TRAFALGAR SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-22 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+0.1% vs 2024
Employees
94
+22.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£470K
-67.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TRAFALGAR SCIENTIFIC LIMITED 1994-03-11 → present
- FASTDUTY COMPANY LIMITED 1993-11-16 → 1994-03-11
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £46,573,489 | — | — | £24,784,196 | £28,754,335 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £11,243,181 | — | — | £1,111,420 | £163,884 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £11,242,333 | — | — | £1,455,949 | £470,086 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £9,227,422 | — | — | £1,041,123 | £193,213 | |
| Cash | — | — | £6,288,040 | — | — | £9,357,957 | £9,451,477 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £15,349,327 | — | — | £18,213,171 | £18,221,023 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £15,254,217 | — | — | £17,822,659 | £17,841,192 | |
| Equity | £4,710,544 | £6,233,764 | £15,254,217 | £15,652,397 | £16,834,889 | £17,822,659 | £17,841,192 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 52 | — | — | 77 | 94 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,203,697 | — | — | £2,737,655 | £3,559,205 |
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 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 24.1% | — | — | 4.5% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 19.8% | — | — | 4.2% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 73.2% | — | — | 6.1% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.67x | 3.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13258.47x | — | — | 2334.92x | 579.10x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- TRAFALGAR SCIENTIFIC LIMITED · parent
- OCON Chemicals Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMLEY, Claire | Director | 2005-07-15 | Feb 1966 | British |
| BRAMLEY, Matthew | Director | 1994-03-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Michael Craig Maxwell | Secretary | 1993-11-25 | 2004-03-29 |
| HENSON, Margaret | Secretary | 2004-03-29 | 2011-12-08 |
| SUGDEN, James Paul | Secretary | 2011-12-08 | 2019-01-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-16 | 1993-11-25 |
| ELLIOTT, Nicholas Joseph | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2004-03-03 |
| FERGUSON, Michael Craig Maxwell | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2019-10-16 |
| MURPHY, Bernard Hugh | Director | 1993-11-25 | 1994-03-01 |
| SHARPE, Frank Arthur | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1999-02-24 |
| SMITH, Adam Jason | Director | 2020-03-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| SUGDEN, James Paul | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2019-01-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-11-16 | 1993-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Bramley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-01 |
| Mr Matthew Bramley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+16%
£24,784,196 £28,754,335
-
Cash
+1%
£9,357,957 £9,451,477
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.1%
£17,822,659 £17,841,192
-
Employees
+22.1%
77 94
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-85.3%
£1,111,420 £163,884
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-67.7%
£1,455,949 £470,086
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+30%
£2,737,655 £3,559,205
highest in 3 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