HARTEST PRECISION INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-17 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8K
-56.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£367K
-5.5% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£20K
+3.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARTEST PRECISION INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 2006-03-30 → present
- SHEEN INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 1947-11-21 → 2006-03-30
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | -£20,231 | -£19,903 | |
| Profit before tax | -£20,231 | -£19,536 | |
| Net profit | -£20,231 | -£19,536 | |
| Cash | £19,169 | £8,370 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £387,812 | £366,579 | |
| Equity | £387,812 | £366,579 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.7% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.82x | 3.39x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board has considered cash flow projections for the next twelve months and beyond. The Company meets its working capital requirements through funding provided by its parent company, Checkit plc. It does not have a bank loan or overdraft. Checkit plc continues to provide financial support to all subsidiaries, including the Company. Directors have a reasonable expectation of continued operational existence.”
Group structure
- HARTEST PRECISION INSTRUMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Hartest Precision Instruments India Private Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The principal activity of the Company is to control the operations of the India branch of the Tinsley Group, operations which have been discontinued. The Company does not expect to generate turnover in future periods. The investment represents 100% ordinary shareholding in Hartest Precision Instruments India Private Limited which is registered in India and has its principal place of business in Delhi, India. Its principal activity is discontinued and the Company ceased trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYTE, Christopher James | Director | 2022-05-12 | May 1982 | British |
| SHAW, Kristian Stuart | Director | 2024-10-14 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Brian Anthony | Secretary | 2002-03-07 | 2004-09-27 |
| ANDREWS, Jill | Secretary | 1993-12-09 | 1997-04-01 |
| CULSHAW, Alasdair Douglas | Secretary | 2004-09-27 | 2006-03-08 |
| DOW, Nicoll Lany | Secretary | 2001-12-10 | 2002-03-07 |
| DYER BARTLETT, Dudley Richard Max | Secretary | 2006-03-08 | 2006-08-01 |
| PITFIELD, Jacqueline Molloy | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 2001-12-10 |
| PORTER, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| REEVES, Martin Leslie | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2016-09-29 |
| ROUTS, Stanley Alan Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-12-09 |
| SPINK, Geoffrey | Secretary | 2009-03-20 | 2010-09-01 |
| WEATHERSTONE, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 2016-09-29 | 2020-08-21 |
| ANDERSON, Raymond Quintus | Director | — | 1993-12-09 |
| COOPER, Anthony William | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2012-10-12 |
| CULSHAW, Alasdair Douglas | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2006-03-08 |
| DALEY, Keith Anthony | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2019-01-31 |
| DYER BARTLETT, Dudley Richard Max | Director | 1999-12-14 | 2009-03-20 |
| GURNEY, Grahame | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2011-12-31 |
| LEEMING, David Roger | Director | 2001-11-10 | 2007-12-31 |
| MUIR, Aylsa Kim | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2021-09-03 |
| NEAL, Nathan John, Mr. | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2004-11-02 |
| PORTER, Robert Charles | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2009-03-20 |
| POWELL, Loretta | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2010-12-03 |
| PRICE, Gregory Laurence | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2024-09-30 |
| ROSE, Nigel George | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2011-08-05 |
| ROUTS, Stanley Alan Frederick | Director | — | 2001-08-31 |
| SPINK, Geoffrey | Director | 2004-07-27 | 2011-08-31 |
| WEATHERSTONE, Andrew Paul | Director | 2019-09-24 | 2020-09-24 |
| WILSON, John Frederick | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2019-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkit Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-12 | Active |
| Elektron Technology Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-20 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-06-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-56.3%
£19,169 £8,370
-
Net assets
-5.5%
£387,812 £366,579
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+1.6%
-£20,231 -£19,903
-
Profit before tax
+3.4%
-£20,231 -£19,536
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