PULSAR INSTRUMENTS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£229K
-34.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£141K
+2.9% vs 2024
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£305K
+298.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PULSAR INSTRUMENTS PLC 2006-04-04 → present
- ALFRED PETERS PLC 1989-08-17 → 2006-04-04
- NELLAFORD LIMITED 1973-02-21 → 1989-08-17
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £734,838 | £906,851 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £76,596 | £301,385 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £76,596 | £305,314 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £72,723 | £228,943 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £349,185 | £229,442 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £188,263 | £140,577 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £136,634 | £140,577 | |
| Equity | -£18,520 | -£47,429 | -£8,226 | £6,066 | £98,448 | £136,634 | £140,577 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £191,552 | £39,884 |
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.4% | 33.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.9% | 25.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 40.7% | 214.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1762.49x |
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.
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORRALL, Margaret Susan | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| DAWSON, Lucy Emily | Director | 2026-03-06 | Jul 1980 | British |
| WALLIS, Daren Simon | Director | 2022-07-18 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WALLIS, Lynda Mary | Director | 1994-12-16 | Aug 1946 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INGRAM, Claire Jane | Secretary | 2022-08-02 | 2022-11-29 |
| QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista | Secretary | 2023-12-22 | 2025-04-30 |
| QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista | Secretary | 2022-11-30 | 2023-05-22 |
| TEASDALE, Mark | Secretary | 2023-05-22 | 2023-12-22 |
| WORRALL, Margaret Susan | Secretary | — | 2022-08-02 |
| BRACK, Sarah | Director | 2009-11-16 | 2018-03-31 |
| BULLEN, Mike Jack | Director | 2006-04-12 | 2009-04-20 |
| FISHER, Ronald | Director | — | 1994-12-16 |
| GOODRICH, Terence Alan | Director | — | 1994-12-16 |
| WAUGH, Peter | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2013-03-18 |
| WORRALL, Margaret Susan | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2022-08-02 |
| WORRALL, Margaret Susan | Director | — | 2009-11-16 |
| WRIGHT, Richard | Director | — | 1994-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Measurements Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-11-20 | Active |
| Mr Daren Simon Wallis | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-08-02 | Active |
| Mrs Lynda Mary Wallis | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-08-02 | Active |
| Pulsar Instruments Pte. Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-05-31 | Ceased 2023-11-20 |
| Miss Margaret Susan Worrall | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-31 | Ceased 2022-08-02 |
| Mrs Sarah Jane Brack | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-16 | Ceased 2018-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+23.4%
£734,838 £906,851
-
Cash
-34.3%
£349,185 £229,442
-
Net assets
+2.9%
£136,634 £140,577
-
Employees
0%
2 2
-
Operating profit
+293.5%
£76,596 £301,385
-
Profit before tax
+298.6%
£76,596 £305,314
-
Wages
-79.2%
£191,552 £39,884
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers