SYNECTIC SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-26 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+535.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£18M
+11.8% vs 2023
Employees
128
+14.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+46.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,964,000 | £27,505,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,187,000 | £2,117,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,285,000 | £3,355,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,790,000 | £2,903,000 | |
| Cash | £818,000 | £5,201,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,932,000 | £19,782,000 | |
| Net assets | £16,289,000 | £18,215,000 | |
| Equity | £16,289,000 | £18,215,000 | |
| Average employees | 112 | 128 | |
| Wages | £5,372,000 | £6,699,000 |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.2% | 10.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 48.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | 60.75x | 70.57x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In addition, Synectics plc has provided the Company with an undertaking that for at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements, it will continue to make available such funds as needed by the Company.”
Group structure
- SYNECTIC SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Synectics No.2 Limited (formerly Persides Technology Limited) (dormant) 100%
- Synectic Systems (Asia) Pte Limited 100%
- Synectic Systems (Macau) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company recorded revenues of £27.5 million (2023: £25.0 million), reflecting a resurgence in the Gaming market in North America, strong growth in UK Public Space & Critical Infrastructure and continued buoyancy in Oil & Gas markets.”
- “Profit before tax was £3.4 million in the year (2023: £2.3 million), including a dividend received of £1.0 million (2023: £nil) from a subsidiary entity.”
- “Continued investment in our intellectual property and technology base remains a key priority, with £3.7 million of technology development spend in 2024 (2023: £3.2 million).”
- “An interim dividend of £1,000,000 was paid during the year (2023: £nil).”
- “PA Webb (deceased 25 August 2024)”
- “OD Aindow (appointed 16 October 2024)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEWART, Claire Susan | Secretary | 2019-03-04 | — | — |
| AINDOW, Owen David | Director | 2024-10-16 | Jun 1973 | British |
| GOOD, Katie May | Director | 2025-12-22 | Nov 1976 | British |
| LARNDER, Amanda Louise | Director | 2022-07-04 | Jul 1980 | British |
| SWAIN, Richard David | Director | 2025-12-22 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Paul John | Director | 2025-08-26 | May 1969 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESWICK, Simon | Secretary | 2018-11-30 | 2019-03-04 |
| BRIERLEY, Richard Paul | Secretary | 2016-05-26 | 2018-04-06 |
| POULTNEY, Nigel Charles | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2016-05-11 |
| STILWELL, Michael James | Secretary | 2018-04-06 | 2018-11-30 |
| AINDOW, Owen David | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2018-05-31 |
| BEDFORD, David Michael | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2022-07-01 |
| BESWICK, Simon | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-04-18 |
| GAVIN, David Kerr Wilson | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2025-07-30 |
| HOLLOWAY-BONE, Lucy | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2026-03-26 |
| JONES, Graham Paul | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2011-12-16 |
| KATNIC, John | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2018-01-31 |
| LARNDER, Amanda Louise | Director | 2019-04-18 | 2020-03-11 |
| MOONAN, Paul Edmund | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2013-06-27 |
| ORME, David Michael | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2007-10-26 |
| POULTNEY, Nigel Charles | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2015-11-30 |
| ROBINSON, Glenn | Director | 2006-08-10 | 2009-03-10 |
| SHAH, Azadar Hussain | Director | 2013-02-13 | 2013-08-30 |
| SHEPHERD, John, Mr. | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2015-01-31 |
| SINGLETON, Russell Craig | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2010-05-06 |
| STILWELL, Michael James | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| WEBB, Paul Anthony | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2024-08-25 |
| FOTOVALUE LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-05-12 | 2019-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synectics Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
+10.2%
£24,964,000 £27,505,000
-
Cash
+535.8%
£818,000 £5,201,000
-
Net assets
+11.8%
£16,289,000 £18,215,000
-
Employees
+14.3%
112 128
-
Operating profit
-3.2%
£2,187,000 £2,117,000
-
Profit before tax
+46.8%
£2,285,000 £3,355,000
-
Wages
+24.7%
£5,372,000 £6,699,000
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