£18.57m
+12%vs Aug 2024Active00415632Private limited companyLostock Bolton
A E YATES LIMITED
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
A E YATES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00415632) incorporated on 23 July 1946, registered in Lostock Bolton. Its registered activity is construction of roads and motorways (SIC 42110). Latest group accounts cover the period ending 31 August 2025, showing net assets of £18.57m and cash of £8.61m, with 161 employees on average. Net assets rose 12% on the prior period (£16.55m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 126 comparable companies in Manchester (median £6,435, upper quartile £102k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 23 July 194680 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027in 221 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 6 August 2027in 288 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 42110
- Construction of roads and motorways
- SIC 42130
- Construction of bridges and tunnels
- SIC 42210
- Construction of utility projects for fluids
- SIC 42990
- Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Group
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£8.61m
+32%vs Aug 2024Not reported
161
+16%vs Aug 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £18.57m | £8.61m | £21.54m | £26.61m | — | £3.02m | 161 |
| 31 August 2024 | £16.55m | £6.55m | £16.11m | £23.16m | — | £3.10m | 139 |
| 31 August 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio1.16Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Cash per employee£53kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Positive net assetsNet assets £18,572,427 at 2025-08-31
- Net assets growing+12.2% vs prior period
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £8,612,545
- Multi-year filing history3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 1946-07-23 (80 years)
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- A E Yates (Eot) Limited
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
- Mr John Crompton Whitehead
- owns 50–75% of shares
- A E Yates Employees Ownership Trust
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 288 days
- Next accounts duein 221 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £18.57m · group accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £16.55m · group accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in Manchester
- NORMAN ASHWORTH LIMITEDRochdale · inc. Nov 1964
- HUYTON ASPHALT LIMITEDSt Helens · inc. May 1971
- J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDManchester · inc. May 1973
- MIDDLETON SURFACING LIMITEDChadderton · inc. May 1973
- JOHN LLOYD HEYWOOD LIMITEDHeywood · inc. Feb 1978
- HOVINGTON LIMITEDLancs · inc. Jan 1981
All companies incorporated on 23 July 1946 · in Jul 1946.
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Reminders for A E YATES LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.