STS DEFENCE LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. STS DEFENCE LIMITED 2001-08-30 → present
2. STS BASYS LIMITED 2001-06-27 → 2001-08-30
3. SPACE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LIMITED 1996-07-15 → 2001-06-27
4. JADEMOSS TRADING LIMITED 1996-05-01 → 1996-07-15

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

Forvis Mazars LLP

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.”

Significant events

• “There were a number of notable contract awards and extensions in the year with both existing and new customers. In addition, the pipeline of opportunities has continued to grow which gives the Directors confidence the business is well positioned to achieve significant progress in the next financial year and beyond.”
• “During 2025 we agreed and signed a new lease with our landlord and completed the 2nd floor expansion with a new office suite catering for 120 staff.”

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

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -2.6%

  £36,664,104 → £35,726,467

• Cash

  -5.7%

  £4,758,509 → £4,487,208

• Net assets

  -87.4%

  £10,872,591 → £1,372,781

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  +13.3%

  166 → 188

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  -2.6%

  £5,683,732 → £5,536,724

• Profit before tax

  +4.6%

  £5,362,863 → £5,611,886

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +8.6%

  £7,770,473 → £8,440,149

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