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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-22 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-08-08

Watchouts

2 items

Cash

£8K

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

-£84K

Equity attributable

Employees

3

Average over period

Profit before tax

-£262K

Period ending 2024-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

1-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2024-12-31
Turnover £0
Operating profit -£262,630
Profit before tax -£262,475
Net profit -£262,475
Cash £8,119
Total assets less current liabilities -£59,475
Net assets -£84,475
Equity -£84,475
Average employees 3
Wages £89,740

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 2024-12-31
Return on capital employed 441.6%
Current ratio 0.47x

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
UK-adopted International Accounting Standards
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
PKF Littlejohn LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“However, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Consequently, the directors acknowledge that the audit report includes a material uncertainty related to the Company's going concern until adequate long-term funding is obtained.”

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CHU, Anthony Christopher, Prof Director 2023-08-02 May 1951 British
ERIKSSON, Patric Tony Director 2024-06-14 Jun 1967 Swedish
MANN, Philip Director 2023-08-02 Jun 1986 British
SAWYER, Timothy Charles Director 2025-02-27 Feb 1962 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FALLON, Philip Secretary 2023-08-02 2025-07-31
FALLON, Philip Director 2024-06-14 2025-07-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Philip Mann Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2023-08-02 Ceased 2025-05-30
Prof Anthony Christopher Chu Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2023-08-02 Ceased 2024-08-02

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 26 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-07-04 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-04 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-08-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-08-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-08-06 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-08-05 PSC08 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control statement PDF
2025-07-28 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-30 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-05-30 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-02-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-01-30 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-01-30 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2024-12-20 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2024-09-26 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-23 RP04SH01 capital Second filing capital allotment shares PDF
2024-08-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-08-12 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-09 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2024-07-04 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-06-28 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
9

last 12 months

Capital events
8

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

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

Year-on-year

Latest filed period vs the prior one

No year-on-year comparison available — needs at least two filed periods with shared line items.

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