PICKERING ELECTRONICS LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
-54.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.4m
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
213
-5.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£731k
+564.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £12,211,586 | £9,584,712 | £10,765,396 | +12.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,187,437 | £70,017 | £709,985 | +914% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,214,882 | £109,948 | £730,544 | +564.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,014,672 | £162,107 | £521,584 | +221.8% | |
| Cash | £2,307,189 | £2,316,584 | £1,049,607 | -54.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,906,671 | £7,844,229 | £8,513,451 | +8.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,796,121 | £7,844,229 | £8,444,751 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £7,796,121 | £7,844,229 | £8,444,751 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 289 | 225 | 213 | -5.3% | |
| Wages | £5,207,018 | £4,226,316 | £4,505,557 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £74,828 | £77,519 | £97,968 | +26.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,229 | £2,326 | £3,525 | +51.5% |
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 | 9.7% | 0.7% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 1.7% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.0% | 0.9% | 8.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.1% | 8.0% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 6.55x | 11.09x | 7.36x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. While the outlook for the global economy remains uncertain and it is challenging to assess the full extent of potential impacts on the company's operations... the strength of the group's cash balances provides a solid foundation.”
Group structure
- PICKERING ELECTRONICS LIMITED · parent
- Pickering Electronics SRO 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT-MOORE, Poppy Anna Bluebell | Secretary | 2017-02-27 | — | — |
| BALL, Glen Spencer | Director | 2022-11-17 | Aug 1978 | British |
| ELLIOTT-MOORE, Poppy Anna Bluebell | Director | 2019-05-20 | Jun 1992 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Ian John | Director | 2022-11-17 | Nov 1966 | British |
| KEY, Claire Louise | Director | 2023-04-04 | Dec 1984 | British |
| MITCHELL, Adam Charles | Director | 2022-11-17 | Jun 1966 | British |
| MOORE, Keith Thomas | Director | — | Sep 1960 | British |
| WOODFORD, Joe Robert | Director | 2025-07-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOORE, Alice May | Secretary | — | 2008-11-15 |
| MOORE, Daisy Jane | Secretary | 2008-11-17 | 2017-02-27 |
| DALE, Graham | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2019-06-06 |
| MALLETT, Kevin | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2019-02-12 |
| MOORE, Alice May | Director | — | 2008-11-15 |
| MOORE, John Keith | Director | — | 2017-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-23 | Active |
| Mr Keith Thomas Moore | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.