KRATOS ANALYTICAL LIMITED

1. KRATOS ANALYTICAL LIMITED 1987-08-04 → present
2. SPECTROS LIMITED 1984-12-06 → 1987-08-04
3. KRATOS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1984-12-06
4. A E I SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS LIMITED 1956-03-22 → 1977-12-31

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

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.

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

RSM UK Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that cast doubt on the ability of the company to continue as a going concern and that it remains appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”

Significant events

• “Surface Analysis business turnover increased in 2025.”
• “The Mass Spectrometry (Maldi) business turnover decreased in 2025.”
• “A new product release in May 2024 also helped offset the negative impact of the completion of this contract.”
• “Post year end, the company has installed solar panels at their premises with an aim to reduce electricity costs in future years.”
• “Inventory has decreased, reflecting the timing of activity and increased stocking on certain items to counter supply chain issues in the prior year.”
• “There was also an internal review of standard costs in April 2023 and March 2024 which resulted in higher levels of inventory.”
• “The increased stock turn reflects the concerted effect to build up certain stock items to avoid supply chain issues as noted above.”
• “On the 5 June 2025, the Government announced its intention to introduce legislation to give affected pension schemes the ability to retrospectively obtain written confirmation that historical benefit changes met the necessary standards.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -4.2%

  £42,087,000 → £40,330,000

• Cash

  +54.9%

  £6,297,000 → £9,755,000

• Net assets

  +5.2%

  £41,415,000 → £43,553,000

• Employees

  -2.3%

  216 → 211

• Operating profit

  -15.8%

  £2,954,000 → £2,487,000

• Profit before tax

  -15%

  £3,015,000 → £2,564,000

• Wages

  +0.8%

  £10,013,000 → £10,097,000

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