BEDFONT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-37.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-11% vs 2023
Employees
55
+3.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-28.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BEDFONT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 1992-10-01 → present
- BEDFONT TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 1976-12-08 → 1992-10-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,612,086 | £9,449,989 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,192,092 | £1,559,142 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,209,171 | £1,584,357 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,916,226 | £1,261,021 | |
| Cash | £1,341,481 | £908,989 | £1,192,143 | — | £1,927,429 | £1,210,221 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,090,193 | £3,188,852 | £3,399,607 | — | £4,511,155 | £4,024,447 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,188,852 | £3,381,672 | — | £4,427,326 | £3,938,348 | |
| Equity | £3,090,193 | £3,188,852 | £3,381,672 | — | £4,427,326 | £3,938,348 | |
| Average employees | 45 | 48 | 46 | — | 53 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,158,600 | £2,353,127 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 22.8% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 19.9% | 13.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 48.6% | 38.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 28.5% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.51x | 4.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 8566.71x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence throughout the going concern assessment period to 30 September 2026. The Company's forecasts and projections through to 30 September 2026, taking account of reasonably possible downside changes in trading performance, show that the company will maintain liquidity headroom throughout the going concern assessment period. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BEDFONT SCIENTIFIC LIMITED · parent
- Bedfont Property Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Since the Balance Sheet date, the directors have declared a dividend of £1,000,000 on 8th April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAPLE, Dawn | Secretary | 2023-07-03 | — | — |
| CORNEVIN, Charles Leopold Daniel | Director | 2025-10-08 | Jul 1993 | French |
| SINTRAT, Claire Francoise Christiane | Director | 2025-10-08 | Mar 1984 | British |
| SMITH, Jason Trevor | Director | 2016-10-03 | Jul 1985 | British |
| ULRICH, Nicolas | Director | 2025-10-08 | Feb 1990 | French |
| YONEMURA, Yusuke | Director | 2021-03-01 | Dec 1981 | Japanese |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUMMELL, Barbara | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| DESNOUE, Patrice Bernard | Secretary | — | 2004-10-01 |
| SMITH, Jason Trevor | Secretary | 2023-04-01 | 2023-07-03 |
| DESNOUE, Patrice Bernard | Director | — | 2004-10-06 |
| ROWE, Stephen Graham | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2004-12-10 |
| SMITH, Andrew Graham Treve | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2025-10-08 |
| SMITH, Natasha | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2025-10-08 |
| SMITH, Trevor Charles Leslie | Director | — | 2025-10-08 |
| STODDART, Keith Charles | Director | 1994-09-23 | 1999-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breathbio Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-08 | Active |
| Mr Jason Trevor Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-11-18 | Ceased 2025-10-08 |
| Mr Trevor Charles Leslie Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-1.7%
£9,612,086 £9,449,989
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Cash
-37.2%
£1,927,429 £1,210,221
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Net assets
-11%
£4,427,326 £3,938,348
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Employees
+3.8%
53 55
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-28.9%
£2,192,092 £1,559,142
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Profit before tax
-28.3%
£2,209,171 £1,584,357
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Wages
+9%
£2,158,600 £2,353,127
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