MISSION SYSTEMS WIMBORNE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-16 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-44% vs 2023
Net assets
£282M
+12.4% vs 2023
Employees
632
-7.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£37M
+29.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- MISSION SYSTEMS WIMBORNE LIMITED 2022-03-09 → present
- COBHAM MISSION SYSTEMS WIMBORNE LIMITED 2019-09-24 → 2022-03-09
- FLIGHT REFUELLING LIMITED 1934-10-29 → 2019-09-24
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £161,194,000 | £184,762,000 | |
| Operating profit | £23,950,000 | £32,239,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £28,734,000 | £37,272,000 | |
| Net profit | £25,522,000 | £31,179,000 | |
| Cash | £2,908,000 | £1,629,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £294,604,000 | £325,911,000 | |
| Net assets | £251,174,000 | £282,353,000 | |
| Equity | £251,174,000 | £282,353,000 | |
| Average employees | 684 | 632 | |
| Wages | £40,237,000 | £35,498,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 17.4% | |
| Net margin | 15.8% | 16.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.50x | 2.84x | |
| Interest cover | 3.84x | 4.78x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking account of the relevant business risk, the Directors believe that the Company is well placed to continue to manage its business successfully and has adequate resources to continue operation for the period until 30 September 2026. For this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MISSION SYSTEMS WIMBORNE LIMITED · parent
- Exertherm 100%
Significant events
- “On 20th May 2024 the Company completed the acquisition of a UK based thermal monitoring provider, acquiring 100% of Exertherm, as part of the expansion of the Group's capabilities in the thermal monitoring and critical electrical equipment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Russ | Director | 2024-07-18 | Jul 1978 | British |
| COX, Julian Michael | Director | 2023-09-27 | Aug 1969 | British |
| PRICE, Matthew | Director | 2021-09-07 | Aug 1975 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANNING, Paul | Secretary | 2004-06-28 | 2005-07-31 |
| CLAPP, David Alan | Secretary | 2020-10-19 | 2021-09-03 |
| FRENCH, Wayne Ian | Secretary | 1995-11-27 | 2004-06-29 |
| GANE, John Robert | Secretary | 2018-03-19 | 2020-10-12 |
| MOORE, Brian | Secretary | — | 1993-05-24 |
| NIGHTINGALE, John Paul Martin | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2018-03-02 |
| NIGHTINGALE, John Paul Martin | Secretary | 2005-07-31 | 2005-10-03 |
| SISMEY, Richard George | Secretary | 2005-10-03 | 2008-08-31 |
| WALLIS, Blair | Secretary | 1993-05-24 | 1995-11-27 |
| ADAMSON, John Stuart | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| ANNETT, Richard John | Director | — | 2000-12-22 |
| BANNING, Paul | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2005-07-31 |
| BARBER, James | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2020-04-14 |
| CLAPP, David Alan | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2021-09-03 |
| CLARK, Kim | Director | 2023-09-27 | 2024-07-18 |
| CLARK, Robin Hartley Ledgerd | Director | — | 2003-08-15 |
| CONNELL, Jonathan Samuel | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2022-08-19 |
| CONNELL, Jonathan Samuel | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2021-09-03 |
| COOK, Allan Edward | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2004-06-29 |
| EPHGRAVE, Alan David | Director | 2015-04-27 | 2017-10-16 |
| FRENCH, Wayne Ian | Director | 1994-11-14 | 2004-06-29 |
| GANE, John Robert | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2020-10-12 |
| IRWIN, Alastair Giles | Director | — | 2003-07-27 |
| JOHNSTON, Martin James Hardy | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1994-09-30 |
| KOTA, Kenneth | Director | 2017-10-24 | 2018-10-05 |
| LEE, Marcus, Mr. | Director | 2022-10-27 | 2023-08-11 |
| LEONARD, Mervyn Mitchell | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| MCKEOWN, Kevin Joseph | Director | 2020-04-16 | 2021-09-07 |
| MOORE, Brian | Director | — | 1993-10-29 |
| MOORE, Philip Michael Peter | Director | 1993-10-11 | 1994-06-30 |
| NIGHTINGALE, John Paul Martin | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2018-03-02 |
| O'CONNOR, Patrick Quinn | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2009-09-30 |
| O'CONNOR, Patrick Quinn | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2008-08-31 |
| PAGE, Gordon Francis De Courcy | Director | — | 2001-11-26 |
| PARMENTER, Martin David, Mr. | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| PARTRIDGE, Stewart Mark | Director | 2007-01-12 | 2008-06-30 |
| QUARTEY, Daniel Malcolm | Director | 2021-09-07 | 2023-02-24 |
| SISMEY, Richard George | Director | 2005-10-03 | 2008-08-31 |
| SMITH, Brian John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2004-06-29 |
| SODERSTROM, Rolf Kristian Berndtson | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2007-06-30 |
| STANBROOK, Jo | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2024-12-13 |
| STEVENS, Andrew John | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2007-01-12 |
| SYMS, Philip Walter | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1995-08-31 |
| THORNDIKE, Duncan | Director | 2018-02-16 | 2021-09-03 |
| TUCKER, Warren Gordon | Director | 2003-07-28 | 2004-06-29 |
| TURNER, Peter Scott | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2004-06-29 |
| TYSON, John Richard | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2008-06-30 |
| VINCENT, Michelle Jane | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| WATSON, Paul | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2020-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Industries Xx Unlimited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-06-01 | Active |
| Cobham Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-09 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-09 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2021-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+14.6%
£161,194,000 £184,762,000
-
Cash
-44%
£2,908,000 £1,629,000
-
Net assets
+12.4%
£251,174,000 £282,353,000
-
Employees
-7.6%
684 632
-
Operating profit
+34.6%
£23,950,000 £32,239,000
-
Profit before tax
+29.7%
£28,734,000 £37,272,000
-
Wages
-11.8%
£40,237,000 £35,498,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers