7% | |
| Net profit | £37,000 | -£521,000 | -£1,497,000 | -187.3% | |
| Cash | £1,784,000 | £1,586,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,771,000 | £54,000 | -99.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,472,000 | £951,000 | £54,000 | -94.3% | |
| Equity | £1,472,000 | £951,000 | £54,000 | -94.3% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 126 | 117 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £3,275,000 | £6,231,000 | £6,014,000 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £131,000 | £177,000 | £223,000 | +26% |
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 | 2.9% | -4.3% | -12.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -4.6% | -14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -8.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.9% | 87.8% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.48x | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.27x | -1.78x | -4.21x |
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
- UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UNW LLP Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“As detailed in the strategic report, the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to Cyclife UK Limited (Company number: 04772229) on 31 December 2025. As the directors do not intend for the Company to acquire or commence a replacement trade they no longer consider the Company to be a going concern. As such, these financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2025, the trade and assets of the Company were transferred to Cyclife UK Limited. Accordingly, CAN ceased trading at that date, and its activities will continue within Cyclife UK Limited.”
- “It is anticipated that all contracts will be transferred during 2026, and that as a result, the business will have no trading activity in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARDON, Emmanuelle Severine Daniele, Dr | Director | 2021-12-23 | Jun 1977 | British,French |
| CORBETT, Drew William | Director | 2019-12-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| ROBINSON, Joseph Spencer | Director | 2021-12-23 | Jul 1971 | British |
| ROY-GAUTIER, Deborah | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1987 | French |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, John | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-12-23 |
| ANDREWS, Gregory Mark | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2020-05-08 |
| BALLARIN, Frederic Christian | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2013-10-31 |
| BARKER, David | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2025-08-11 |
| CASTLE, Matthew Edmund | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-06-01 |
| CLARKSON, Iain Geoffrey | Director | 2020-05-08 | 2021-12-23 |
| DONALD, Andrew David Livingstone | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2014-12-31 |
| HOLT, Andrew Theodore | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| LAVERY, Jim | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2011-01-25 |
| MENISSIER, Frédéric | Director | 2021-12-23 | 2023-12-01 |
| THOMSON, Christopher Mark | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| TRAVERS, Richard Benjamin | Director | 2011-06-02 | 2016-11-01 |
| UNWIN, Matthew | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-04-05 |
| WHEELER, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-12-23 |
| WOODS, Alan | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2011-06-02 |
| 7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-11-17 | 2011-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agence Des Participations De L’Etat - Ministère De L'Economie, Des Finances Et De La Souveraineté Industrielle Et Numérique | Legal person | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-08 | Active |
| Électricité De France S.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-23 | Ceased 2023-06-08 |
| Cyclife Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-23 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
| Calder Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-07-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.