ENCOCAM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-30 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+4,294.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£13M
-10% vs 2023
Employees
219
-3.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
-304.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ENCOCAM LIMITED 2008-08-27 → present
- CELLBOND COMPOSITES LIMITED 1988-01-18 → 2008-08-27
- GEMMAINE LIMITED 1985-09-05 → 1988-01-18
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,388,091 | £26,018,443 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£92,492 | -£770,283 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£359,058 | -£1,451,408 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £3,034,817 | £2,500,577 | -£336,368 | -£1,113,244 | |
| Cash | — | — | -£163,386 | £54,573 | £148,060 | £24,954 | £1,096,698 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £19,886,292 | £14,293,809 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £12,772,777 | £15,223,354 | £14,886,986 | £13,396,862 | |
| Equity | £7,561,368 | £8,379,092 | — | — | — | £14,886,986 | £13,396,862 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 223 | 228 | 226 | 219 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,644,596 | £7,219,524 | £7,199,434 | £9,722,099 |
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 | 2018-04-30 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.7% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5% | -5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 40.1% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.77x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -0.35x | -1.35x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ENCOCAM LIMITED · parent
- Cellbond Incorporated 100%
- Cellbond Kabushiki Kaisha 100%
- Cellbond B.V. 100%
- Cellbond GmbH 100%
- Cellbond Korea 100%
Significant events
- “On 11 October 2024 Encocam Limited made an interim dividend of £305,000 to Encocam Holdings Limited. This enabled Encocam Holdings Limited to enact a share buy-back of £300,000 for 4 B shares.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALDRON, Lisa | Secretary | 2022-01-05 | — | — |
| ASHMEAD, Mike Mehrdad, Dr | Director | — | Sep 1949 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHMEAD, Mike Mehrdad, Dr | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2020-01-10 |
| MURPHY, Paul | Secretary | — | 2002-07-17 |
| SANGSTER, Clive Kenneth | Secretary | 2007-09-07 | 2009-03-16 |
| SMITH, Michael Paul | Secretary | 2002-07-17 | 2007-09-07 |
| WATSON, Dace | Secretary | 2020-01-10 | 2021-12-17 |
| CORBETT, Jane Catherine | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2013-02-25 |
| KHABIRI, Changiz | Director | — | 2013-02-25 |
| MURPHY, Paul | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2002-04-15 |
| MURPHY, Paul | Director | — | 1995-11-28 |
| SANGSTER, Clive Kenneth | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2008-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encocam Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-18 | Active |
| Dr Mike Mehrdad Ashmead | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-03 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-09-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-08-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-04-30
-
Turnover
+34.2%
£19,388,091 £26,018,443
-
Cash
+4,294.9%
£24,954 £1,096,698
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-10%
£14,886,986 £13,396,862
-
Employees
-3.1%
226 219
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-732.8%
-£92,492 -£770,283
-
Profit before tax
-304.2%
-£359,058 -£1,451,408
-
Wages
+35%
£7,199,434 £9,722,099
highest in 4 filed years
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