CAMBRIDGE PRECISION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£156K
-76.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-10.7% vs 2023
Employees
89
-3.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£19K
-103% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CAMBRIDGE PRECISION LIMITED 2003-01-15 → present
- CAMBRIDGE PRECISION INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 1992-08-27 → 2003-01-15
- BROOKTIDE LIMITED 1991-12-09 → 1992-08-27
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,882,233 | — | £11,730,554 | — | £11,330,247 | £9,319,519 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,108,943 | — | £1,398,681 | — | £697,234 | £23,144 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,065,876 | — | £1,349,885 | — | £638,149 | -£19,292 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £821,246 | — | £1,141,524 | — | £481,057 | -£29,342 | |
| Cash | £285,757 | — | £646,873 | £646,873 | £1,219,282 | £1,219,282 | £138,992 | £138,992 | £658,341 | £156,151 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,089,142 | — | £3,723,130 | — | £3,931,678 | — | £5,489,016 | — | £5,273,000 | £4,413,280 | |
| Net assets | £2,590,376 | — | £2,784,981 | — | £3,206,227 | — | £3,947,751 | — | £4,028,808 | £3,599,466 | |
| Equity | £2,590,376 | — | £2,784,981 | £2,784,981 | £3,206,227 | £3,206,227 | £3,947,751 | £3,947,751 | £4,028,808 | £3,599,466 | |
| Average employees | 80 | — | 75 | — | 74 | — | 83 | — | 92 | 89 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,550,509 | — | £2,980,311 | — | £3,239,641 | £3,171,425 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | — | 11.9% | — | 6.2% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | — | 9.7% | — | 4.2% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 28.2% | — | 25.5% | — | 13.2% | 0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.2% | 40.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.10x | 2.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 25.72x | — | 28.61x | — | 11.57x | 0.50x |
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
- PEM Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RATA, Nigel Murray Kinnaird | Secretary | 1993-11-30 | — | British |
| HOBBS, Richard Hefford | Director | — | Sep 1967 | British |
| RATA, Nigel Murray Kinnaird | Director | 1993-11-30 | Nov 1963 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROWLEY, Mark Gerard | Secretary | — | 1993-11-30 |
| HOBBS, Michael Henry Hefford | Director | 1993-07-07 | 2026-01-25 |
| ROWLEY, Mark Gerard | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| SANDFORD, Eric William | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Murray Kinnaird Rata | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Richard Hefford Hobbs | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-20 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2019-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-12-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-17.7%
£11,330,247 £9,319,519
-
Cash
-76.3%
£658,341 £156,151
-
Net assets
-10.7%
£4,028,808 £3,599,466
-
Employees
-3.3%
92 89
-
Operating profit
-96.7%
£697,234 £23,144
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-103%
£638,149 -£19,292
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-2.1%
£3,239,641 £3,171,425
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