ASCO DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED
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Cash
£195k
+983.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
-3.6% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£504k
-153.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £1,114,000 | £1,793,000 | £769,000 | -57.1% | |
| Operating profit | £300,000 | £958,000 | -£502,000 | -152.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £285,000 | £949,000 | -£504,000 | -153.1% | |
| Net profit | £285,000 | £887,000 | -£553,000 | -162.3% | |
| Cash | £148,000 | £18,000 | £195,000 | +983.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,677,000 | £15,531,000 | £14,978,000 | -3.6% | |
| Net assets | £14,644,000 | £15,531,000 | £14,978,000 | -3.6% | |
| Equity | £14,644,000 | £15,531,000 | £14,978,000 | -3.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 53.4% | -65.3% | |
| Net margin | 25.6% | 49.5% | -71.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 6.2% | -3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 36.35x | 14.78x | 36.80x | |
| Interest cover | 20.00x | — | — |
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
- ASCO DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED 2018-02-07 → present
- ENVIROCO LIMITED 1998-03-27 → 2018-02-07
- NORWYND LIMITED 1997-11-04 → 1998-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is part of the ASCO Group ("the Group") headed by Project Advance Topco Limited. As such the Company is a party to the group funding arrangements and reliant on continued financial support from the Group. The Company has received a letter of support confirming that the Group will provide or procure sufficient funds as necessary to allow ASCO Decommissioning Limited to continue its operations for at least 12 months after these financial statements are signed.”
Group structure
- ASCO DECOMMISSIONING LIMITED · parent
- NORM Solutions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 May 2026, the Group entered into new financing arrangements with the existing lenders (BZ Commercial Finance and Leumi UK Group) effective 1 July 2026 which will provide additional liquidity to support the growth of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Stephen | Director | 2018-09-10 | Jul 1968 | British |
| PETTIGREW, Timothy Michael Robert | Director | 2023-08-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SCOTT, Allan Douglas | Director | 2025-07-23 | Apr 1970 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNEDY, William Stewart | Secretary | 1998-08-26 | 2011-03-31 |
| LLOYD, Christopher Paul | Secretary | 1997-11-07 | 1998-08-26 |
| MCINTYRE, Fraser Nicol | Secretary | 2012-05-28 | 2026-05-05 |
| MCKENZIE, Lindsay-Anne | Secretary | 2011-03-31 | 2012-05-28 |
| REID, Brian | Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-04 | 1997-11-07 |
| ALLAN, William Macdonald | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2014-12-08 |
| AVERILL, Michael Charles Edward | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2011-12-22 |
| BROWN, Alan John | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2018-09-25 |
| CORDINER, William Neil | Director | 2004-08-24 | 2006-10-25 |
| COULL, John James | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-08-26 |
| FRANCE, Peter Ian | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2023-08-29 |
| JONES, Glenn | Director | 2004-04-05 | 2005-01-31 |
| LENNOX, Craig John | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| LIPP, Marianne Hope | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-03-20 |
| LITTNER, Claude Manuel | Director | 2005-01-28 | 2006-10-25 |
| LLOYD, Christopher Paul | Director | 1997-11-07 | 2006-10-25 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen | Nominee Director | 1997-11-04 | 1997-11-07 |
| MACDONALD, Andrew David | Director | 2012-10-03 | 2014-04-08 |
| MACIVER, Kevin Duncan | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-03-24 |
| MALLETT, Andrew Howard | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2006-10-25 |
| MANDERSON, Colin Bruce | Director | 1997-11-07 | 2003-11-27 |
| MINTY, Brian James | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2004-03-12 |
| PAVER, Gary Neil | Director | 2020-03-20 | 2023-06-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Walter Clark | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2006-10-25 |
| ROSS, Ian Macarthur | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2013-02-27 |
| ROSS, Ian Macarthur | Director | 1999-11-04 | 1999-11-19 |
| SKENE, Ian William | Director | 1998-02-09 | 1998-12-13 |
| SMITH, Derek | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2014-12-04 |
| STEPHEN, Mark | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2004-02-25 |
| TAYLOR, Daniel Hamilton | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2013-09-12 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan David Richard | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2015-10-01 |
| TAYLOR, Roger James | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2004-08-24 |
| TAYLOR, Roger James | Director | 1998-02-09 | 1998-12-13 |
| WALKER, Mark Johnstone | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2019-05-01 |
| WRIGHT, Antony Robert William | Director | 2023-07-03 | 2026-05-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-11 |
| Asco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-07-12 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.