ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

1. ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 1985-04-26 → present
2. BOURAS LIMITED 1985-04-04 → 1985-04-26

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

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PKF Francis Clark

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have reviewed the income streams and the level of core overheads of the business, to determine if there is sufficient working capital to meet these requirements, along with scheduled borrowing repayments, for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Following this review, based on the information available to date the directors are satisfied that the company has sufficient cash balances to meet these requirements and, accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of presentation.”

Group structure

1. ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED · parent
   1. HL Instruments Limited 100% · England and Wales · dormant

Significant events

• “Economic uncertainty remains both home and abroad which provides logistical and commercial challenges but nevertheless the company continued to perform well in 2024, reporting a growth in sales revenue of 5.8% taking revenue to £18.2m for the year and providing a strong stable platform for onward growth.”
• “High levels of investment continued within the business to promote both growth and capacity, with significant spends in the acquisition, equipping and fitting out of the new facility together with machine-tools, and personnel.”
• “Challenges remain with the availability and cost of raw materials and finished goods, however there are signs that this is easing. Managing the cost of labour and availability of skilled staff remains a focus withing the business. Inflationary pressure and the cost of energy continues to increase overheads, and a weak Sterling affects incoming purchase costs from overseas business partners, in turn putting pressure on gross margins. We continue to monitor these events and mitigate risk where possible.”

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

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +5.7%

  £17,212,528 → £18,190,785

• Cash

  +23.9%

  £3,899,673 → £4,831,434

• Net assets

  +9.9%

  £11,837,384 → £13,008,302

• Employees

  +5.9%

  85 → 90

• Operating profit

  -21.9%

  £1,897,290 → £1,482,563

• Profit before tax

  -18.1%

  £1,901,117 → £1,557,414

• Wages

  +8.2%

  £3,685,958 → £3,987,300

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