NOVAR ED&S LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
-9.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£96m
-11.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
286
-3.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£940k
-124.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,720,000 | £71,880,000 | £59,628,000 | -17% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,201,000 | -£1,885,000 | -£7,791,000 | -313.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,792,000 | £3,777,000 | -£940,000 | -124.9% | |
| Net profit | -£3,702,000 | £2,585,000 | -£3,154,000 | -222% | |
| Cash | £1,893,000 | £1,813,000 | £1,648,000 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £101,482,000 | £108,463,000 | £96,214,000 | -11.3% | |
| Equity | £101,482,000 | £108,463,000 | £96,214,000 | -11.3% | |
| Average employees | 308 | 295 | 286 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | £15,511,000 | £14,369,000 | £13,131,000 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £76,000 | £104,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,000 | £28,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -13.8% | -2.6% | -13.1% | |
| Net margin | -5.0% | 3.6% | -5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.9% | 28.5% | 22.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.20x | 1.15x | |
| Interest cover | -2.01x | -0.31x | -1.51x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- NOVAR ED&S LIMITED 2002-07-29 → present
- MK ELECTRIC LIMITED 2000-12-29 → 2002-07-29
- CARADON MK ELECTRIC LIMITED 1994-03-17 → 2000-12-29
- M.K. ELECTRIC LIMITED 1983-05-05 → 1994-03-17
- "M.K."ELECTRIC,LIMITED 1923-04-17 → 1983-05-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the circumstances described above, the financial statements are prepared on the assumption that the entity is a going concern.”
Group structure
- NOVAR ED&S LIMITED · parent
- Honeywell Electrical Devices & Systems India Limited 91%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLERSHIP, David | Director | 2023-03-24 | Sep 1975 | British |
| ORBELL-THOMPSON, Madeleine | Director | 2017-06-01 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODFELLOW, Anthony | Secretary | — | 1994-10-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Karen | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 2005-03-31 |
| VAN KULA III, George | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2005-06-30 |
| EPS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-06-30 | 2008-06-30 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-06-30 | 2016-01-29 |
| AMPHLETT, Stephen Leslie | Director | — | 1999-06-12 |
| BANCROFT, Paul Andrew | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1993-12-23 |
| BARNES, Ian Murray | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-04-30 |
| BHOWMIK, Chandan Kanti | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-04-11 |
| BOX, Simon Peter | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2007-09-28 |
| CARR, Graham Robert | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| CHORLTON, James Drummond | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2015-05-29 |
| CLARK, Joseph Ogilvie | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2002-07-02 |
| COHEN, Daniel Charles | Director | 1994-01-06 | 1995-11-27 |
| COHEN, David Adam | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2009-01-30 |
| COUTER, Nigel Alan | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| DARKES, Timothy Nathan | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| DAVISON, Michael John | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| DAYAN, Daniel | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2005-03-31 |
| DELVE, Martin Christopher | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2004-06-29 |
| DENNIS, Philip Andrew | Director | 1998-03-01 | 1998-11-02 |
| DIX, Nicola | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2023-03-24 |
| DOWSETT, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-01-01 |
| DRAKESMITH, Nicholas Timon | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2005-06-30 |
| EDWARDS, Brian Rowland | Director | — | 1999-12-30 |
| ERKILIC, Mehmet | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2018-01-31 |
| FOSTER, Graham Peter | Director | 1998-11-02 | 2000-07-01 |
| FRASER, Grant William | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2016-10-07 |
| FUTCHER, Walter Aubrey | Director | — | 2000-03-01 |
| GARLAND, Neil Eric | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2020-05-15 |
| GOODFELLOW, Anthony | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| HILL, Michael Andrew | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2018-10-26 |
| JONES, Timothy Charles | Director | 2002-02-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| KEITH, Edward John Buchanan | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| KITCHING, Christopher Reynard Edward | Director | 1996-05-03 | 1999-10-31 |
| LARKINS, Thomas F | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2012-11-16 |
| LLEWELLYN, Trefor Wilmot | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1997-10-01 |
| MAINWARING, Paul Richard | Director | 1995-03-08 | 1998-01-31 |
| MALCHEREK, Ernst Robert | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2014-12-02 |
| MOIZAHN, Sven Eric | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-09-01 |
| MOSS, Andrew John | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1998-09-11 |
| NONNENMANN, Frank Paul | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2013-05-31 |
| QUANTRILL, Andrea | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2013-05-31 |
| RACE, Eric | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| RAY, John William | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| RICHARDS, Allan | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2011-02-21 |
| SEDDON, Andrew David | Director | 1998-08-03 | 1999-06-25 |
| SIFORD, Neil Edward | Director | 1999-06-25 | 2002-02-22 |
| SNADDEN, Ian | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2020-05-15 |
| SOUTHGATE, Michael Alan | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2011-11-10 |
| STEARNS, Andrew Robert | Director | 2004-01-02 | 2007-05-24 |
| TILMAN, David Ward | Director | 1994-12-29 | 1995-12-22 |
| TUS, John J | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2019-09-24 |
| WHITE, Christopher John | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2012-01-27 |
| WHITE, Christopher John | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| WINSTONE, Robert James | Director | 1997-01-06 | 1998-10-01 |
| WOODS, Peter Philip | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novar Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-20 | Active |
| Novar Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-22 | Ceased 2024-11-20 |
| Novar Electrical Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 316 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.