CHELTON LIMITED
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Cash
£8.3m
-67.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£60m
+44.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
411
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£61m
+30.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £117,436,000 | £140,460,000 | £167,457,000 | +19.2% | |
| Operating profit | £37,499,000 | £48,436,000 | £62,447,000 | +28.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £35,510,000 | £46,582,000 | £60,607,000 | +30.1% | |
| Net profit | £27,493,000 | £41,988,000 | £66,794,000 | +59.1% | |
| Cash | £19,605,000 | £25,683,000 | £8,319,000 | -67.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,425,000 | £95,535,000 | £101,661,000 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | £20,615,000 | £41,472,000 | £59,918,000 | +44.5% | |
| Equity | £20,615,000 | £41,472,000 | £59,918,000 | +44.5% | |
| Average employees | 409 | 414 | 411 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £23,100,000 | £23,309,000 | £24,115,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £779,000 | £1,090,000 | £1,161,000 | +6.5% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 31.9% | 34.5% | 37.3% | |
| Net margin | 23.4% | 29.9% | 39.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 47.2% | 50.7% | 61.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 81.8% | 69.2% | 56.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 4.72x | 3.47x | |
| Interest cover | 18.82x | 26.13x | 33.54x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CHELTON LIMITED 2007-01-10 → present
- CHELTON(ELECTROSTATICS)LIMITED 1967-01-27 → 2007-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- CHELTON LIMITED · parent
- Chelton Defence Communications Limited 100%
- Chelton CTS Limited 100%
- European Antennas Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR, George | Secretary | 2025-03-10 | — | — |
| BRIDGEMAN, Hannah | Director | 2025-03-10 | Aug 1988 | British |
| BURKE, James | Director | 2024-06-20 | Dec 1977 | British |
| WYNNE, Sarah Louise | Director | 2021-01-15 | Nov 1973 | American |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Christopher Martin | Secretary | — | 2006-11-01 |
| BRIDGEMAN, Hannah Louise | Secretary | 2021-12-08 | 2025-03-10 |
| DYER, Phillip Andrew Joseph | Secretary | 2012-09-24 | 2021-12-08 |
| JOSEY, Alan | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2012-09-24 |
| POPE, John Michael | Secretary | — | 2008-03-04 |
| ABBOTT, Jason Mark | Director | 2021-03-11 | 2024-06-20 |
| AMPS, Timothy Paul | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2012-09-24 |
| BEALEY, Matthew Edward | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2021-03-23 |
| BOJARZIN, Thorsten | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-11-04 |
| BRIERLEY, Michael Peter | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2010-11-23 |
| BROOKS, Sally Fiona | Director | 2013-06-06 | 2018-07-20 |
| BROWNING, Guy Richard | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2007-06-18 |
| BULLEY, David Robert | Director | 2016-12-23 | 2021-03-11 |
| BURWOOD, Thomas Hugh | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2011-12-30 |
| CAHILL, Frederick John, Mr. | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2016-12-23 |
| COOPER, Geoffrey Charles | Director | — | 2005-06-20 |
| ESPLIN-JONES, Christopher John | Director | 1995-02-14 | 2003-09-01 |
| GARNER, Nicholas | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2024-11-01 |
| GARVEY, Thomas Brendan | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| GREY, Ronald | Director | — | 1993-01-29 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Alun | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2000-04-01 |
| HOGAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2006-05-17 |
| IRESON, David Brian | Director | — | 1997-09-19 |
| JEWELL, Christopher Adrian | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2008-01-01 |
| JONES, Tracy Maria | Director | 2021-06-29 | 2022-07-27 |
| JOSEY, Alan | Director | 2011-02-01 | 2012-09-24 |
| KAHN, Paul Emmanuel, Mr. | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2020-04-06 |
| LONG, Paul David | Director | — | 2009-02-17 |
| MEREDITH, David Arnold | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
| PICKIN, Simon David | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2014-09-01 |
| SHAW, Christopher John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2011-04-04 |
| SKINNER, Stephen John | Director | 2008-10-13 | 2011-01-31 |
| WALTON, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2008-01-01 |
| WATERS, Declan John | Director | 2022-07-27 | 2023-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transdigm European Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-05 | Active |
| Lockman Electronic Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 224 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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
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