SPECTRUM CONTROL LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-9.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+38.1% vs 2023
Employees
128
-14.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+274.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- SPECTRUM CONTROL LTD 2022-12-08 → present
- API MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 2014-12-01 → 2022-12-08
- RF2M MICROELECTRONICS LTD 2012-05-30 → 2014-12-01
- C-MAC MICROCIRCUITS LIMITED 1992-10-19 → 2012-05-30
- C-MAC MICRO-CIRCUITS LIMITED. 1992-09-18 → 1992-10-19
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.1832) LIMITED 1992-06-08 → 1992-09-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,586,000 | £31,425,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,557,000 | £4,444,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,546,000 | £4,440,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,423,000 | £4,348,000 | |
| Cash | £2,031,000 | £1,833,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,465,000 | £17,793,000 | |
| Net assets | £11,406,000 | £15,754,000 | |
| Equity | £11,406,000 | £15,754,000 | |
| Average employees | 149 | 128 | |
| Wages | £5,568,000 | £5,369,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.8% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | -11.2% | 13.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -20.5% | 25.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.8% | 56.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | -2557.00x | 888.80x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having regard to the company's financial position, its forecast and after making enquiries about the parent company's financial position, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Turnover in the year increased on prior year by 46% due to the combined effect of phasing in demand for defence related programs, re-sale of purchased product demand from commercial Aerospace and Oil and Gas industries. Operating profit for the year was £4,444k (2023: £2,557k loss), this is after restructuring costs of £709k (2023: £2,005k).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNOWDON, Neil | Director | 2022-11-28 | Jan 1963 | British |
| SORELLE, Richard Dennis | Director | 2021-11-29 | Aug 1959 | American |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Christopher William | Secretary | 2012-03-22 | 2015-01-31 |
| CLARKE, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 2001-03-20 | 2004-11-12 |
| KEANEY, Dale Christian | Secretary | 2006-09-14 | 2008-10-10 |
| LAGASSE, Joseph Antoine Louis | Secretary | 1992-09-18 | 1996-12-04 |
| MCGREEVY, Kevin Dominic | Secretary | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| PROVENCHER, Michael | Secretary | 1996-12-04 | 2001-05-18 |
| ROUND, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 2008-10-10 | 2012-03-22 |
| STEWART, Alan Trevor | Secretary | 2004-12-09 | 2006-09-14 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-06-08 | 1992-09-18 |
| ANTELL, Brian Hamilton | Director | 1993-02-09 | 2003-09-01 |
| BRADLEY, Christopher William | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2015-01-31 |
| BROWN, David Edward | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2000-09-29 |
| CHANDLER, Christine Anne | Nominee Director | 1992-06-08 | 1992-09-18 |
| CLIFTON, Stuart | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2006-05-03 |
| DUNNE, Kevin Leslie | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-01-12 |
| FARRINGTON, Richard John | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2020-07-31 |
| HAHN, Terrence | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2021-11-29 |
| HAYES, Perry Gustav | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| HOWCHIN, Matthew John | Director | 2016-04-04 | 2022-03-31 |
| LAGASSE, Joseph Antoine Louis | Director | 1992-09-18 | 1997-10-02 |
| LAZAR, Bel William | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2015-03-02 |
| LEUNG, Julio Sze Wai | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2003-09-01 |
| LIGAN, Warren James | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2004-10-18 |
| MUKERJEE, Indro Mario | Director | 2006-03-22 | 2011-09-05 |
| ODDEY, Karen | Director | 2010-09-13 | 2013-01-07 |
| OLDHAM, William Andrew | Director | 2000-09-29 | 2002-03-04 |
| RALPH, Duncan Stewart | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-09-09 |
| REEVE, Robert Arthur | Nominee Director | 1992-06-08 | 1992-09-18 |
| RICHARDS, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2013-01-07 | 2016-04-01 |
| ROUND, Michael Andrew | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2012-03-22 |
| SKIGGS, Ian Michael | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2022-10-22 |
| TAVARES, Robert Edward | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2019-09-23 |
| WOOD, Dennis | Director | 1992-09-18 | 2002-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Api Technologies (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-11-08 | Active |
| Rf2m Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-05-19 | Ceased 2023-11-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-04 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-12-08 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-08 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+45.6%
£21,586,000 £31,425,000
-
Cash
-9.7%
£2,031,000 £1,833,000
-
Net assets
+38.1%
£11,406,000 £15,754,000
-
Employees
-14.1%
149 128
-
Operating profit
+273.8%
-£2,557,000 £4,444,000
-
Profit before tax
+274.4%
-£2,546,000 £4,440,000
-
Wages
-3.6%
£5,568,000 £5,369,000
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